Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati
| Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati / युवराज संभाजीराजे छत्रपती | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1971 |
| Political party | Independent अपक्ष |
| Spouse(s) | Sanyogeetaraje Chhatrapati |
| Residence | New Palace Kolhapur |
| Education | MBA |
| Alma mater | Shivaji University |
| Profession | Agriculturist/ Social Worker/Politician |
| Religion | Kshatriya Maratha |
Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati is a social worker from Kolhapur, who has over the last two decades traveled across Maharashtra and adjoining states working on various programs for the masses. He has a distinct public image that has been built through consistent, transparent, diligent and clean work in spheres of social justice by promoting education, economic opportunity and the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Sambhajiraje is the 13th descendant of the royal family of India, hailing from the direct lineage of the legendary Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the erstwhile social reformer – Late Rajarshri Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj of Kolhapur (who laid the policy of cooperatives, banking, irrigation and education for all, to uplift the society). He is the grandson of late H.H.Major General Shahaji Chhatrapati, Maharaja of Kolhapur, who was entrusted by the British Crown to lead the vastly decorated Maratha Light Infantry in the Second World War in East Africa against Field Marshall Romel, also known as the Desert Fox. He is the elder son of the present Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
On 11 June 2016, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India.
Royal Name - Shrimant Yuvraj Raje Sambhaji Chhatrapati
Father's Name - Kshatriyakulwantas Shri Shahu Chhatrapati
Mother's Name - Maharani Yadnaseniraje Chhatrapati
| Educational Details B.A., M.B.A educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and Shivaji University, Kolhapur
| Positions Held 1 Brand Ambassador (Maharashtra State Tourism and Heritage Development Corporation) 2 Vice-President (All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society, Pune) 3 Founder Trustee (Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya, Kolhapur) 4 Patron (Kolhapur Sports Association) and (Shri Swami Vivekanand Educational Society, Kolhapur) 5 President (Shri Shahaji Chhatrapati Shooting and Conservation Club) and (Shri Chhatrapati Charitable Devsthan Trust) 6 Chief Patron (Sahyadri Pratisthan), (Shiv Shahu Manch Trust) and (Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Foundation) And also trustee of 14 different trusts run by the Chhatrapati Family.
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