Udayanraje Bhonsle
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Udyanraje Bhonsle is an India
n politician and member of the 15th Lok Sabha
from Satara Constituency
in Maharashtra
state in India
. In the 2009 parliamentary elections
, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party
candidate in May 2009 general elections by a margin of three lakh (300,000) votes. Before that, he was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Bharatiya Janata Party
government.
Bhonsle is the 13th direct descendant of the Maratha
king Chhatrapati Shivaji. He is a Doon School alumnus but did not finish his schooling from Doon School. He went on to study in St. Peter's Boys School
and finished his 10th Standard in 1983. He further studied in Fergusson College, Pune. Udayanraje is married to Damayantiraje and has a son - Veerpratapsinhraje.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician and member of the 15th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from Satara Constituency
Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)
Satara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In the 2009 parliamentary elections
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...
candidate in May 2009 general elections by a margin of three lakh (300,000) votes. Before that, he was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
government.
Bhonsle is the 13th direct descendant of the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
king Chhatrapati Shivaji. He is a Doon School alumnus but did not finish his schooling from Doon School. He went on to study in St. Peter's Boys School
St. Peter's Boys School
St. Peter’s School, Panchgani is an all-boys boarding school located in the town of Panchgani in Maharashtra in Western India. The school was founded in 1904. The school campus covers an area of approximately 58 acres with enough playing fields and ample provision for sports in all its branches...
and finished his 10th Standard in 1983. He further studied in Fergusson College, Pune. Udayanraje is married to Damayantiraje and has a son - Veerpratapsinhraje.