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-{{Infobox officeholder
-| name                = Rajeev Shukla
-| image               = RajeevShukla.jpg
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-| birth_name          =
-| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|09|13}}
-| birth_place         = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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-| nationality         = Indian
-| office              = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]
-| term_start          = 3 April 2012
-| term_end            = 2 April 2018
-| predecessor         =
-| successor           = [[Kumar Ketkar]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
-| constituency        = Maharashtra
-| other_names         =
-| known_for           = Chairman of [[Indian Premier League]]
-| occupation          =
-| signature           = Signature of Rajeev Shukla.svg
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-'''Rajeev Shukla''' (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of [[Indian Premier League]]. Following the scandal over alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla resigned as its chairman on 1 June 2013. In 2015, Shukla was again appointed unanimously as the Chairman of [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
-==Early life==
-Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He was educated at [[Pandit Prithi Nath College]], [[Kanpur]] <ref>{{cite news |title=Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history |url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/rajeev-shukla.html |work=www.elections.in}}</ref> and at [[Christ Church College, Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history |url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/rajeev-shukla.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> He then studied Law at [[Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College]], [[Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history |url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/rajeev-shukla.html |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> Before entering politics, he was a reporter for [[Hindi language|Hindi]] daily ''[[Jansatta]]''. Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a special [[correspondent]] for ''Ravivar Magazine''. He was hired as a senior editor and he continued in that job until being elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2000. He has now joined the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>[http://www.rajeevshukla.com/ProfileFull.aspx Rajeev Shukla Profile]</ref>
-==Political activities==
-Running as a member of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress|Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party]], Shukla won by a large margin.<ref>{{cite web | last =Ramakrishan | first =Venkitesh | title =Convulsions in Uttar Pradesh | work =Frontline | date =15 April 2000 | url =http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1708/17080320.htm | accessdate =28 October 2006 }}</ref> In 2003, his party merged with the [[Indian National Congress]], and Shukla was appointed as a congress party spokesperson. He was nominated as a secretary to the All India Congress Committee in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web | last =Ramaseshan | first =Radhika | title =Rahul Awaits Popular Demand | work =The Telegraph | date =7 January 2006 | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060107/asp/nation/story_5691854.asp | accessdate =29 October 2006  }}</ref> In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.
-==Post held==
-* Founder and Director of [[BAG Films Limited]]
-* Secretary of [[Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association]]
-* Manager of the [[Indian Cricket Team]].
-* Chairman of [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041228163131/http://iecolumnists.expressindia.com/more_column.php?columnist_id=35&from=5 The Indian Express: Columnists > Rajeev Shukla]
-* http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_now-congress-slips-on-ipl-muck-srk-link-with-rajiv-shukla-emerges_1374686
-{{Cabinet of Manmohan Singh}}
 {{Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra for term 2012-2018|state=expanded}}