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Rajeev Chandrasekhar | |
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.jpg) Chandrasekhar in 2021 | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1964 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anju Chandrasekhar |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | National Spokesperson of BJP, Vice Chairman, VIF Centre for Economic |
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 31 May 1964) is an entrepreneur and technocrat.[1] He formerly served as the Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Ministry of Jal Shakti. From 2006 to 2024, he was a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He lost his government credentials after losing elections in Thiruvananthapuram and was not offered a ministerial position in new coalition formed under National Democratic Alliance. He contested in 2024 lok sabha election in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha parliamentary and lost to the incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor by 16077 votes.[2]
He has served as the national spokesperson and vice-chairman of the Kerala faction of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.[3][4] Chandrasekhar served as Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Member of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Member of the Joint Committee on Data Protection Bill, 2019 and Member of the Consultative Committee on MoE & IT, Ministry of Communications, Member of the Indian Council for World Affairs. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.[5]
Chandrasekhar served as a member of the Parliament, Standing Committee on Defence, Consultative Committee on Finance, the Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps, Co-chairman of District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee, Bangalore Urban District. He served as member Rajya Sabha Select Committees for the GST[6] and Real Estate bills.[7] Chandrasekhar is the founder and Advisor to the Board of Jupiter Capital Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ "Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Goverment Of India". www.msde.gov.in. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1120.htm.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Businessman Rajeev Chandrasekhar appointed Vice Chairman of NDA in Kerala". Business Standard.
- ^ Raghunath, Arjun. "3-time Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar makes electoral debut, Suresh Gopi in Thrissur". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Select Committee on GST Bill".
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Select Committee on Real Estate Bill".
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