Devappa Anna Shetti (known as Raju Shetti) (Marathi: राजू शेट्टी) is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament of India from Hatkanangle constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha.[2] He is the president of the Swabhimani Paksha, the political party which he founded in 2004, after separating from the Shetkari Sanghatana. He also founded Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.[3]
Raju Shetti | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Hatkanangle | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nivedita Mane |
| Succeeded by | Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devappa Anna Shetti[1] 1 June 1967 Shirol, Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
| Political party | Swabhimani Paksha |
| Spouse | Sangeeta Shetti |
| Children | Saurabh Shetti |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | https://www.shetkarimedia.com |
Personal life
editRaju Shetti was born in Shirol, a tehsil in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra to a Digambar Jain family, on 1 June 1967. He is the son of Anna Shetti and Ratna Bai Shetti. He did his SSC,10th Pass Bagani Highschool Bagani, Dist- Sangli In Year 1983-84, Kolhapur. He is married to Sangeeta Shetti and has a son.[1]
Career
editRaju Shetti was associated with Sharad Joshi's Shetkari Sanghatana (Farmer's Organization), but due to some disputes with the organization, he formed a new organization named, Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
In year 2001, he fought an election for Zilla Parishad from Udgaon constituency and won.
In 2004, Shetti was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shirol as an Independent. Later, he formed Swabhimani Paksha.
In the 2009 Indian general election, he fought from Hatkanangle as a Swabhimani Paksha candidate, and defeated sitting MP Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane and was elected to the Lok Sabha.
His party, Swabhimani Paksha, formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party and joined NDA in 2014.[4] He re-contested his constituency, Hatkanangle, in 2014 and was reelected to the Parliament defeating Kallappa Awade.[1]
He is currently[when?] the editor of fortnightly, Swabhimani Vichar and has authored his autobiography, Shivar te Sansad.
Award
editOn 22 Dec 2011, he was presented with the Lokmat Maharashtrian of Year 2011 awards in Mumbai by President Pratibha Patil.
Positions held
edit- 2001: Elected as member of Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur district
- 2004: Elected as member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly [5]
- 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha(1st term)
- 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha(2nd term)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Detailed Profile: Shri Raju alias Devappa Anna Shetti". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Hatkanangle Parliamentary Constituency".
- ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (15 April 2024). "Lok Sabha 2024: 'Farmer's voice' Raju Shetti files nomination from Maharashtra's sugar heartland". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ AMRUTA BYATNAL (15 April 2014). "Farmer leader challenges sugar barons - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Shirol Assembly Constituency".