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Sanjay Raut
Sanjay Raut is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra.
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- 196115 November 1961
early life - 2004July 2004
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2004Aug. 2004 - Sept. 2010
public service Member, House Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2004Aug. 2004 - March 2005
public service Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Read the source ↗ - 2004Oct. 2004 - 2005
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture
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Read the source ↗ - 2005March 2005 - Oct. 2005
public service Member, Committee on Commerce
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Read the source ↗ - 2005Oct. 2005 - May 2009
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Read the source ↗ - 2006June 2006 - May 2009
public service Member, Parliamentary Forum on Youth
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Read the source ↗ - 2007Aug. 2007 - May 2009
public service Member, Sub-Committee on Modernisation of Prison Administration of the Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2008Feb. 2008 - May 2009
public service Member, Sub-Committee of the House Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - Sept. 2009
public service Member, Committee on Commerce
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Sept. 2009 - July 2010
public service Member, Committee on Defence
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Read the source ↗ - 2010July 2010
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2010Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2011
public service Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
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Read the source ↗ - 2010Aug. 2010 - May 2014
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Aug. 2012 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2015
public service Member, Committee on Coal and Steel Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Read the source ↗ - 2015Dec. 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013
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Read the source ↗ - 2016July 2016
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2016July 2016-May 2019
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Sept. 2016 - May 2019 and Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
public service Member, Committee on Defence
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Oct. 2016 - July 2022
public service Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Read the source ↗ - 2018July 2018 - Feb. 2019
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Feb. 2019 - July 2022
public service Member, Marine Product Export Development Authority
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Oct. 2019 - July 2022
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Read the source ↗ - 2021Sept. 2021 - July 2022
public service Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2022July 2022
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2025
public service Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2025Sept. 2025 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India- Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-10-29
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: 'Educated' voters have rejected BJP in Maharashtra council polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Sanjay Raut’s date of birth as 15 November 1961. The birthplace is recorded as Alibagh, Distt. Raigarh (Maharashtra).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B. Com. Educated at Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The professional background is listed as Journalist/Writer, Film Producer, Executive Editor of Daily 'Saamana'.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is July 2004: Elected to Rajya Sabha. A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India- Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education in the official biography
- B. Com. Educated at Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra Source ↗
- Profession / professional background in biography
- Journalist/Writer, Film Producer, Executive Editor of Daily 'Saamana' Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- Author of books (in Marathi) namely, (i) Shunya Saarey, 1989, (ii) Sacchai, 1989, (iii) Rokhthok, 1994, (iv) Mumbaitil Mafia, 1996, (v) Nishan Dharoni Marathi, 1997, (vi) Checkmate, 1998, (vii) Ekvachani, 2001, (viii) Agralekh (edited), 2001, (ix) Bihari Mafia, 2004, (x) Sunn Karnare Diwas, 2004 and (xi) Yugant, 2013 Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Has written a number of articles and editorials on various social issues as correspondent and editor since 1980; Executive Editor, Saamana, a Marathi daily; writer of Thackeray, a biopic about Bal Thackeray founder of Shiv Sena, released in 2019 Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- U.S.A. and Pakistan, as member of a media delegation accompanying the then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee; South Korea, to attend the 60th Anniversary War Armistice-The Korean War UN Allies Government Representative Programme; Azerbaijan, as an Election Observer for Presidential election of Azerbaijan, 2013; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, U.K., Europe, U.A.E., Nepal, Sri Lanka, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and most of the European countries Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- July 2004
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. 2004 - Sept. 2010
Member, House Committee
Source ↗ - Aug. 2004 - March 2005
Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Source ↗ - Oct. 2004 - 2005
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture
Source ↗ - March 2005 - Oct. 2005
Member, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - Oct. 2005 - May 2009
Member, Committee on Home Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Source ↗ - June 2006 - May 2009
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Youth
Source ↗ - Aug. 2007 - May 2009
Member, Sub-Committee on Modernisation of Prison Administration of the Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Feb. 2008 - May 2009
Member, Sub-Committee of the House Committee
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009 - Sept. 2009
Member, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - Sept. 2009 - July 2010
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - July 2010
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2011
Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
Source ↗ - Aug. 2010 - May 2014
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power
Source ↗ - Aug. 2012 - May 2014 and Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2015
Member, Committee on Coal and Steel Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Source ↗ - Dec. 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Source ↗ - July 2016
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - July 2016-May 2019
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - Sept. 2016 - May 2019 and Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2021
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - Oct. 2016 - July 2022
Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Source ↗ - July 2018 - Feb. 2019
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Source ↗ - Feb. 2019 - July 2022
Member, Marine Product Export Development Authority
Source ↗ - Oct. 2019 - July 2022
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Source ↗ - Sept. 2021 - July 2022
Member, Committee on External Affairs
Source ↗ - July 2022
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term)
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Source ↗ - Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2025
Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Source ↗ - Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Sept. 2025 onwards
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India- Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2004 | 43 | 0 |
| 2005 | 150 | 0 |
| 2006 | 129 | 0 |
| 2007 | 125 | 0 |
| 2008 | 71 | 0 |
| 2009 | 120 | 0 |
| 2010 | 171 | 0 |
| 2011 | 157 | 0 |
| 2012 | 161 | 0 |
| 2013 | 114 | 0 |
| 2014 | 125 | 0 |
| 2015 | 115 | 0 |
| 2016 | 126 | 0 |
| 2017 | 102 | 0 |
| 2018 | 131 | 0 |
| 2019 | 106 | 0 |
| 2020 | 53 | 0 |
| 2021 | 92 | 0 |
| 2022 | 86 | 6 |
| 2023 | 73 | 2 |
| 2024 | 52 | 6 |
| 2025 | 87 | 8 |
| 2026 | 60 | 0 |
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Official name-indexed proceedings within the published current-term year range (2022-2028). Shared proceedings can include associations. Earlier name-only matches are retained privately for identity review; missing records do not mean no activity. · Records dated 2022-03-14 to 2025-04-03
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GOVERNMENT BILLS I. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and II. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025
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The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
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The “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill, 2025-Contd.
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Concern over delay in conducting the decennial census
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DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING OF THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
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THE UNION BUDGET, 2025-26– Contd.
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Strengthening preparedness for extreme weather events and climate resilience
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Transparency in toll collection on National Highway
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Implementation of NSCEM in the country
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Consumer concerns on smart electricity meters
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Implementation and impact of the PM SVANidhi Scheme
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Hydrogen-powered trains
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'Educated' voters have rejected BJP in Maharashtra council polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut
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Sanjay Raut flags order to cut 32,490 trees in Maharashtra ahead of PM's visit
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“BJP buying agitations as well”: Sanjay Raut writes to Amit Shah demanding ED investigation over Rs 500 crore viral audio row
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Where did Rs 500 crore go? Sanjay Raut seeks probe into BJP-Shinde deal
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BJP Buying Agitations: Sanjay Raut Seeks ED Probe Into Manoj Jaranges Rs 500 Cr Payout Audio Clip
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Sanjay Raut alleges ₹500 crore BJP funding to Manoj Jarange Patil; seeks ED probe
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What education is recorded for Sanjay Raut?
B. Com. Educated at Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Sanjay Raut?
Journalist/Writer, Film Producer, Executive Editor of Daily 'Saamana'.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Sanjay Raut?
July 2004: Elected to Rajya Sabha. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is Sanjay Raut?
Sanjay Raut is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra.
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