Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2004
Chairman
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Member, Committee on Home Affairs and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Editor-in-chief, Saamana
In office
28 November 2019 – 1 March 2020
Preceded byUddhav Thackeray
Succeeded byRashmi Thackeray
Personal details
Born (1961-11-15) 15 November 1961 (age 63)[1]
Alibag, Maharashtra, India
Political partyShiv Sena (UBT) (from 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Shiv Sena (till 2022)
Spouse
Varsha Raut
​
(m. 1992)​
[1]
RelationsSunil Raut (brother)
Children2
Alma materMumbai University[1]
Occupation
  • Politician
  • journalist
  • film producer

Sanjay Rajaram Raut (Marathi pronunciation: [sənd͡ʒəj ɾaːut̪]; born 15 November 1961) is an Indian politician from Shiv Sena (UBT) party. He is a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is the Executive Editor of Marathi newspaper Saamana, published by Uddhav Thackeray, the Shiv Sena party leader.[2][3]

Sanjay Raut is also the writer of Thackeray, a biopic about Bal Thackeray, the founder of Shiv Sena, released in 2019.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Detailed Profile: Shri Sanjay Raut". Archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "सामना वृत्तपत्र".
  3. ^ "Clerk-turned-editor charts Sena's success Raut". The Times of India. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Thackeray: It is not easy to make film on Balasaheb, says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav- Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 August 2018.