Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla

Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla (11 December 1963)^[1] is an Indian Politician from Gujarat. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Raopura Assembly constituency in Vadodara. He was a Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India from 2009 to 2014. He was elected from the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2][3]

Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Preceded by	Jayaben Thakkar
Succeeded by	Narendra Modi (vaccated)
Constituency	Vadodara, Gujarat[1]
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2022
Preceded by	Rajendra Trivedi
Constituency	Raopura
Personal details
Born	(1963-09-11) 11 September 1963 (age 61).[1] Vadodara, (Gujarat).
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Spouse	Mrs. Rohini
Children	1 daughter.
Parent(s)	Mr. Khanderao (Father), Mrs. Yamuna (Mother)
Residence	Vadodara & New Delhi.[1]
Alma mater	University of Baroda.[1]
Profession	Consultant & Politician.[1]
Committees	Member, Committee on Commerce, Committee on Science and Technology & Committee on Environment and Forests

Early life and education

Shukla was born in Vadodara, Gujarat. He is the son of Khanderao Shukla and Yamuna. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and also did an MBA in human resource management in 2010 at Manav Sandadhan, the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.^[4] He married Rohini.^[1]

Political career

Shukla also served as the mayor of Vadodara. He later contested the Lok Sabha elections and became a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Vadodara constituency. He is also member in several committees.^[1] He won from Raopura Assembly constituency representing the BJP in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 119,301 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sanjaybhai Patel of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 81,035 votes.^[5][6][7]

Posts Held

#	From	To	Position
01	2008	2010	Mayor of Vadodara
02	2009	2014	Member, 15th Lok Sabha
03	2009	2014	Member, Committee on Commerce
04	2010	2014	Member, Committee on Science and Technology
05	2009	2014	Member, Committee on Environment and Forests
06	2022	Incumbent	Member, 15th Gujarat Assembly

See also

• India portal

• 15th Lok Sabha
• Politics of India
• Parliament of India
• Government of India
• Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Bharatiya Janata Party

References

1. "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
2. "Gujarat Election Result 2022: Constituency Wise Winning Candidates List". India Today. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. Live, A. B. P. (8 December 2022). "Raopura Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate BALKRUSHNA KHANDERAO SHUKLA (BALU SHUKLA) wins from Raopura , Details Inside". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "Balkrushna Khanderao Shukla (Balu Shukla)(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RAOPURA(VADODARA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
5. "Raopura Election Result 2022 LIVE: BJP's Khanderao Shukla defeats Congress by 81,000 votes - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
6. "Raopura Assembly Seat, Gujarat Election 2022 – Get Raopura constituency news updates and complete details | Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
7. "Raopura Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Balkrushna Khanderao Shukla (Balu Shukla) Of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 25 January 2025.