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Raja Bundela
BornLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, politician
Political party  BJP
Other political
affiliations
SpouseSushmita Mukherjee

Raj Rajeshwar Pratap Singh Judev also known as Raja Bundela is an Indian actor, producer, politician and civil activist.Presently He is the Vice President of Bundelkhand Vikas Board,Uttar Pradesh. In films, he is notable for appearances in Swarg, Shola Aur Shabnam, Pratha, Namestey LA, and Son of Flower. He was an actor/producer until the late 2000s, when he became a politician interested in civil rights and statehood for his native Bundelkhand in India.

Personal life

Raja Rajeshwar Pratap Singh Judev, fondly known as Raja Bundela was born in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. Raja Bundela was born to one of the Royal houses of the Lalitpur district. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama passing out in 1977. He is married to Sushmita Mukherjee

Political career

Bundela is Vice President of Bundelkhand Vikas Board,Uttar Pradesh Gov Bundela was president of Bundelkhand Mukti Morcha which is campaigning for the creation of a separate Bundelkhand state comprising 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

In the Lok Sabha elections 2004, Bundela stood on an Indian National Congress ticket in Jhansi, the putative capital of Bundelkhand. He got 104 584 votes (12.76%).

In August 2011, he formed Bundelkhand Congress with a single point agenda of creating a separate Bundelkhand state which includes parts from today part of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The party made an alliance with the Peace Party of India and Apna Dal in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election but failed to make an impact.

Bundela joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of senior party leaders in 2013.

Filmography

Actor

Director

  • Pratha (2002)
  • That Game of Chess (2005)
  • Sirf Romance: Love by Chance (2007)
  • Son of Flower (2012)
  • Dil Toh Deewana Hai (2016)

Producer

  • Pratha (2002)

Television

References

  1. "Raja Bundela". IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. Dhar, Aarti (13 February 2012). "Raja Bundela, the sole campaigner for Bundelkhand". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. "Raja Bundela to campaign for Bundelkhand in MP". The Times of India. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. "Stagebuzz.info".
  5. "Raja Bundela floats party". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  6. Now, a Bundelkhand Congress
  7. Raja Bundela floated new party: Bundelkhand Congress
  8. hindustantimes
  9. ECI
  10. "'Bundelkhand's statehood must'". The Economic Times. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  11. "Bundelkhand Morcha plans Yatra to Delhi". The Hindu. 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  12. Seth, Maulshree (12 February 2012). "LSR graduate, 32, leads her party's UP campaign". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  13. "Constituency Wise Result Status". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. Raja Bundela joins BJP
  15. With BJP govt in UP, hope of Bundelkhand state rises, says Raja Bundela
  16. Chorus grows for creation of Bodoland, Gorkhaland & Vidarbha
  17. Sanjeeb Mukherjee (June 2002). "Raja Bundela - believing in 'Meaningful Cinema'". the-south-asian.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

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