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Sanjay BrijKishorLal Nirupam

Sanjay BrijKishorLal Nirupam
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Sanjay Nirupam is a senior Indian politician currently serving as deputy leader and spokesperson of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) [Shiv Sena (SS)] in Maharashtra. He is a former Member of Parliament, having represented Mumbai North in the 15th Lok Sabha (2009–2014) and served two terms in the Rajya Sabha—first with Shiv Sena and later with the Indian National Congress. Nirupam has held significant roles, including President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee, and is known for championing urban development, social work, and North Indian representation in Mumbai. Widely respected for his grassroots leadership and public engagement, Sanjay Nirupam remains a key figure in Maharashtra politics

Nirupam began his journalism career in 1986. In 1993, he became chief editor of Saamana, at the time owned by the founder of Shiv Sena, Bal Thackeray. He then became an MP for Shiv Sena in 1996.

He was a member of Parliamentary Committees such as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Finance Committee. He opened the 2013–14 budget debate for Congress Party in Parliament. He was Secretary of the AICC and was also Secretary-in-Charge of the state of Bihar.[citation needed] He is one of the National spokespersons of the Congress Party to express the Party's view on different issues on TV Channels. Sanjay Nirupam lost to BJP candidate Gopal Shetty in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.[citation needed] He was appointed as President of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee in 2015. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss in 2008.


Nirupam began his journalism career in 1986. In 1993, he became chief editor of Saamana, at the time owned by the founder of Shiv Sena, Bal Thackeray. He then became an MP for Shiv Sena in 1996.

He was a member of Parliamentary Committees such as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Finance Committee. He opened the 2013–14 budget debate for Congress Party in Parliament. He was Secretary of the AICC and was also Secretary-in-Charge of the state of Bihar.[citation needed] He is one of the National spokespersons of the Congress Party to express the Party's view on different issues on TV Channels. Sanjay Nirupam lost to BJP candidate Gopal Shetty in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.[citation needed] He was appointed as President of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee in 2015. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss in 2008.


After another poor showing at the polls, this time in the BMC elections in 2017, Nirupam tendered in his resignation as the head of the Congress Party for Mumbai.

On 4th April 2024, he was suspended for 6 years by the Indian National Congress for Party Indiscipline. Later the same day, he resigned from Indian National Congress.