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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Malojiraje Chhatrapati<br />
| office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 2004<br />
| term_end = 2009<br />
| successor = [[Rajesh Vinayakrao Kshirsagar]]<br />
| constituency = [[Kolhapur North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kolhapur North]]<br />
| party = {{bulleted list|[[Indian National Congress]]}}<br />
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'''Malojiraje Chhatrapati''' (also known as '''Chhatrapati Malojiraje Shahu'''<ref>{{cite web |title=CHHATRAPATI MALOJIRAJE SHAHU |url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/ECI/Affidavits/S13/SE/276/CHHATRAPATI%20MALOJIRAJE%20SHAHU/CHHATRAPATI%20MALOJIRAJE%20SHAHU.htm |website=CEO Maharashtra |access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and a former member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He is the secretary of All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Malojirate Chhatrapati belongs to the [[Kolhapur State|Kolhapur royal family]],<ref name="ref1">{{cite news |title=Malojiraje keeps mum over candidature |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/malojiraje-keeps-mum-over-candidature/articleshow/41028828.cms?from=mdr |work=Times of India |date=28 August 2014 |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref> and is a descendant of the [[Shahu of Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=A district after Shahu Maharaj, but his scions hope Maya not playing politics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/a-district-after-shahu-maharaj-but-his-scions-hope-maya-not-playing-politics/articleshow/6121873.cms |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Times of India |date=3 July 2010}}</ref> In 2004, he entered the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] with a ticket from [[Indian National Congress]], defeating the [[Shiv Sena]]. He participated in the 2009 elections and lost to [[Rajesh Vinayakrao Kshirsagar]] which made him to ignore politics.<ref name="ref2">{{cite news |last1=Mali |first1=Gurubal MaliGurubal |title=Malojiraje Chhatrapati: Malojiraje in the arena again after six years !; What will happen in Kolhapur? |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur/kolhapur-municipal-corporation-elections-malojiraje-chhatrapati-again-in-active-politics/articleshow/80065288.cms |access-date=14 October 2021 |work=Maharashtra Times |date=2 January 2021}}</ref> The Congress offered him ticket to contest the Maharashtra assembly elections again in 2014, however, he was seen writing a letter to [[Manikrao Thakre]], the president of the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]] stating that he has been very less active in politics.<ref name="ref1"/> Earlier, he had led the party at a municipal corporation level.<ref name="ref2"/><br />
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In January 2021, Chhatrapati re-entered the politics again and participated in the [[Kolhapur Municipal Corporation]] elections. He is the secretary of Pune based All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial Society.<ref name="ref2"/><br />
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