13 Notable alumni of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University is ranked #3,641 in the world and #143 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Veena Sahasrabuddhe
1948-2016 (aged 68)
composer
Veena Sahasrabuddhe was an Indian vocalist and composer of Hindustani classical music from Kanpur. Her singing style had its roots in Gwalior gharana, but it also borrowed from Jaipur and Kirana gharanas. Sahasrabuddhe was known as a singer of khyal and bhajan.
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2. Sanjay Seth
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Sanjay Seth is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who serves as the Minister of State for Defence in the Modi Government. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ranchi, Jharkhand since 2019.
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3. Naresh Chandra Uttam
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Naresh Uttam Patel is an Indian politician, leader of the Samajwadi Party and a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. He first became an MLA as a Janata Dal candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party. Currently, he is Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, second only to Chief Minister Akhilesh...
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4. Adesh Kumar Gupta
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Adesh Kumar Gupta is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the former president of party's Delhi unit. Starting his political career as a twelfth-grade student when he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, he remained active in student politics when he attended Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University. His association with the Ram...
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5. Deendayal Upadhyaya
1916-1968 (aged 52)
economist
political scientist
sociologist
philosopher
politician
Deendayal Upadhyaya, was an Indian politician, a proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Upadhyaya started the monthly publication Rashtra Dharma, broadly meaning 'National Duties', in the 1940s to spread the ideals of Hindutva revival. Upadhyaya is known for drafting Jan Sangh's official political doctrine,...
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6. Shivpal Singh Yadav
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Shivpal Singh Yadav is an Indian politician and educationist from Uttar Pradesh. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah...
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7. Sone Lal Patel
1950-2009 (aged 59)
politician
Sone Lal Patel was an Indian politician active in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was the founder of the political party Apna Dal and one of the founding members of the Bahujan Samaj Party.
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8. Ram Shankar Katheria
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Ram Shankar Katheria is an Indian politician and former chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India representing Etawah constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh previously. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Minister of State in the...
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9. Renu Khator
1955-. (aged 71)
academic
Renu Khator is the eighth chancellor of the University of Houston System and the thirteenth president of the University of Houston. In 2008, she became the first female chancellor in the state of Texas and the first Indian immigrant to lead a comprehensive research university in the U.S.
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10. Ajay Kumar Mishra
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Ajay Mishra Teni is a former Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He is the former Minister of State in Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India. He represents the Kheri constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
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11. Ram Nath Kovind
1945-. (aged 81)
lawyer
politician
Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh as well as the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the president of India. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Governor of Bihar from 2015 to...
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12. Ram Gopal Yadav
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Ram Gopal Yadav is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is the Secretary-General of the Samajwadi Party and a Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, since 2008. Yadav also served as Lok Sabha MP of Sambhal from 2004 to 2008.
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13. Onkar Singh
1968-. (aged 58)
Onkar Singh is an Indian Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Ex Vice Chancellor of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun. He has been the founder Vice-Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, former Vice-Chancellor of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal,...
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