Sanjay Nirupam

Born

5 February 1965 in Rohtas, Bihar, India (based in Mumbai)

Known for

His career as a two-term Rajya Sabha MP — first for the Shiv Sena (1996–2005) and then for the Indian National Congress (2005–2009); his election as Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai North (2009–2014); serving as Chief Editor of Saamana (the Shiv Sena's Hindi mouthpiece, under Bal Thackeray) and Executive Editor of Dopahar Ka Saamana; being the first active politician in Indian history to enter Bigg Boss as a contestant (Season 2, 2008); finishing fourteenth (first eliminated) in Bigg Boss Season 2.

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