Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Dhanraj Nathwani is also deeply involved in sports administration, currently holding the position of President for the Gujarat Cricket Association, where he previously served as Vice President and contributed to the development of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Dhanraj Nathwani is also deeply involved in sports administration, currently holding the position of President for the Gujarat Cricket Association, where he previously served as Vice President and contributed to the development of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Dhanraj Nathwani is also deeply involved in sports administration, currently holding the position of President for the Gujarat Cricket Association, where he previously served as Vice President and contributed to the development of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

The Samajwadi Party has announced its second candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. Alongside the party's national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, industrialist Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani will file his nomination on Wednesday, the Akhilesh Yadav-led party declared.

Given his versatile profile, Dhanraj Nathwani is being identified as the "surprise" candidate that Akhilesh Yadav had promised earlier by many sources. Here is what you need to know about Akhilesh Yadav's candidate:

Born to Parimal Nathwani and Varsha Nathwani on February 5, 1986, Dhanraj holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business from Regents Business School, London. He then completed an MBA in Corporate Law and Public Relations from the National Institute of Management.

Heir to a prominent business family of the state, Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is the Group President at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He reportedly oversees the operations of Reliance's Jamnagar and Vadodara manufacturing divisions in Gujarat, a news report said.

Having played a major role in the rollout of Reliance Jio and several other mega projects, he also serves as a director on the boards of Reliance New Energy and various Reliance Group subsidiaries. His association with the Ambanis doesn't end there as he is reportedly linked to several other subsidiaries of the group as well.

Influential family: Politics, net worth and more

Interestingly, his father, Parimal Nathwani, is also a Rajya Sabha MP but from the NDA camp. Nathwani Sr. entered the Upper House for a fourth term — this time from Jharkhand a few months ago, a local news report said. As per available information, he has also served as president of the Gujarat Football Association. He has assets worth around ₹755 crore, MyNeta claimed citing Rajya Sabha affidavits.

Dhanraj Nathwani, too, like his father, is interested in sports administration. Since 2022, he has been the President of the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA). According to a report in Hindustan, he was elected unanimously, after serving as the Vice President before and playing a key part in the construction of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, the largest in the world.

TAGS