Ashutosh Upadhyay

Ashutosh Upadhyay
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Bhatpar Rani
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
In office
March 2013 – March 2017 (By Poll)
Preceded byLate sri Kameshwar Upadhyay (Ex Cabinet Minister)
ConstituencyBhatpar Rani, Deoria
Personal details
Born (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 43)
Belpar Pandit, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse
Nisha Upadhyay
​
(m. 2008)​
Children1 son, 1 daughter
ParentKameshwar Upadhyay[2]
Residence(s)Constructor Residence-50, Meerabai Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materM.A. and B.Ed.
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[2]

Ashutosh Upadhyay is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Bhatpar Rani constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[2][3][4] He is son of veteran leader, ex cabinet minister late shri Kameshwar Upadhyay who was 5 times MLA and 3 times minister from U.P.

Early life and education

Upadhyay was born (30 December 1981) in Belpar Pandit, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh to his father Kameshwar Upadhyay (five time MLA of Bhatpar Rani). He married Nisha Upadhyay in 2008, they have one son and one daughter. He belongs to Brahmin family. He had M.A. and B.Ed. degree from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University. He has two brothers 1. Dr. Pankaj Upadhyay Dy. CMS 2. Abhishek Upadhyay Software Engineer Businessman.[2][1]

Political career

Upadhyay has been MLA for two terms. Since 2013, he represents Bhatpar Rani constituency as a member of Samajwadi Party. In 2013 (By Poll), elections he defeated his nearest rival Sabhakunwar candidate of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party by a margin of 34,102 votes.[5][6]

In second term 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017), elections, he again defeated Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Jaynath Kushwaha Urf Guddan by a margin of 11,097 votes.[5][7]

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 March 2013 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh By Poll[8]
02 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "ASHUTOSH UPADHYAY". www.uttarpradesh.org. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ashutosh Upadhyay - MLA". janpratinidhi.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Bhatpar Rani Result 2017". www.elections.in. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ "SP candidate Ashutosh Upadhyaya wins Bhatparrani by-election". Jagran. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Bhatpar Rani - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". www.india.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2018.