Kishore Upadhyaya

Kishore Upadhyay
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Tehri
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byDhan Singh Negi
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byLakhiram Joshi
Succeeded byDinesh Dhanai
President
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
13 June 2014 – 4 May 2017
Preceded byYashpal Arya
Succeeded byPritam Singh
Personal details
Born (1958-06-01) 1 June 1958 (age 66)
Tehri, Uttar Pradesh, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2022- Present) Indian National Congress (2002-2022)
Residence(s)New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1 June 1958) is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Tehri in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since moving from the Indian National Congress in January 2022. He has been elected three times to represent Tehri, in 2002, 2007 and 2022. In 2012 Assembly election, he lost to Dinesh Dhanai an Independent candidate by 377 votes.[1] He served as the Minister of state for Industrial Development under N. D. Tiwari ministry from 2002 to 2004.

Kishore Upadhyaya was the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2017, taking over from Yashpal Arya.[2][3]

Positions held

Year Description
2002 - 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Minister - Industrial Development (2002–04)
  • Member - Committee on Government Assurances (2004–07)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2004–07)
2007 - 2012 Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
  • Member - Committee on PSE and Corporate (2007–08)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2008–12)
2022 - 2027 Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (3rd term)

Elections contested

Year Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2002 Tehri Won 41.95% Ratan Singh Gunsola BJP 31.41%
2007 Tehri Won 35.31% Khem Singh Chauhan BJP 28.14%
2012 Tehri Lost 28.83% Dinesh Dhanai IND 29.77%
2017 Sahaspur Lost 23.30% Sahdev Singh Pundir BJP 40.75%
2022 Tehri Won 42.31% Dinesh Dhanai UJP 40.28%

References

  1. ^ My Neta
  2. ^ Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress
  3. ^ Kishore Upadhyay appointed new Pradesh Congress committee chief in Uttarakhand
Party political offices
Preceded by President
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
13 June 2014 – 4 May 2017 		Succeeded by

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