Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla

Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla (born 20 December 1955) is an Indian politician. He represented the Khalilabad constituency in the Lok Sabha during 1991-1996 (10th Lok Sabha). He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]

Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla
Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Prime MinisterP. V. Narsimha Rao
Preceded byRam Prasad Chaudhary
Succeeded bySurendra Yadav
ConstituencyKhalilabad, Uttar Pradesh
In office
July 1991  May 1996
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
SpouseSmt. Savitri Shukla(m. 1978)
Residence(s)Basti, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materSt. Andrews P.G. College, Gorakhpur
ProfessionAgriculturist

Early life

Shukla was born in Katar Soyam village in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh to Shri Kapil Dev Shukla and Smt. Phoolmati Devi in a Brahmin family. He received a postgraduate degree in Political Science from St. Andrews Gorakhpur. In 1977, he was elected General Secretary of the student's union of St. Andrews P.G. College in Gorakhpur.

In 1973, he joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Shukla spent considerable time in prison during the Emergency. This is where he developed close relations with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He took part in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He would be an active member of any national movement that would be organized anywhere in the country. One such movement was the Indian flag hoisting at Lal Chowk in Srinagar alongside Murli Manohar Joshi.

Political career

His political career began when he was elected as the President of Students Union at TDM Gorakhpur in 1973 and later as General Secretary of Students Union at St. Andrews P.G. College in 1977. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha for the first time in 1991 from Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh after defeating Surendra Yadav of the Janata Dal by a close margin.[2] He completed his 5 year term in 1996.

He contested for Loksabha elections again in 1999. He also contested for Vidhan Sabha elections from Basti in 2007.

He was in charge of the BJP cell of Gorkahpur from 2010-2012. He was again made in charge of the BJP cell of Deoria district from 2012-2015. He is currently member of the Rashtriya Parishad of Bharatiya Janta Party.

Positions Held City Duration
President Students Union, TDM Gorakhpur Gorakhpur 1973 - 1974
General Secretary, Students Union, St. Andrews P.G. College Gorakhpur 1977 - 1978
Sangathan Mantri, Vidyarthi Parishad, Kashi Varansi 1978 - 1982
President, B.J.P. Yuva Morcha, Gorakhpur Mahanagar Gorakhpur 1983 - 1985
Pradesh Sanyojak, Janta Vidyarthi morcha 1985 - 1988
General Secretary, Jila Sangathan, B.J.P Basti Basti 1989 - 1992
Member of Pradesh Karyasamiti, B.J.P 1991 - Present
Member Of Parliament, 10th Loksabha, Khalilabad Khalilabad 1991 - 1996
General Secretary, Jila Sangathan, Basti Basti 1992 - 1997
Pradesh Sanyojak Kesariya Vahini, B.J.P 1992
Vibhag Sanyojak, B.J.P , Basti Basti 1998 - 2005
Kshetriya Adyaksh, B.J.P, Gorakhpur Gorakhpur 2010 - 2012
Jila Prabhari, B.J.P , Deoria Deoria 2012 - 2015
Prabhari, Sangathanatmak Chunav, Bulandshar Bulandshar 2017
Prabhari, Nagar Palika Chunav, Hata, Kushinagar Kushinagar 2018
Prabhari, Sangathanatmak Chunav, B.J.P Ayodhya Ayodhya 2019 - 2020
Member of Rashtriya Parishad 2020 - Present

Personal life

He married Smt. Savitri Shukla on 21 June 1978 and they have a son and three daughters. He was a resident of Katar Soyam village for majority of his life.[1] Currently he lives in Basti, Uttar Pradesh. One remarkable milestone he achieved is that all his children are post-graduates in various streams. His son Dr. Vivekanand Shukla holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Madan Mohan Malviya University Gorakhpur.

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