Ashutosh Tandon

Ashutosh Tandon (born 12 May 1960), also known as Gopal Tandon, is an Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Urban Development, Overall Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Tandon was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Lucknow East constituency in Lucknow district.[1] He is son of BJP's senior leader and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh Lal Ji Tandon.

Ashutosh Tandon
Minister of Urban Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
22 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded bySuresh Khanna
Succeeded byA. K. Sharma
Minister of Medical Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 22 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded bySuresh Khanna
Minister of Technical Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 22 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byKamal Rani Varun
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 September 2014
Preceded byKalraj Mishra
ConstituencyLucknow East
Personal details
Born (1960-05-12) 12 May 1960
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Madhu Tandon
​
(m. 1982)​
Children1
ParentLalji Tandon
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materLucknow University
Profession
  • Agriculture
  • Business

Personal life

Tandon was born on 12 May 1960 to politician Lalji Tandon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lucknow University in 1980.[1] He married Madhu Tandon on 6 May 1982, with whom he has a daughter.[2]

Career

Tandon was appointed Director of Union Bank of India from 2001 - 2006.[3]

In 2014, Tandon defeated Juhie Singh by 26,459 votes for the Lucknow East assembly seat.[4]

In 2017, Ashutosh Tandon defeated SP-Congress joint candidate Anurag Bhadoria by record 79,230 votes. Tandon was appointed to the ministries of Technical and Medical Education.[5]

In a portfolio reshuffle in August 2019, Tandon was allocated Urban Development Department.[6]

In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Tandon won for the third time from Lucknow East constituency, defeating Samajwadi Party's Anurag Bhadouria by 49017 votes.[7][8]

Ashutosh Tandon, Dr Neeraj Vora nominated to SGPGI Hospital Board Member [9]

See also

References
  1. "Ashutosh Tandon (Gopalji)(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Lucknow East : Bye- Election on 13-09-2014 (Lucknow) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Union Bank of India Directors Report, Union Bank Reports by Directors". Money Control. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. Sinha, Arunav (16 September 2014). "Ashutosh Tandon defeats Juhie Singh by a margin of 26,459 votes to claim Lucknow East assembly seat. - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. Raghuvanshi, Umesh (23 August 2019). "UP CM Yogi Adityanath effects major reshuffle of portfolios, keeps home". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. Bhandari, Shashwat (10 March 2022). "Lucknow East Election Result 2022: BJP's Ashutosh Tandon Gopal wins against Anurag Singh Bhadouriya". India TV News. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. "Lucknow East Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate ASHUTOSH TANDON 'GOPAL JI ' wins from Lucknow East , Details Inside". ABP. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. "BJP MLAs Ashutosh Tandon, Dr Neeraj Vora nominated to SGPGI". The New Indian. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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