Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay

Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Chitrakoot (Assembly constituency) in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was serving as Minister of State for Public Works in Government of Uttar Pradesh.[3]

Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay
Minister of State for Public Works
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byBrijesh Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byVeer Singh
Succeeded byAnil Pradhan Patel
ConstituencyChitrakoot
Personal details
Born (1950-03-01) 1 March 1950
Rasin, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseDevika Upadhyay
Children4
ParentRajaram Upadhyay[2]
Residence(s)1302, B. Block, Multilateral Housing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[2]

Early life and education

Upadhyay was born 9 July 1950 in Rasin village of Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Rajaram Upadhyay. He belongs to Brahmin family. He married Devika Upadhyay, they have two sons Prashant, and Nishant and one daughter Meenakshi. In 1975 he attended Allahabad University and attained Master of Arts degree.[2][1]

Political career

Upadhyay was Personal Secretary of Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi, who was the Minister of Human Resources from 1998 to 2004. He retired in 2010 from the post of Chief Development officer (CDO) in Kannauj. He then started a career in politics. In 2012 Assembly elections, party gave him ticket from Chitrakoot but he lost the election. He was then made a member of the National Working Committee and vice-chairman of the Bundelkhand Regional Committee.

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected MLA from Chitrakoot (Assembly constituency). He defeated his nearest candidate Veer Singh (Samajwadi Party), by a margin of 26,430 votes.[4]

On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath Government he was appointed Minister of State for Public Works.[5]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
1March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[6]
2August 2019March 2022Minister of State in Yogi Adityanath ministry

References
  1. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. Shiva Awasthi (21 August 2019). "बुंदेलखंड में किसानों के लिए आंदोलन कर अलग पहचान बना आगे बढ़े चंद्रिका". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "Chitrakoot Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ABP News Bureau (21 August 2019). "UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion". ABP News. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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