Hardwar Dubey

Hardwar Dubey (1 July 1949 – 26 June 2023) was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.[1] He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Agra Cantonment[2] and minister of state in the Kalyan Singh ministry.[3][4][5] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until his death.

Hardwar Dubey
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
26 November 2020 – 26 June 2023
Preceded byChandrapal Singh Yadav
Succeeded byDinesh Sharma
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Minister of state for Finance
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
MinisterRajendra Kumar Gupta
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byKrishna Vir Singh Kaushal
Succeeded byRamesh Kant Lawania
ConstituencyAgra Cantonment
Personal details
Born(1949-07-01)1 July 1949
Husainabad, Ballia, United Provinces, India
Died26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 73)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Dr. Kamla Pandey
​
(m. 1978)​
Children1 son & 1 daughter
Parents
  • Umashankar Dubey (father)
  • Shyama Devi (mother)
EducationM. A., LLB
Alma materAgra University

Early life

Dubey was originally from Ballia. He moved to Agra in 1969 and led Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Political career

In 1989, he contested and won the Agra Cantonment seat. He again won the 1991 elections and was made the minister of state for Finance in the Kalyan Singh ministry. Due to controversies, he resigned from the ministerial position within a year.

In 2005, he unsuccessfully contested by-elections from the Kheragarh Assembly seat. Earlier, he also lost in the Agra-Firozabad seat to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election.

In 2011, he took over as BJP’s state spokesperson and in 2013 as state vice president.[6]

Death

Dubey died in Delhi on 26 June 2023, at the age of 73.[7]

References
  1. "Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". Dnaindia.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. "Agra Cantonment Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 October 2020.
  4. "BJP names new office bearers in Uttar Pradesh". NDTV.com.
  5. "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Dainik Jagran.
  6. "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Jagran.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Hardwar Dubey passes away in Delhi


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