Neelima Katiyar

Neelima Katiyar is an Indian politician and the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Neelima Katiyar
Minister of State for Higher Education and Science & Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 10 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded bySatish Kumar Nigam
ConstituencyKalyanpur
Personal details
Born (1973-12-08) 8 December 1973
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ParentPrem Lata Katiyar
Residence(s)117Q 54 A Block LIC Colony, Sharda Nagar, Kanpur
Alma materM.A. 2001, CSJM University Kanpur[1]
ProfessionSocial work, business, politician

Personal life

Nilima was born in Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Prem Lata Katiyar a former minister in Uttar Pradesh.[2]

Education

Katiyar earned M.A. and B.A. degrees from Kanpur University Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.

Political life

In 2017 she was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Kalyanpur, Kanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with 86620 votes in this election.[3]

She has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[4]

References
  1. "Nilima Katiyar (Bharatiya Janata Party): Constituency – Kalyanpur (Kanpur Nagar) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "HTML_META_TITLE". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18.
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