Ramveer Upadhyay

Ramveer Upadhyay (1 August 1957 – 2 September 2022) was an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][1] He represented the Sadabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) political party.[3] Previously he represented the Sikandra Rao and Hathras constituencies, being member of the assembly four times in the process.[4][5][6][7][8] On 14 January 2022, he resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and on 15 January 2022, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Ramveer Upadhyay
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
8 March 2012 – 10 March 2022
Preceded byDevendra Agrawal
Succeeded byPradeep Chaudhari 'Guddu'
ConstituencySadabad
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byGenda Lal Chaudhary
ConstituencyHathras
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyHathras
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
In office
October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded byRajveer Singh
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyHathras
Personal details
Born(1957-08-01)1 August 1957[1]
Bamauli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died2 September 2022(2022-09-02) (aged 65)
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party[1]
Spouse
​
(m. 1985)​
Children3
ResidenceHathras district
Alma materMeerut University[2]
ProfessionAgriculturalist, lawyer

Personal life

Upadhyay was born in the village of Bamauli in Hathras district to Ram Charan Upadhyay. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree from Meerut University. Upadhyay married Seema Upadhyay[9] on 14 February 1985, with whom he had two daughters and a son. He was a lawyer and agriculturalist by profession.[1][2] Upadhyay died from cancer on 2 September 2022, at the age of 65.[10]

Political career

Upadhyay was a MLA for five terms. He represented the Sikandra Rao constituency as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.[1][2] From 2017, he represented the Sadabad constituency.[3]

Positions held
Year Description
1996 - 2002 Elected to 13th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • Cabinet Minister for Transport, Power (Mar - Oct 1997)
2002 -2007 Elected to 14th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2nd Term)
  • Minister for Power, Medical Education (May 2002 - Aug 2003)
2007 - 2012 Elected to 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3rd Term)
  • Minister for Power (May 2007 - Mar 2012)
2012 - 2017 Elected to 16th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4th Term)
2017 - 2022 Elected to 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (5th Term)

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. "2017 Sadabad - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. "After quitting BSP, former UP minister Ramveer Upadhyay likely to join BJP". India Today. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. Agra News : पूर्व मंत्री रामवीर उपाध्याय का निधन, सियासी गलियारों में शोक की लहर (in Hindi)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.