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] Currently he is 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
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byVeer Singh
ConstituencyChitrakoot
Personal details
Born (1950-03-01) 1 March 1950
Rasin, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Devika Upadhyay
Children4
ParentsRajaram Upadhyay[2]
Residence1302, B. Block, Multilateral Housing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[2]

Early life and education

Upadhyay was born 1 March 1950 in Rasin village of Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Rajaram Upadhyay. He belong from Brahmin family. He married with Devika Upadhyay, they have two son and two daughter. In 1975, he attend 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 politics career. In 2012 Assembly elections, party give him ticket from Chitrakoot but 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 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 appointed as Minister of State for Public Works.[5]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
1March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[6]
2August 2019IncumbentMinister 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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