Ramveer Upadhyay

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Ramveer Upadhyay
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded byDevendra Agrawal
Succeeded byPradeep Chaudhari 'Guddu'
ConstituencySadabad
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – 10 March 2017
Preceded byDevendra AgrawalYashpal Singh Chauhan
Succeeded byBirendra Singh Rana
ConstituencySikandra Rao
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byGenda Lal Chaudhary
ConstituencyHathras
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyHathras
MLA, Uttar Pradesh 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
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(m. 1985)​
Children3
ResidenceHathras district
Alma materMeerut University[2]
ProfessionAgriculturalist, lawyer

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).[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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)
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