Yogendra Upadhyaya
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| office = Minister of Higher Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start = 25 March 2022
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Yogi Adityanath
| predecessor = Dinesh Sharma
| office1 = Minister of Science & Technology
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term1 = 25 March 2022 – 5 March 2024
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Yogi Adityanath
| predecessor1 = Dinesh Sharma
| successor1 = Anil Kumar
| office2 = Minister of Electronics & Information Technology
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term2 = 25 March 2022 – 5 March 2024
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Yogi Adityanath
| predecessor2 = Dinesh Sharma
| successor2 = Sunil Kumar Sharma
| constituency3 = Agra South
| office3 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start3 = 6 March 2012
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| birth_place = Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| parents = Rajendra Narayan Upadhyaya (Father)
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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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| children = Two (Sons)
| residence = Agra, Uttar Pradesh
| alma_mater = Agra College, Agra University
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Yogendra Upadhyaya is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and was also 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Upadhyaya is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represented Agra South constituency of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news|title=Profile|publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website|access-date=8 June 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/88.pdf}}{{cite news|title= 2012 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=8 June 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}
Early life and education
Yogendra Upadhyaya was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh in 1955. He holds post-graduate and LL.B. degrees (alma mater not known).
Political career
Yogendra Upadhyaya has been a MLA third time in a row (incumbent). He represents Agra South (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In November 2023, he had been criticised for showing insensitivity towards the family of an army officer killed in Kashmir.{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/government/dont-do-this-exhibition-martyred-army-officers-mother-sobs-as-bjp-leader-thrusts-cheque-into-her-hand | title='Don't do This Exhibition': Martyred Army Officer's Mother Sobs as BJP Leader Thrusts Cheque into Her Hand }} In tandem with the pressures of Western UP problems that grow despite political aspirations and ISI.{{Clarification needed|reason=what is this refering too?|date=October 2024}}
Posts held
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# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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01 | 2012 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
02 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | {{CN|date=March 2022}} |
03 | 2022 | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly | {{CN|date=March 2022}} |
See also
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Category:People from Agra district
Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022