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

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| 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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0120122017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
0220172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly{{CN|date=March 2022}}
032022Member, 18th Legislative Assembly{{CN|date=March 2022}}

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