Upendra Tiwari

Upendra Tiwari
Upendra Tiwari
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Chetan Chauhan
Succeeded by	Girish Yadav
Minister of Water Resources; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Mahendra Kumar Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2012–2022
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Sangram Singh
Constituency	Phephana
Personal details
Born	10 January 1973 (age 52); Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Dipika Tiwari (m. 2004)
Children	2
Parent	Vishwanath Tiwari (father);
Residence(s)	Tagor Nagar, Civil Lines, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Bachelor of Laws; Master of Arts
Profession	Politician
	Source: [1]

Upendra Tiwari is an Indian politician and Minister of State (Independent Charge), of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Tiwari is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Phephana Vidhan Sabha constituency in Ballia district.^[1]^[2]^[3] He defeated a big leader of UP Ambika Chaudhari BSP (Ex-SP Leader). He was a student at the University of Allahabad.

Early life and education

Tiwari was born 10 January 1973 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh to his father Vishwanath Tiwari in a Bhumihar family. In 2004, he married Dipika Tiwari, they have two daughters. He got Master of Arts (Hindi) degree in 1999 and Bachelor of Laws degree in 1996 from Allahabad University. In 2002 he got Master of Arts in Ancient History degree from Chattarpati Sahu Ji Maharaj College Kanpur.^[1]

Political career

He has been an MLA since 2012, from Phephana constituency in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. In the first term 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Ambika Chaudhary by a margin of 7,387 votes.^[4]

In second term 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election he again defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ambika Choudhary by a margin of 17,897 votes.^[4]

In March 2017, he got State Ministry (Independent charge) of Water compensation, Land Development, Water Resources, Barren Land Development, Forest and Environment, Uddyan, Cooperatives in Yogi Adityanath ministry.^[5]

Controversy

On 21 October 2021, Tiwari said that "95% Indians Don't Need Petrol" while trying to justify fuel price hike during a press conference.^[6]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	^[7]
02	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge)	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "Registered cases against BJP MlA Upendra Tiwari". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "BJP MLA alleges threat to life; seeks additional security". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Sitting and previous MLAs from Phephana Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ Yogi Adityanath Cabinet 2017: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Uttar Pradesh
^ ""95% Indians Don't Need Petrol": UP Minister's Reply On Fuel Price Hike". NDTV. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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[Candidate_affidavit-1] "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[2] "Registered cases against BJP MlA Upendra Tiwari". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[3] "BJP MLA alleges threat to life; seeks additional security". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[Results-4] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Phephana Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[5] Yogi Adityanath Cabinet 2017: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Uttar Pradesh

[6] ""95% Indians Don't Need Petrol": UP Minister's Reply On Fuel Price Hike". NDTV. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[7] "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[8] "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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