Harish Dwivedi

Harish Dwivedi (born 22 October 1973) is an politician and Member of 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Basti (Lok Sabha constituency) as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Harish Chandra Dwivedi
Member of Parliament (India)
Basti
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byArvind Kumar Chaudhary
Personal details
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973[1]
Teliyajot, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship India
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party
Spouse(s)
Vineeta Dwivedi
(
m. 2006)
[1]
Children2
Parents
  • Sadhu Sharan Dubey
  • Yashoda Devi
[1]
Residence22, Duplex, North Avenue, New Delhi
EducationM.A. in Political science[1]
Alma materDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgriculturist
As on 1 May 2020

He has been the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) of the Uttar Pradesh unit. He actively participated in the Tiranga Yatra carried out by the BJYM under the leadership of Anurag Thakur and was detained in Pathankot along with other senior BJP leaders.[4]

Early life and education

Dwivedi was born 22 October 1971 in the Teliyajot village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sadhu Sharan Dubey and mother Yashoda Devi. In 2006, he married Vineeta Dwivedi, they have one son and one daughter. He belong from Brahmin family. In 1998, he attend Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained M.A. in Political science degree.[1]

Political career

Dwivedi was Member of Parliament from two strength term. He started his political career in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections from Basti Sadar (Assembly constituency), but he lost by Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Jitendra Kumar and stood third with 32,121 votes.[5]

In 16th Lok Sabha (2014 Indian general election), he got Lok Sabha ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Basti (Lak Sabha constituency) and he elected first time as Member of Parliament. He defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Brij Kishor Singh "Dimpal" by a margin 33,562 (3.20℅) votes.[6]

In 17th Lok Sabha (2019 Indian general election), he again elected Member of Parliament second continuously time from Basti (Lok Sabha constituency). He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Prasad Chaudhary by a margin of 30,354 (2.88℅) votes.

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References
  1. "Member Bio Profile". Official website of Parliament of India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "Profile of Harish Dwivedi". Government of India official website. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "Candidate affidavit". Myneta.info. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "2014 General Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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