Ram Govind Chaudhary

Ram Govind Chaudhary (born 9 July 1953) is one of the prominent socialist leader of India who currently serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 2017.[1] He was in charge of Basic Education and Child Nutrition and Development Ministries in previous Samajwadi Party Government of Uttar Pradesh led by Akhilesh Yadav.[2] He is Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from the Bansdih assembly seat, Ballia.[3]

Ram Govind Chaudhary
Leader of the Opposition,
17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
27 March 2017
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byGaya Charan Dinkar
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Bansdih
Assumed office
March 2017
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byShiv Shankar
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byBachcha Pathak
Succeeded byShiv Shankar
ConstituencyBansdih, Ballia
Ministry of Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
May 2012 – March 2017
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Chilkahar
In office
June 1991 – December 1992
Succeeded bySangram Singh Yadav
In office
December 1989 – April 1991
In office
March 1985 – November 1989
In office
June 1980 – March 1985
In office
June 1977 – February 1980
Preceded byJagannath Chaudhary
ConstituencyChilkahar, Ballia
Personal details
Born (1953-07-09) 9 July 1953
Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Kalawati Devi
Children1 (son)
ResidenceLucknow, Ballia
Alma materGorakhpur University, University of Lucknow
ProfessionPolitician, Advocate

He had closely worked with Jayaprakash Narayan and Chandra Shekhar. He is one of the close associate of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav.[1]

Early life and education

Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1953 in Gosaipur, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh to Dwarika Choudhary. In 1974, he got Bachelor of Arts degree from Gorakhpur University, and in 1982, he received a degree in LLB from Lucknow University.[4][5]

Political career

Chaudhary has MLA for eight terms. 1977 to 1992 he represented Chilkahar constituency in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2002, he represented Bansdih (Assembly constituency) in Ballia as a member of Samajwadi Party. He was also Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing in Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinet (1990-91) and Minister of Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education in Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinet (2003-07) and Akhilesh Yadav cabinet (2012-17).

Since March 2017, he serve Leader of opposition in Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh as a leader of Samajwadi Party.

Posts held
  • 1977-1980
    • Member, 7th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (First Term)[6]
    • Member, Estimate Committee
  • 1980-1985
    • Member, 8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (Second Term)[7]
  • 1985-1989
    • Member, 9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (third Term)[8]
    • Whip, Janata Party Legislature Party
    • Member, Joint Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Denotified Tribes
  • 1989-1991
    • Member, 10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (fourth Term)[9]
    • Minister, Horticulture and Food Processing (Mulayam Singh Yadav Cabinet)
    • Member, Joint Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and Denotified Tribes
    • Member, Question & Reference Committee
  • 1991-1992
    • Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (fifth Term)[10]
  • 2002-2007
    • Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (sixth Term)[11]
    • Minister, Child Development and Nutrition (Mulayam Singh Yadav Cabinet)
    • Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations
  • 2012-2017
    • Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (seventh Term)[12]
    • Minister, Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education, Social Welfare and Panchayati Raj (Akhilesh Yadav Cabinet)
  • 2017-Incumbent
    • Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (eighth Term)[13]
    • Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.

Personal life

He is married to Kalawati Devi. They have a son.[5]

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References
  1. "रामगोविंद चौधरी बने नेता विरोधी दल" [Ram Govind Chaudhary becomes leader of opposition] (in Hindi). Patrika News. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. "Primary Education Department". Bed.up.nic.in. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. "Bansdih Election Results 2017". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "Candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Member Profile". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "1977 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "1980 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  12. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  13. "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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