Ram Naresh Agnihotri

Ram Naresh Agnihotri is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He Aligarh Kumar represents the Bhongaon (Assembly constituency) in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Ram Naresh Agnihotri
Minister of Excise and Liquor Prohibition,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byJai Pratap Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byAlok Kumar Shakya
ConstituencyBhongaon, Mainpuri
Personal details
Born (1957-05-27) 27 May 1957
Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Kalpana Agnihotri
(
m. 1986)
ParentsOm Prakash Agnihotri[2]
ResidenceJyoti Ochha Road, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materBachelor of Laws
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[2]

Early life and education

Agnihotri was born 27 May 1957 in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh to his father Om Prakash Agnihotri. He belongs to Brahman community. In 1986, he married with Kalpana Agnihotri, they have two sons and four daughters. In 1978, he had completed Bachelor of Laws education from K.K. Degree College University Lucknow.[1][2]

Political career

Agnihotri has MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Bhongaun constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Alok Kumar Shakya by a margin of 20,297 votes. He is first candidate for Bhartiya Janta Party registered win on Bhongaon (Assembly constituency).[3][4][5]

He has been appointed as Cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[6] he got departments of Excise, Liquor Prohibition, who formerly held by Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh.[7]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
1March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[8]
2August 2019IncumbentCabinet Minister for Excise, Liquor Prohibition
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References
  1. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "2017 Election Result By Candidate". www.india.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "Bhongaon (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "RAM NARESH AGNIHOTRI Information". Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18.
  7. "Council of Ministers". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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