Ram Naresh Agnihotri

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Kalpana Agnihotri
(m. 1986)
Ram Naresh Agnihotri
Minister of Excise and Liquor Prohibition,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 25 March 2022
Children6 (2 sons and 4 daughters) [1]
ParentOm Prakash Agnihotri
Residence(s)Jyoti Ochha Road, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater Bachelor of Laws
ProfessionPolitician
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Ram Naresh Agnihotri is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly [2] and also 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Bhongaon (Assembly constituency) in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [3] [4]

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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 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. [5]

Political career

Agnihotri has been MLA for two terms. 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 second candidate for Bhartiya Janta Party who registered win on Bhongaon (Assembly constituency), first was Shivraj Singh Chauhan (P.T.I.). [5] [6] [7]

He has been appointed Cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019. [8] He got departments of Excise, Liquor Prohibition, formerly held by Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh. [9]

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1March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [10]
2August 2019March 2022Cabinet Minister for Excise, Liquor Prohibition
3March 2022IncumbentMember, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly

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