Satish Upadhyay

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Satish Upadhyay
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In office
President BJP Delhi State
2014 - NOV. 2016
Chairman, Standing Committee, SDMC
January 2014 - September 2014

Chairman, Education Committee, SDMC
2012 - 2014
Vice President, BJP, Delhi State
2010 - 2012
Secretary, BJP, Delhi State
2009 - 2010
President, BJYM, Delhi State
2002- 2004
Executive Member, Delhi State
2000- 2002
Media team member at BJP, Headquarters
1998 - 2002
Treasurer, BJYM, All India
(Under the leadership of Ms. Uma Bharati)
1996 - 1998
General Secretary, BJYM, Delhi State
1994 - 1996
Coordinated Delhi Assembly Elections,
(Under the leadership of Sh. Madan Lal Khurana)
1993
Vice President, BJYM, Delhi State
1992 - 1994
Organising General Secretary, BJYM, Delhi State
1988 - 1990
Secretary, ABVP (Delhi State)
1984 - 1986
Vice President, DUSU 1982 - 1983
Started his social work journey as RSS Swayamsewak while in school

1980

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Personal details
Born (1962-03-06) 6 March 1962 (age 61)
New Delhi, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater University of Delhi
Website Official website

Satish Upadhyay (born 6 March 1962) is an Indian politician serving as the Vice Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). [1] He was former President of the Delhi Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Councillor from the Malviya Nagar's Ward No. 161 in the South Delhi Municipal Council (SDMC). He was elected President of the Delhi BJP in July 2014 in the Lok Sabha elections. Prior to his taking presidential office, he served as Vice President of the Delhi BJP unit from 2010-2012 and as Secretary of the Delhi BJP unit from 2009-2010.

Upadhyay joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the 1980s. He has also been a Member of the Censor Board of Film Certification and the TAC in Delhi.

Student life

He has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Political Science from Delhi University. While in college, he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and contested Delhi University Student Union elections as an ABVP candidate. Extremely popular among the students, he was elected as the youngest Vice President of Delhi University Student Union in 1982.
He was the Secretary of the ABVP in Delhi State from 1984-1986.

Early political career

After completing his graduation, Upadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP. He was made the General Secretary (organisation), BJYM of Delhi State in 1988 and continued in the same position till 1990. He rapidly rose to the top echelons of power in BJYM and was made the President BJYM of Delhi State in 2002; a position he held until 2004. He made valuable contributions in the 1993 Delhi Assembly Elections. He was also the member of Media Team at the BJP Headquarters during 1998-2000. [2] [3] [4]

Electoral politics

He held various important positions in the party. An ardent party worker, his stature in the party grew over the years and after working for the people for three decades, he finally entered electoral politics in 2012 and contested the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections from Malviya Nagar for Ward No. 161. He won the election and was also entrusted the job of Chairman of the Education Committee of the SDMC. His work as the Chairman brought him much admiration and he was selected for a second term too. He was later selected as the Chairman of the Standing Committee. [5]

Social life

Since his school days, as a RSS volunteer, Upadhyay has been actively involved in developmental works. He was a member of various religious and social organisations and worked with dedication for the social welfare of people in health and education of underprivileged children in particular.

Personal life

He is married to Aarti Upadhyay and together they have three children. [6]

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