Sriram Chauhan

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Gainda Devi
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(m. 1971)​
Sriram Chauhan
Member in 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2022
Children3
Residence(s)Barhi Tola Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater MA in Geography
Occupation MLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • agriculturist
[1]

Sriram Chauhan (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Khajani constituency. [2] He was the Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs in 1999 and the Minister of State, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2001 in the Third Vajpayee ministry. [3] He was elected as MP to 13th Lok Sabha from Basti in Uttar Pradesh. He was imprisoned in the emergency[ clarification needed ] in 1975. [1] [3]

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Personal life

Chauhan was born to Ram Naresh and Keshri Devi on 20 September 1953 in Khalilabad city of Basti district (now in Sant Kabir Nagar district) of Uttar Pradesh. He is a post-graduate and was educated at Kisan Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya, Basti. Chauhan married Gainda Devi in October 1971, with whom he has two daughters and a son. He is an agriculturist by profession. [3]

Political career

Chauhan has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Dhanghata constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is a former Member of parliament from Basti (Lok Sabha constituency) three straight times.

In 2017 elections he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Algoo Prasad by a margin of 16,909 votes. [4]

He has been appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Yogi Adityanath ministry on 21 August 2019. [5]

In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Chauhan contested from Khajani constituency and defeated rival Rupawati Beldar of Samajwadi Party by 37,101 votes. [2]

Posts held

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01May 1996February 1998Member, 11th Lok Sabha
02February 1998October 1999Member, 12th Lok Sabha
03October 1999May 2001Minister of State for Affairs
04October 1999May 2004Member, 13th Lok Sabha
05March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly [4]
06August 2019IncumbentMinister of State (Independent Charge), Uttar Pradesh Government [6]

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