Suresh Kumar Khanna

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Suresh Kumar Khanna
The Minister of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Suresh Khanna meeting the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on June 21, 2017.jpg
Suresh Khanna (in left) meeting with Uma Bharti (in right) in June 2017
Minister of Finance
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Education LLB
Alma mater Agra university
University of Lucknow
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
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Suresh Kumar Khanna (born 6 May 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly in India. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs Departments in Yogi Adityanath ministry. [1] [2] He represents the Shahjahanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party. He has won 9 times MLA election consecutively in his constituency. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life and education

Khanna was born 6 May 1953 in Shahjahanpur district, in a Hindu Khatri family to his father Ram Narayan Khanna. He completed his graduation from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University and then pursued his LL.B at the University of Lucknow [11] .

Political career

Suresh Kumar Khanna has been an MLA for nine straight terms, a record for UP Assembly. He has represented the Shahjahanpur constituency during all his terms and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. [1] [2]

On 19 March 2017, he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs in Yogi Adityanath ministry. [12]

On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments. [13]

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
01March 2022IncumbentDeputy Leader of the House,18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
02March 2022IncumbentMember, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
03August 2019March 2022Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments Yogi Adityanath ministry
04March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
05March 2017August 2019Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative Affairs Yogi Adityanath ministry
06March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
07May 2007March 2012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
08October 2002August 2003

Cabinet Minister for Tourism

Mayawati Ministry
09February 2002May 2007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
10November 1999March 2002

Cabinet Minister for Planning & Statistics

Ram Prakash Gupta & Rajnath Singh Ministry
11October 1997November 1999

Minister of State, for Housing

Kalyan Singh Ministry
12February 1996May 2002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
13December 1993October 1995Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
14June 1991December 1992

Minister of State, for Urban Development

Kalyan Singh Ministry
15June 1991December 1992Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
16December 1989April 1991Member, 10th Legislative Assembly

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References

  1. 1 2 "Anukool Duvedi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Khanna, Suresh. "UP Government Ministers". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.