Sharad Kumar Awasthi
Sharad Kumar Awasthi | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Kumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai |
| Constituency | Ram Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1967[1] Masauli, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Shobhana Awasthi (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Masauli, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh[2] |
| Education | |
| Profession |
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Sharad Kumar Awasthi (born 1 February 1967) is an Indian politician and a former MLA from Ram Nagar in the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Personal life
[edit]Awasthi was born on 1 February 1967 to Ram Shankar Awasthi in Masauli village of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his Master of Arts degree from Jawahar Lal Nehru Post Graduate College, Barabanki in 1994. He married Shobhana Awasthi on 3 October 1999, with whom he has a son and two daughters. He is an advocate and an agriculturalist by profession.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]Awasthi was elected in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate after he defeated then incumbent Samajwadi Party candidate Arvind Kumar Singh by a margin of 22,727 votes.[3][4][5]
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Awasthi lost to Samajwadi Party's Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai by a mere margin of 261 votes.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Sharad Kumar Awasthi (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)):Constituency- Ram Nagar (Barabanki) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "2017 Ramnagar - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Chakraborty, Ananya (11 March 2017). "Ram Nagar Election Results 2017: Sharad Kumar Awasthi of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Ram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh-Ram Nagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 March 2022.