Satish Chandra Dwivedi

Satish Chandra Dwivedi is an Indian politician and member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India and currently serving as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Primary education. He represents the Itwa (Assembly constituency) constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Primary Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAnupma Jaiswal
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byMata Prasad Pandey
ConstituencyItwa (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1978-05-01) 1 May 1978
Shanichara, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Dr. Kalyani Dwivedi (m. 2009)
Children2
ParentsAyodhya Prasad Dwivedi
ResidenceShanichara Bargadwa, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
EducationDoctor of Philosophy (Phd)
Alma materDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
OccupationMLA
Profession
As on 28 April 2020

Early life and education

Dwivedi was born 1 May 1978 in Shanichara village in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh to father Ayodhya Prasad Dwivedi. In 2009, he married with Dr Kalyani Dwivedi, they have one son and one daughter. He belong from Brahmin family. In 2010, he attend Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Phd).[3]

Political career

Dwivedi's political life began with the student council. He was successful in the legislature in the first attempt. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he defeated erstwhile assembly speaker Mata Prasad Pandey (Samajwadi Party) by a margin of 12,923 votes.[4][5]

In August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath Government he appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Basic Education.[6][7]

Posts held
  • March 2017- Incumbent, Member in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. Sarweshwari Mishra (21 August 2019). "गोरखपुर से योगी कैबिनेट में शामिल किए गए दो मंत्री , जानिए इनका कद". Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Itwa Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "विद्यार्थी परिषद से हुई राजनीतिक जीवन की शुरूआत, अब मिली योगी कैबिनेट में जगह". Jagran (in Hindi). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ABP News Bureau (21 August 2019). "UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion". ABP News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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