Sriram Chauhan | |
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| Member in 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sant Prasad |
| Constituency | Khajani |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2017 – March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alagu Prasad Chauhan |
| Succeeded by | Ganesh Chandra |
| Constituency | Dhanghata |
| Minister of State for Affairs | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Member of parliament for Basti | |
| In office October 1999 – May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Lal Mani Prasad |
| In office February 1998 – October 1999 | |
| In office May 1996 – February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shyam Lal Kamal |
| Constituency | Basti (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1953 Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Gainda Devi (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Barhi Tola Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | MA in Geography |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession |
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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]
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]
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]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | May 1996 | February 1998 | Member, 11th Lok Sabha | |
| 02 | February 1998 | October 1999 | Member, 12th Lok Sabha | |
| 03 | October 1999 | May 2001 | Minister of State for Affairs | |
| 04 | October 1999 | May 2004 | Member, 13th Lok Sabha | |
| 05 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | [4] |
| 06 | August 2019 | Incumbent | Minister of State (Independent Charge), Uttar Pradesh Government | [6] |