Suresh Kumar Khanna
Suresh Khanna (in left) meeting with Uma Bharti (in right) in June 2017
Minister of Finance
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byRajesh Agarwal
Minister of Medical Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAshutosh Tandon
Succeeded byBrajesh Pathak
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
19 March 2017
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAzam Khan
Minister of Urban Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byAshutosh Tandon
Minister of Tourism
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
11 October 2002 – 29 August 2003
Chief MinisterMayawati
Preceded byLalji Tandon
Succeeded byNaresh Agrawal
Minister of Planning & Statistics
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
12 November 1999 – 8 March 2002
Chief MinisterRam Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
Preceded byMahendra Nath Pandey
Minister of state for Housing
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
27 October 1997 – 12 November 1999
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
MinisterLalji Tandon
Minister of state for Urban Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
MinisterPrem Lata Katiyar
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1989
Preceded byNawab Sikander Ali Khan
ConstituencyShahjahanpur
Personal details
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 70)
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Parent
  • Ram Narayan Khanna (father)
EducationLLB
Alma materAgra university
University of Lucknow
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
Source: [1]

Suresh Kumar Khanna (born 6 May 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th & 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]

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 attended the University of Lucknow.

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.[11]

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.[12]

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 2022 Incumbent Member, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
01 August 2019 March 2022 Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments Yogi Adityanath ministry
02 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
03 March 2017 August 2019 Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative Affairs Yogi Adityanath ministry
04 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
05 May 2007 March 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
06 February 2002 May 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
07 1996 2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
08 1993 1995 Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
09 1991 1992 Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
10 1989 1991 Member, 10th Legislative Assembly

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Anukool Duvedi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Khanna, Suresh. "UP Government Ministers". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. ^ Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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