Summary
Hardwar Dubey (1 July 1949 – 26 June 2023) was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.[1] He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Agra Cantonment[2] and minister of state in the Kalyan Singh ministry.[3][4][5] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until his death.
Hardwar Dubey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 November 2020 – 26 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chandrapal Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Sharma |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Minister of state for Finance Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992 | |
| Chief Minister | Kalyan Singh |
| Minister | Rajendra Kumar Gupta |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Vir Singh Kaushal |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Kant Lawania |
| Constituency | Agra Cantonment |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1949 Husainabad, Ballia, United Provinces, India |
| Died | 26 June 2023 (aged 73) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Dr. Kamla Pandey (m. 1978) |
| Children | 1 son & 1 daughter |
| Parents |
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| Education | M. A., LLB |
| Alma mater | Agra University |
Early life edit
Dubey was originally from Ballia. He moved to Agra in 1969 and led Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
Political career edit
In 1989, he contested and won the Agra Cantonment seat. He again won the 1991 elections and was made the minister of state for Finance in the Kalyan Singh ministry. Due to controversies, he resigned from the ministerial position within a year.
In 2005, he unsuccessfully contested by-elections from the Kheragarh Assembly seat. Earlier, he also lost in the Agra-Firozabad seat to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election.
In 2011, he took over as BJP’s state spokesperson and in 2013 as state vice president.[6]
Death edit
References edit
- ^ "Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". Dnaindia.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Agra Cantonment Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 October 2020.
- ^ "BJP names new office bearers in Uttar Pradesh". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Jagran.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Hardwar Dubey passes away in Delhi