Neelima Katiyar is an Indian politician and the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Neelima Katiyar | |
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Minister of State for Higher Education and Science & Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 21 August 2019 – 10 March 2022 | |
Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Satish Kumar Nigam |
Constituency | Kalyanpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | 8 December 1973
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Parent | Prem Lata Katiyar |
Residence(s) | 117Q 54 A Block LIC Colony, Sharda Nagar, Kanpur |
Alma mater | M.A. 2001, CSJM University Kanpur[1] |
Profession | Social work, business, politician |
Neelima was born in Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Prem Lata Katiyar, a former minister in Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Katiyar earned M.A. and B.A. degrees from Kanpur University Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.[citation needed]
In 2017 she was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Kalyanpur, Kanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with 86620 votes in this election.[3]
She has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[4]
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