K.C. Tyagi

Kishan Chand Tyagi (born 10 December 1950) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, representing the Rashtriya Lok Dal. He served as the Chief General Secretary and National Spokesperson of the party the Janata Dal (United) before joining RLD in March 2026, and was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry during his Rajya sabha term.

On 2 July 2026; he was appointed as the Parliamentary board Chairman of the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

He represented Hapur in the Ninth Lok Sabha (1989-1991) and was a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar from 2013 to 2016. He has also served as Chairman of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table during his tenure as a Lok Sabha Parliamentarian and also served as the Chairman of the Central Warehousing Corporation undertaken by Government of India.

Early life Kishan Chand Tyagi was born in a farming family in the village of Morta in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. His father was Jagram Singh Tyagi and his mother was Rohtash Tyagi. He completed his schooling in Muradnagar and earned a B.Sc. degree from Meerut University.

Personal life He is married to Pushpa Tyagi and has three sons

Elections K. C. Tyagi has contested several parliamentary elections and served in both houses of Parliament.

Period Constituency House Party Votes % Result Ref 1984 Hapur Lok Sabha LKD 104,147 22.98% 1989–1991 Hapur Lok Sabha JD 247,187 47.44% 1991 Hapur Lok Sabha JD 166,516 30.86% 1996 Hapur Lok Sabha SP 153,320 22.47% 2004 Meerut Lok Sabha JD(U) 167,221 24.0% 2013–2016 Bihar (by-election) Rajya Sabha JD(U) – –

Note: Tyagi won the Rajya Sabha by-poll from Bihar following the resignation of Upendra Kushwaha in January 2013.