Ramveer Upadhyay

Ramveer Upadhyay (1 August 1957 – 2 September 2022) was an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously he represented the Sikandra Rao and Hathras constituencies, being member of the assembly four times in the process. On 14 January 2022, he resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and on 15 January 2022, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Personal life Upadhyay was born in a Sanadhya Brahmin family of Bamauli Village in Hathras District of Uttar Pradesh to Ram Charan Upadhyay. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree from Meerut University. Upadhyay married Seema Upadhyay on 14 February 1985, with whom he had two daughters and a son. He was a lawyer and agriculturalist by profession.

Political career Upadhyay was a MLA for five terms. He represented the Sikandra Rao constituency as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party. From 2017, he represented the Sadabad constituency.

Positions held Year Description 1996 - 2002 Elected to 13th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Cabinet Minister for Transport, Power 2002 -2007 Elected to 14th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2nd Term) Minister for Power, Medical Education 2007 - 2012 Elected to 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3rd Term) Minister for Power 2012 - 2017 Elected to 16th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4th Term) 2017 - 2022 Elected to 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (5th Term)