Suresh Tiwari

Early life and education Tiwari was born 18 January 1946 in Ranihwa village in Rudrapur Tehsil of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Tarakant Tiwari. He married Birj Kishori Tiwari in 1965, they have two sons and one daughter. He got High School degree from Satasi Inter College Rudrapur, Deoria.

Political career Tiwari has been MLA for two terms. In first term 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2007) he was elected through Bahujan Samaj Party at Rudrapur constituency, he defeated Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Jai Prakash Nishad by a margin of 6,036 votes.

In second term since 2017, he represented the Barhaj constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Murli Manohar Jaiswal by a margin of 11,716 votes.

Controversies In 2017, he openly threatened the municipal chairman election, saying, "god forbid if another party Chairman comes, I will make him Shikhandi." I will not let the chairman of the municipality do any work for five years.

After that, Bharatiya Janata Party National president JP Nadda said that the party will not tolerate such statement. After Suresh Tiwari's statement went viral, party president JP Nadda asked the Uttar Pradesh BJP unit to take immediate action for such a statement. After this, UP BJP has issued a show cause notice to MLA Suresh Tiwari.

Posts held From To Position Comments 01 May 2007 March 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 02 March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh