Anand Swarup Shukla Explained

Anand Swarup Shukla
Office:Minister of state for Rural Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start:21 August 2019
Term End:25 March 2022
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Yogi Adityanath
2Blankname:Minister
2Namedata:Rajendra Pratap Singh
Office1:Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start1:21 August 2019
Term End1:25 March 2022
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Yogi Adityanath
2Blankname1:Minister
2Namedata1:Suresh Khanna
Office2:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:2017
Term End2:2022
Constituency2:Ballia Nagar
Predecessor2:Narad Rai
Successor2:Daya Shankar Singh
Birth Date:1979 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Father:Harihar Nath Shukla
Nationality:Indian
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence:Ashok Nagar, Satni Sarai, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Education:M.Sc, M.A., B.Ed
Profession:Politician
Source:https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12705/17

Anand Swarup Shukla is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represented the Ballia Nagar constituency in Ballia district and was Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development, Overall Village Development in Uttar Pradesh Government. He lost U.P. state election 2022. He is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Shukla was born 6 October 1979 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh to his father Harihar Nath Shuklaji. He has completed M.Sc. in Mathematics, M.A. in Political science and B.Ed.[4] [1] He completed his schooling from Nagaji Saraswati Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Maldepur Ballia.

Political career

Shukla has been MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Ballia Nagar constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Laxman by a margin of 40,011 votes. He has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[5]

In March 2021, Shukla called for the banning of the Burka in India.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Candidate affidavit. my neta.info. 23 December 2018.
  2. News: Bjp Mla anand swarup shukla controversial statement. Patrika. 23 December 2018.
  3. Web site: बलिया नगर से आनंद स्वरूप शुक्ल ने बनाया यह रिकार्ड. www.truthstoday.com. 12 March 2017. 23 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Member Profile. official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. 23 December 2018.
  5. News: In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5 . News18.
  6. Web site: Burqa should be banned, it is giving credence to Wahabi culture: Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla.
  7. Web site: Anand Swaroop Shukla: Burqa should be banned, says UP minister Anand Swaroop Shukla | Varanasi News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result. Election Commission of India. 23 December 2018.