| Harsh Vardhan | |
| Birth Date: | 1947 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Agra, United Provinces, India |
| Death Place: | New Delhi, India |
| Education: | B.A. |
| Alma Mater: | Lucknow University. |
| Years Active: | 1974–2016 |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | Vishnu Singh |
| Children: | 1 son, 1 daughter (including Supriya Shrinate) |
Harsh Vardhan (1 December 1947 – 4 October 2016) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who entered politics with Socialist Party but later joined Congress. He was elected from Maharajganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1989 and 2009.[1]
Harsh Vardhan, was an alumnus of Lucknow Sainik School and held a B.A. degree from Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He died after a short illness on 4 October 2016.[2]
His daughter[3] is Supriya Shrinate, who was executive editor with ET Now, the business channel of Times Television Network, before resigning to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Maharajganj[4] unsuccessfully[5] and was later appointed as the INC spokesperson.[6]
| From | To | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1974 | 1977 | President, Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha, (Youth Wing of Socialist Party) Uttar Pradesh | |
| 02 | 1985 | 1989 | Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| 03 | 1985 | 1989 | Member, Committee on Questions and References, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| 04 | 1985 | 1989 | Member, Committee of Privileges, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| 05 | 1985 | 1989 | Member, Committee of Petitions and Subordinate Legislation, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| 06 | 1986 | 1988 | General Secretary, Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh | |
| 07 | 1989 | - | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha | |
| 08 | 1990 | - | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence | |
| 09 | 2003 | 2004 | Vice President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| 10 | 2000 | Date | Member, AICC | |
| 11 | 2009 | Date | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) | |
| 12 | 2009 | Date | Member, Committee on Home Affairs | |
| 13 | 2009 | Date | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |