| Kedar Nath Kashyap | |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1974 |
| Birth Name: | Kedar Nath Kashyap |
| Birth Place: | Farsaguda, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh), India |
| Office: | Minister of Water Resources Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Governor: | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Predecessor: | Ravindra Choubey |
| Term Start: | 22 December 2023 |
| Office1: | Minister of Forest and Climate Change Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Governor1: | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Predecessor1: | Mohammad Akbar |
| Term Start1: | 22 December 2023 |
| Office2: | Minister of Co-operatives Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Governor2: | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Predecessor2: | Prem Sai Singh Tekam |
| Term Start2: | 22 December 2023 |
| Office3: | Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Termstart3: | 3 December 2023 |
| Predecessor3: | Chandan Kashyap |
| Constituency3: | Narayanpur |
| Successor4: | Chandan Kashyap |
| Predecessor4: | Vikram Usendi |
| Constituency4: | Narayanpur |
| Term Start4: | 7 December 2008 |
| Term End4: | 11 December 2018 |
| Predecessor5: | Anturam Kashyap |
| Term Start5: | 7 December 2003 |
| Term End5: | 7 December 2008 |
| Constituency5: | Bhanpuri |
| Office6: | Minister of School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | Raman Singh |
| Successor6: | Prem Sai Singh Tekam |
| Predecessor6: | Brijmohan Agrawal |
| Term Start6: | 9 December 2013 |
| Term End6: | 11 December 2018 |
| Office7: | Minister of Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minority Development, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | Raman Singh |
| Successor7: | Prem Sai Singh Tekam |
| Term Start7: | 8 December 2008 |
| Term End7: | 11 December 2018 |
| Office8: | Minister of Public Health Engineering, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| 1Blankname8: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata8: | Raman Singh |
| Successor8: | Ram Sewak Paikra |
| Predecessor8: | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Term Start8: | 7 December 2003 |
| Term End8: | 8 December 2013 |
| Parents: | Baliram Kashyap |
| Alma Mater: | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University |
| Profession: | Agriculture, Politician |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Shanti Kashyap |
| Children: | 3 |
Kedar Nath Kashyap (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is current Forest And Climate Change Minister of Chhattisgarh.[1] [2] [3] He served as Cabinet Minister in Government of Chhattisgarh holding School Education, Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minority Development portfolios. He is fourth time MLA in legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh.
He is son of senior BJP Leader Late Baliram Kashyap and younger brother of former MP Dinesh Kashyap.
Kashyap was first elected as MLA in 2003 from Bhanpuri constituency and became Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Raman Singh's ministry. He got re-elected in 2008 from Narayanpur and also retained the seat in 2013 Assembly election. He served as Cabinet Minister for Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minority Development during 2008 to 2018.[4] He lost 2018 Assembly election to Chandan Kashyap of Congress.[5]