| Mohan Verma | |
| Constituency: | Hata (Assembly constituency) |
| Office: | MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term Start: | March 2017 |
| Term End: | March 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Radheshyam Singh |
| Successor: | Mohan Verma |
| Birth Date: | 1965 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hata, Uttar Pradesh |
| Parents: | Sitaram Kedia |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children: | 1 |
| Residence: | Vibhutikhand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow |
| Alma Mater: | Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation: | MLA |
| Profession: | Industrialist |
| Education: | M.Com. |
Pawan Kumar Kedia is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Hata (Assembly constituency) in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1]
Kedia was born on 1 December 1965 in Hata, Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sitaram Kedia. He married Amita Kedia in 1991, they have a son.[2] He belongs to Vaishya community. He got M.Com. degree from Gorakhpur University in 1990.[3]
Kedia started his political journey as Head of Department (HOD) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1994 to 2010. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he contested from Hata (Assembly constituency) as an Independent politician. Still, he lost to SP's Radheshyam Singh and stood in sixth with 8,914 (4.81%) votes.[4]
In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he got a ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Hata. He was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Radheshyam Singh by a margin of 53,076 votes.[5]