| Ram Govind Chaudhary | |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Ballia, United Provinces, British India |
| Residence: | Lucknow and Ballia |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Constituency4: | Bansdih, Ballia |
| Term Start2: | March 2012 |
| Term End2: | March 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Shiv Shankar |
| Successor2: | Ketaki Singh |
| Term Start4: | February 2002 |
| Term End4: | May 2007 |
| Successor4: | Shiv Shankar |
| Office: | Leader of the Opposition, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 27 March 2017 |
| Term End: | 10 March 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Gaya Charan Dinkar |
| Successor: | Akhilesh Yadav |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Yogi Adityanath |
| Office6: | Ministry of Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term Start6: | May 2012 |
| Term End6: | March 2017 |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Party: | Samajwadi Party |
| Office7: | Member of Legislative Assembly of Chilkahar |
| Term Start7: | June 1991 |
| Term End7: | December 1992 |
| Successor7: | Sangram Singh Yadav |
| Term Start8: | December 1989 |
| Term End8: | April 1991 |
| Term Start9: | March 1985 |
| Term End9: | November 1989 |
| Term Start10: | June 1980 |
| Term End10: | March 1985 |
| Term Start11: | June 1977 |
| Term End11: | February 1980 |
| Predecessor11: | Jagannath Chaudhary |
| Alma Mater: | Gorakhpur University, University of Lucknow |
| Profession: | Politician, advocate |
| Spouse: | Kalawati Devi |
| Children: | 1 |
Ram Govind Chaudhary (born 9 July 1946) is one of the prominent socialist leaders of India who has served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022.[1] He was in charge of Basic Education and Child Nutrition and Development Ministries in previous Samajwadi Party Government of Uttar Pradesh led by Akhilesh Yadav.[2] He is Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from the Bansdih assembly seat, Ballia.[3]
He had closely worked with Jayaprakash Narayan and Chandra Shekhar. He is one of the close associates of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav.[1]
Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1946 in Gosaipur, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh to Dwarika Choudhary.[4] In 1974, he got Bachelor of Arts degree from Gorakhpur University, and in 1982, he received a degree in LLB from Lucknow University.[5] [6]
Chaudhary has been MLA for eight terms. 1977 to 1992 he represented Chilkahar constituency in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2002, he represented Bansdih (Assembly constituency) in Ballia as a member of Samajwadi Party. He was also Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing in Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinet (1990-91) and Minister of Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education in Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinet (2003-07) and Akhilesh Yadav cabinet (2012-17).[6]
Since March 2017, he serves as Leader of opposition in Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, as a leader of Samajwadi Party.[6]
He is married to Kalawati Devi. They have a son.[6]