Vijay Laxmi Gautam Explained

Vijay Laxmi Gautam
Office:	StateMinister of Rural Development
Term Start1:	March 2022
Predecessor1:	Manbodh
Nationality:	Indian
Profession:	Politician

Vijay Laxmi Gautam is an Indian politician and Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly.^[1] He represents the Salempur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^{[2] [3]}

Political career

Following the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as an MLA from the Salempur Assembly constituency, defeating Manbodh Prasad, the candidate from the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), by the margin of 16,608 votes.^[4]

On 25 March 2022, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, appointed Vijay Laxmi Gautam as the Minister of Rural Development in Uttar Pradesh government.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Lucknow. upcmo.up.nic.in.
2. Web site: UP Govt 2022: Know who is Vijay Lakshmi Gautam who came into limelight as soon as she became MLA for the first time. Dainik Jagran. Hindi. 2022-03-25.
3. Web site: Surya Pratap Shahi gets another chance in Yogi 2.0 government, Jayaprakash's card cut, Vijay Lakshmi Gautam becomes minister, only woman MLA in Gorakhpur division. Navbhart Times. Hindi. 2022-03-25.
4. Web site: GEN ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MARCH-2022. results.eci.gov.in. 2022-03-07.
5. News: 2022-03-28. Uttar Pradesh: Ministries allotted to ministers of Yogi government, know who got which department, this is the complete list. Times Now Hindi . hi.