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Ram Govind Chaudhary

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Ram Govind Chaudhary
Leader of the Opposition,
17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
27 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byGaya Charan Dinkar
Succeeded byAkhilesh Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Bansdih
In office
March 2012 – March 2022
Preceded byShiv Shankar
Succeeded byKetaki Singh
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byBacha Pathak
Succeeded byShiv Shankar
ConstituencyBansdih, Ballia
Ministry of Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
May 2012 – March 2017
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Chilkahar
In office
June 1991 – December 1992
Succeeded bySangram Singh Yadav
In office
December 1989 – April 1991
In office
March 1985 – November 1989
In office
June 1980 – March 1985
In office
June 1977 – February 1980
Preceded byJagannath Chaudhary
ConstituencyChilkahar, Ballia
Personal details
Born (1946-07-09) 9 July 1946 (age 78)
Ballia, United Provinces, British India
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseKalawati Devi
Children1
Residence(s)Lucknow and Ballia
Alma materGorakhpur University, University of Lucknow
ProfessionPolitician, advocate

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]

Early life and education

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Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1946 in Gosaipur, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh to Dwarika Choudhary.[4][5] In 1974, he got Bachelor of Arts degree from Gorakhpur University, and in 1982, he received a degree in LLB from Lucknow University.[6][5]

Political career

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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).[5]

Since March 2017, he serves as Leader of opposition in Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, as a leader of Samajwadi Party.[5]

Posts held

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Personal life

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He is married to Kalawati Devi. They have a son.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "रामगोविंद चौधरी बने नेता विरोधी दल" [Ram Govind Chaudhary becomes leader of opposition] (in Hindi). Patrika News. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Primary Education Department". Bed.up.nic.in. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bansdih Election Results 2017". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Ram Govind(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- BANSDIH(BALIA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ^ "1977 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. ^ "1980 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. ^ "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ^ "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. ^ "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  12. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  13. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Nishad heaps praise on Modi for NDA's win in UP elections". The Pioneer. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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