Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari (born 20 July 1971) is an Indian politician and Minister of State in Government of Uttar Pradesh in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He is member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Varanasi South which was represented by Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari seven times, from 1989 to 2017 until he was elected in 2017. He married Poonam Tiwari on 25 June 1994 and they had one son named Shambhav Tiwari (born 30 November) and one daughter named Shambhavi Tiwari (born 21 December).[1][2][3][4]
Dr. Neelkanth Tiwari | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent charge); Law and Justice, Information, Sports and Youth Welfare of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Constituency | Varanasi South |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari |
| Constituency | Varanasi South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1971 India |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 2 |
Dr. Tiwari got the ministries of Law and Justice, Information, Sports and Youth Welfare. He is also the Tourism Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
References edit
- ^ 7-time BJP MLA from Varanasi South Shyandeo Roy Chaudhury not to campaign for BJP in UP polls
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Varanasi South Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Yogi ministry's Minister of State
- ^ UP CM DISTRIBUTES PORTFOLIOS TO 46 MINISTERS
- ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017