Prem Lata Katiyar (born January 1, 1946) is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Prem Lata Katiyar प्रेम लता कटियार | |
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| UP | |
| Constituency | Kalyanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1946 Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Life edit
Katiyar is originally from the Kurmi caste. She has been elected MLA from Kalyanpur Vidhansabha five times and Minister three times. She is the current Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttar Pradesh unit, and an ex MLA from Kanpur. Premlata Katiyar has been a minister in governments in Uttar Pradesh headed by Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta, Raj Nath Singh and Kumari Mayawati (when the BSP had a tie-up with the BJP).
Katiyar has been representing Kanpur's Kalyanpur Assembly seat (under which IIT-Kanpur falls) continuously since 1991. Premlata's association with the BJP began with the anti-emergency movement. Her daughter, Neelima Katiyar, is now MLA from Kalyanpur[1] and office-bearer in the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
References edit
- ^ "Premlata Katiyar, A Kurmi Politician". www.ekurmi.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.