Jatashankar Tripathi

Jatashanker Tripathi is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Khadda constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^{[citation needed]}

Jatashankar Tripathi
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Vijay Kumar Dubey
Constituency	Khadda (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born	(1968-01-07) 7 January 1968 (age 57) Chaturbanduari, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Umashankar Tripathi[2]
Residence(s)	Vikas Nagar, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Postgraduate
Alma mater	Gorakhpur University
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Politician

Political career

Tripathi is a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and since 2017, has represented the Khadda constituency.^[2] he defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Vijay Pratap Kushwaha by a margin of 38,497 votes.^[3]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly

See also

• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly