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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]
Ram Govind Chaudhary | |
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Leader of the Opposition, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 27 March 2017 – 10 March 2022 | |
Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
Preceded by | Gaya Charan Dinkar |
Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
Member of Legislative Assembly of Bansdih | |
In office March 2012 – March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Shiv Shankar |
Succeeded by | Ketaki Singh |
In office February 2002 – May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Bacha Pathak |
Succeeded by | Shiv Shankar |
Constituency | Bansdih, Ballia |
Ministry of Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office May 2012 – March 2017 | |
Chief Minister | Akhilesh Yadav |
Member of Legislative Assembly of Chilkahar | |
In office June 1991 – December 1992 | |
Succeeded by | Sangram 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 by | Jagannath Chaudhary |
Constituency | Chilkahar, Ballia |
Personal details | |
Born | Ballia, United Provinces, British India | 9 July 1946
Political party | Samajwadi Party |
Spouse | Kalawati Devi |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Lucknow and Ballia |
Alma mater | Gorakhpur University, University of Lucknow |
Profession | Politician, advocate |
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]
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]
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]
He is married to Kalawati Devi. They have a son.[5]
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