Suresh Kumar Khanna

Suresh Kumar Khanna (born 6 May 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly in India. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs Departments in Yogi Adityanath ministry.^[1][2] He represents the Shahjahanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party. He has won 9 times MLA election consecutively in his constituency.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Suresh Kumar Khanna
Suresh Khanna (in left) meeting with Uma Bharti (in right) in June 2017
Minister of Finance Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Rajesh Agarwal
Minister of Medical Education Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Ashutosh Tandon
Succeeded by	Brajesh Pathak
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2017
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Azam Khan
Minister of Urban Development Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Ashutosh Tandon
Minister of Tourism Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 11 October 2002 – 29 August 2003
Chief Minister	Mayawati
Preceded by	Lalji Tandon
Succeeded by	Naresh Agrawal
Minister of Planning & Statistics Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 12 November 1999 – 8 March 2002
Chief Minister	Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh
Preceded by	Mahendra Nath Pandey
Minister of state for Housing Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 27 October 1997 – 12 November 1999
Chief Minister	Kalyan Singh
Minister	Lalji Tandon
Minister of state for Urban Development Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief Minister	Kalyan Singh
Minister	Prem Lata Katiyar
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1989
Preceded by	Nawab Sikander Ali Khan
Constituency	Shahjahanpur
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 71) Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Ram Narayan Khanna (father)
Education	LLB
Alma mater	Agra university University of Lucknow
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
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Early life and education

Khanna was born 6 May 1953 in Shahjahanpur district, in a Hindu Khatri family to his father Ram Narayan Khanna. He attended the University of Lucknow.

Political career

Suresh Kumar Khanna has been an MLA for nine straight terms, a record for UP Assembly. He has represented the Shahjahanpur constituency during all his terms and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.^[1][2]

On 19 March 2017, he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs in Yogi Adityanath ministry.^[11]

On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments.^[12]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2022	Incumbent	Deputy Leader of the House,18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
02	March 2022	Incumbent	Member, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
03	August 2019	March 2022	Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments	Yogi Adityanath ministry
04	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
05	March 2017	August 2019	Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative Affairs	Yogi Adityanath ministry
06	March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
07	May 2007	March 2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
08	October 2002	August 2003	Cabinet Minister for Tourism	Mayawati Ministry
09	February 2002	May 2007	Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
10	November 1999	March 2002	Cabinet Minister for Planning & Statistics	Ram Prakash Gupta & Rajnath Singh Ministry
11	October 1997	November 1999	Minister of State, for Housing	Kalyan Singh Ministry
12	February 1996	May 2002	Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
13	December 1993	October 1995	Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
14	June 1991	December 1992	Minister of State, for Urban Development	Kalyan Singh Ministry
15	June 1991	December 1992	Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
16	December 1989	April 1991	Member, 10th Legislative Assembly

See also

• Shahjahanpur (Assembly constituency)
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Anukool Duvedi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
4. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
5. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
6. "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
7. "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
8. "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
9. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
10. "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
11. Khanna, Suresh. "UP Government Ministers". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
12. Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.