Pawan Kumar Kedia is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Hata (Assembly constituency) in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1]

Mohan Verma
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded byRadheshyam Singh
Succeeded byMohan Verma
ConstituencyHata (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1965-12-01) 1 December 1965 (age 58)
Hata, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Amita Kedia
(m. 1991)
Children1
ParentSitaram Kedia
Residence(s)Vibhutikhand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow
EducationM.Com.
Alma materGorakhpur University
OccupationMLA
ProfessionIndustrialist

Early life and education

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Kedia was born on 1 December 1965 in Hata, Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sitaram Kedia. He married Amita Kedia in 1991, they have a son.[2] He belongs to Vaishya community. He got M.Com. degree from Gorakhpur University in 1990.[3]

Political career

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Kedia started his political journey as Head of Department (HOD) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1994 to 2010. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he contested from Hata (Assembly constituency) as an Independent politician. Still, he lost to SP's Radheshyam Singh and stood in sixth with 8,914 (4.81%) votes.[4]

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he got a ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Hata. He was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Radheshyam Singh by a margin of 53,076 votes.[5]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Candidate affidavit". Myneta.info. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "सदस्य उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Hata Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Hata Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 December 2018.