Rajani Tiwari

Rajni Tiwari
Minister of State,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2022
MLA, 18th Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2022
Preceded bySelf
ConstituencyShahabad
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded byBabu Khan
Succeeded bySelf
ConstituencyShahabad
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byMadhvendra Pratap Singh
ConstituencySawayazpur
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office
April 2008 – March 2012
Preceded byBy-election upon the death of Upendra Tiwari
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyBilgram[1]
Personal details
Born (1973-07-21) 21 July 1973 (age 51)
Bilgram, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party (2016 – present)
Children2
ResidenceHardoi district
Alma materKanpur University (B.A.)
ProfessionAgriculture and business

Rajni Tiwari (born 21 July 1973) is an Indian politician, a Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly. She represents the Shahabad constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party.[2]

Early life and education

Tiwari was born on 21 July 1973 to Krishna Prasad Agnihotri in Bilgram in Hardoi district.[3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Arya Kanya Degree College, Hardoi, Kanpur University. Tiwari is an agriculturalist and businesswoman by profession.[4]

Personal life

Tiwari was married to Upendra Tiwari, with whom she has a son and a daughter.[3] Upendra Tiwari was an MLA from Bilgram constituency.[5] He died in 2007 which left the Bilgram constituency seat vacant. Tiwari was elected as an MLA in the 2008 by-polls.[6]

Positions held

# From To Position[3]
01 2008 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
02 2008 2012 Member, Women and Child welfare committee
03 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
04 2012 2017 Member, Women and Child welfare committee
05 2017 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
06 2017 2022 Member, Women and Child welfare committee
07 2022 Incumbent Member, 18th Legislative Assembly

See also

References

  1. ^ Joshi, Mohit (16 April 2008). "BSP wins in Colonelganj, Bilgram Assembly polls | TopNews". topnews.in. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Shahabad Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate RAJNI TIWARI wins from Shahabad , Details Inside". ABP. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Member profile" (PDF). 4 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ ADR. "Rajani Tiwari(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- SAWAYAZPUR(HARDOI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  5. ^ Affidavit of 2007 UP assembly elections http://www.myneta.info/up2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=145
  6. ^ Hasan, M; Ranjan (17 April 2008). "Bypolls swing in favour of ruling BSP, BJP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 April 2019.