Sharad Tripathi

Sharad Tripathi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byBhishma Shankar Tiwari
Succeeded byPraveen Kumar Nishad
ConstituencySant Kabir Nagar
Personal details
Born(1972-01-09)9 January 1972
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died30 June 2021(2021-06-30) (aged 49)[1]
Gurugram, Haryana, India
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party
Spouse
Rita Tripathi
​
(m. 1998)​
ChildrenNripendra Ram Tripathi Alias Shikhar Ram Tripathi , Mrigendra Ram Tripathi
Alma materPost Graduation, Kanpur University

Sharad Tripathi (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar constituency in the 2014 general election.

Education

He completed his Post Graduation from Kanpur University in 1995.

Personal life

Tripathi was son of Ramapati Ram Tripathi, former president of the BJP state unit of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He died in 2021, following a lengthy illness.[3] Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid condolences.

Political career

  • May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 1 Sep 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry Of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
  • 12 June 2017 onwards: Member, House Committee

Controversies

On 6 March 2019, Sharad Tripathi was seen assaulting BJP MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel with his shoe after he discovered that his name was missing from the foundation stone of a new road.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, गुरुग्राम के मेदांता अस्पताल में ली अंतिम सांस (in Hindi)
  2. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ "गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, पीएम मोदी ने जताया दुख".
  4. ^ "Watch: BJP MP Beats Party MLA With Shoe After Finding Name Missing From Foundation Stone". News18. 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Watch: BJP Lawmakers Thrash Each Other With Shoes In Fight For Credit". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "BJP MP Sharad Tripathi, MLA Rakesh Baghel exchange blows at Collectorate in U.P." The Hindu. PTI. 6 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2019.


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