Devesh Shakya
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Devesh Shakya | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rajveer Singh |
| Constituency | Etah, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1981 Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse |
Sapna Shakya (m. 2005) |
| Alma mater | K.K. P.G. College, Etawah, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
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Devesh Shakya (Hindi pronunciation: [d̪eːʋeːʃ ʃaːkjə]; born 15 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member of Parliament of India, Lok Sabha from Etah Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Shakya is a member of Samajwadi Party. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's two-term member of parliament from this constituency, Rajveer Singh, son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Kalyan Singh.[1]
Devesh Shakya comes from a political family of Uttar Pradesh. He is the brother of former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Vinay Shakya. He started his political career in the year 2002 and in 2005 and 2010, he won the election of the member of Zila Panchayat (a local body election). However, he failed to win the election of Chairman of Zila Panchayat.[2]
Devesh Shakya was born in Etawah on 15 May 1981. His father's name is Babu Ram Shakya while his mother's name is Dropadi Devi. He has done B.A and LLB from Kanpur University. On 18 June 2005, he married Sapna Shakya.[3]
