Hriday Narayan Dikshit
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Hriday Narayan Dikshit | |
|---|---|
 Dikshit in 2017 | |
| 17th Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 30 March 2017 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Governor | Ram Naik Anandiben Patel |
| Preceded by | Mata Prasad Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Satish Mahana |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1985–1996 | |
| Constituency | Purwa |
| In office 11 March 2017 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | Bhagwantnagar |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 7 July 2010 – 6 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Elected by the MLAs |
| Minister of Legislative Affairs & Panchayati Raj of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 26 June 1995 – 18 October 1995 | |
| Chief Minister | Kumari Mayawati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-12-25) 25 December 1946 (age 79)[citation needed] |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Madhuri Dixit |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | M.A (Economics) |
| Alma mater | Kanpur University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards |
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| Nickname | Pandit Ji |
Hriday Narayan Dikshit (born 25 December 1946) is an Indian politician and a former speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] He was a member of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth Vidhan Sabha, currently representing Bhagwantnagar (Assembly constituency) of Unnao district.
Hriday Narayan Dikshit received Padma Shri for literature and education in 2025.[2]
Hriday Narayan Dixit became an MLA from Bhagwantnagar in Unnao district, defeating BSP's Shashank Shekhar Singh by 53,366 votes.
Dixit is from Louva village of Purva tehsil in Unnao. He first became an MLA in 1985 after contesting as an Independent. In 1989, he became an MLA on a Janata Dal ticket. He later left the Janata Dal for the Samajwadi Party and in 1993, he was elected MLA for the third time. In 1995, during the SP-BSP coalition government, he was the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of Panchayati Raj. From 2010 to 2016, he was a BJP Legislative Council member and party leader. Dixit won the Bhagwantnagar seat on a BJP ticket, becoming an MLA for the fourth time.
During The Emergency in India, which was imposed in the country from 26 June 1975 to 21 March 1977, Dixit was also imprisoned for 19 months.
Dixit is also a writer. His articles have been published in newspapers like The Hindu and Navbharat Times.[3][4]
Other works
Dixit also works as a journalist. He is an author and has written several books. His chief literary works are Madhu Abhilasha, Deen Dayal Upadhyay: Drashta, Drishti aur Darshan and Hind Swaraj ka Punarpaath.[5]
References
- ↑ "HN Dikshit elected UP Assembly Speaker". The Economic Times. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Yogi congratulates four Padma awardees from UP". The Times of India. 29 April 2025. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hriday Narayan Dikshit takes over as UP BJP's chief spokesperson". The Economic Times. 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hridaya Narain Dixit(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):(ELECTED FROM UP LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
- ↑ "हृदय नारायण की लेखनी से ईर्ष्या होती है: रामनाईक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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