Kishore Upadhyaya

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Preceded byDhan Singh Negi
Preceded byLakhiram Joshi
Succeeded byDinesh Dhanai
Preceded byYashpal Arya
Kishore Upadhyay
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Tehri
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byDhan Singh Negi
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byLakhiram Joshi
Succeeded byDinesh Dhanai
President
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
13 June 2014  4 May 2017
Preceded byYashpal Arya
Succeeded byPritam Singh
Personal details
Born (1958-06-01) 1 June 1958 (age 67)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2022- Present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (2002-2022)

Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1 June 1958) is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Tehri in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been elected three times to represent Tehri, in 2002, 2007 and 2022. In 2012 Assembly election, he lost to Dinesh Dhanai an Independent candidate by 377 votes.[1] He served as the Minister of state for Industrial Development under N. D. Tiwari ministry from 2002 to 2004.

Kishore Upadhyaya was the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee from 2014 to 2017, taking over from Yashpal Arya.[2][3]

Year Description
2002 - 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Minister - Industrial Development (2002–04)
  • Member - Committee on Government Assurances (2004–07)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2004–07)
2007 - 2012 Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
  • Member - Committee on PSE and Corporate (2007–08)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2008–12)
2022 - 2027 Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (3rd term)

Elections contested

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