Neelima Katiyar
Indian politician
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Neelima Katiyar is an Indian politician and the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Neelima Katiyar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Higher Education and Science & Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Satish Kumar Nigam |
| Constituency | Kalyanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1973 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent | Prem Lata Katiyar |
| Alma mater | M.A. 2001, CSJM University Kanpur[1] |
| Profession | Social work, business, politician |
Personal life
Neelima was born in Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Prem Lata Katiyar, a former minister in Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Education
Katiyar earned M.A. and B.A. degrees from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (formerly Kanpur University).[citation needed]
Political life
In 2017 she was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Kalyanpur, Kanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with 86620 votes in this election.[3]
She has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[4]
