Nitin Agrawal
Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 March 2012
Preceded byNaresh Chandra Agarwal
ConstituencyHardoi
Personal details
Born (1981-08-09) 9 August 1981[1]
Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political partyBJP[1]
SpouseGarima Agrawal
Children3 (2 daughters and 1 son)
Parent
ResidenceHardoi
Alma materSymbiosis International Education Centre &
University of Delhi[2]
ProfessionPolitician & Farmer

Nitin Agrawal is an Indian politician, serving as Minister of State (Independent charge) for Excise & Liquor Prohibition in the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is elected as a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly. He represents the Hardoi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is an elected member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 18 October 2021. He resigned from his post on 19 January 2022.[3]

Early life and education

Nitin Agrawal was born in Hardoi district. He attended the Symbiosis International Education Centre and University of Delhi and attained B.Com & MBA degrees. His father is Naresh Chandra Agarwal who was MLA from Hardoi constituency for seven terms and also a member of the Rajya Sabha from May 2012 to March 2018.[1][2]

Political career

Nitin Agrawal has been MLA for three terms. He represented the Hardoi constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). He was elected in the by-election for the Hardoi constituency for his first term after the sitting MLA resigned to assume membership in the Rajya Sabha.

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
01 2022 Incumbent Minister of Independent Charge – Excise & prohibition Government of Uttar Pradesh
022022IncumbentMember, 18th Legislative Assembly
0320172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
04 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
0520072012Member, 15th Legislative AssemblyElected during the by-election

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. "Samajwadi Party MLA, Supported By BJP For UP Deputy Speaker, Quits Party". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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