Prem Lata Katiyar is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in
Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Life
She has been MLA From Kalyanpur Vidhansabha five times and Minister three times. She is the Vice-President of
Bharatiya Janata Party Uttar Pradesh unit. She is an ex MLA from
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...
. She is from
Kurmi community. Premlata Katiyar has been a minister in governments in Uttar Pradesh headed by
Kalyan Singh,
Ram Prakash Gupta
Ram Prakash Gupta (26 October 1923 – 1 May 2004) was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as its predecessor party, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
A post-gra ...
,
Raj Nath Singh and
Kumari Mayawati (when the
BSP had a tie-up with the
BJP).
Representing Kanpur's Kalyanpur Assembly seat (under which IIT-Kanpur falls) continuously since 1991, this
Kurmi leader is not related to a more hard line UP BJP leader named
Vinay Katiyar. Premlata's association with the BJP began with the anti-Emergency movement. Her daughter,
Neelima Katiyar
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.
Personal life
Nilima was born in Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Pre ...
, is now MLA from
Kalyanpur and office-bearer in the state unit of
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
References
External links
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People from Kanpur Nagar district
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1991–1993
State cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh
1946 births
Living people
Women in Uttar Pradesh politics
20th-century Indian women politicians
20th-century Indian politicians
Women state cabinet ministers of India
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