Ramveer Upadhyay (1 August 1957 – 2 September 2022) was an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of the state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

, India. He represented the Sadabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

(BSP) political party. Previously he represented the

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and

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constituencies, being member of the assembly four times in the process. On 14 January 2022, he resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and on 15 January 2022, he joined the

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(BJP).

Personal life

Upadhyay was born in the village of Bamauli in

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to Ram Charan Upadhyay. He attained

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degree from

Meerut University Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudh ...

. Upadhyay married

Seema Upadhyay Seema Upadhayay is an Indian politician, belonging from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Fatehpur Sikri constituency in Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a ...

on 14 February 1985, with whom he had two daughters and a son. He was a lawyer and agriculturalist by profession. Upadhyay died from cancer on 2 September 2022, at the age of 65.Agra News : पूर्व मंत्री रामवीर उपाध्याय का निधन, सियासी गलियारों में शोक की लहर

Political career

Upadhyay was a MLA for five terms. He represented the

constituency as a member of the

political party. From 2017, he represented the Sadabad constituency.

Positions held

References

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Personal life

Political career

Positions held

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