Sanjay Seth is an Indian politician from UP, not to be confused with the Ranchi politician of the same name. He was elected to the

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, the upper house of the

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from

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as a member of the

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in 2016. He has served as the Co-Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association (Affiliated to the

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), as vice-president of the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (Affiliated to

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) and as President of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI), Uttar Pradesh region. Seth joined

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on 10 August 2019.

Early life

Seth was born in

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, Uttar Pradesh to Lavkush Narain Seth and Kusum Seth on 10 February 1961. Seth holds a bachelor's degree in commerce (

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) from

University of Lucknow The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

Professional life

Seth is one of the co-founders of Shalimar Corp Limited. Due to his experience and success in the real estate industry, he was elected as the president of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI), Uttar Pradesh Region.

Political career

An active member of the Rajya Sabha, Seth was appointed to the

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on Water Resources (July 2016-Aug 2017). He also served on the Committee on

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from September 2016 to June 2018. He is currently serving as a member on the Committee on Industry (since September 2017) and the Railway Convention Committee (since June 2018). Seth joined

on 10 August 2019.

Personal life

Seth is married to Leena Seth. They have a son and a daughter.

References

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