Shakya is an Indian surname and is part of the broader Kushwaha community including other surnames like Maurya, Kachhi, Saini,

Koeri The Koeri (spelt as Koiry or Koiri) and also referred to as Kushwaha and Maurya in several parts of North India are an Indian non-elite caste, found largely in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, whose traditional occupation was agriculture. Accordi ...

etc, who collectively assert descent from Kusha, a son of the avatar of Vishnu, Rama. This caste group is considered as one of the most numerous OBC castes in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It is estimated that they are distributed across the states, in almost all assembly constituencies. In Uttar Pradesh, they have preponderance in

Etah Lok Sabha constituency Etah is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Assembly segments Presently, Etah Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are: Members o ...

Notable people

Notable people with this surname, who may or may not be associated with the caste/clan are: * Alok Kumar Shakya, former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhongaon Assembly constituency. * Bhagwan Singh Shakya, former minister of State in Government of Uttar Pradesh. *

Daya Ram Shakya Daya Ram Shakya (19 September 1923 – 4 December 2003) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Farrukhabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Janata Party ...

, former Member of Indian Parliament from

Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency covers the entire Farrukhabad district Assembly segments Presently, Farrukhabad Lok Sab ...

. *

Geeta Shakya Geeta Shakya also known as Geeta alias chandra prabha is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a former district president of the BJP from A ...

, Member of Indian Parliament ( Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh. * Gore Lal Shakya, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bharthana Assembly constituency. *

Mahadeepak Singh Shakya Mahadeepak Singh Shakya (25 July 1922 – 10 November 2020) was an Indian politician. Career He was the most senior and prominent leader in Etah district and a member of Lok Sabha. He was elected to Lok Sabha for six terms from Etah in Uttar ...

, five times

Member of Indian Parliament The Parliament of India (IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the Peo ...

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. * Sushil Kumar Shakya, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Amritpur Assembly constituency. * Dharmendra Kumar Singh Shakya, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Shekhupur Assembly constituency. * Panna Lal Shakya, former member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from

Guna Assembly constituency Guna is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 2008, following the delimitation of the L ...

. * Sinod Kumar Shakya, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Dataganj Assembly constituency. *

Vinay Shakya Vinay Shakya is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Bidhuna (Auraiya) constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He did MA from KK Degree College Etaw ...

, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bidhuna Assembly constituency. * Raghuraj Singh Shakya, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Etawah Assembly constituency. * Ram Singh Shakya, former member of Lok Sabha from

Etawah Lok Sabha constituency Etawah Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Assembly segments Members of Parliament Election results See also * Etawah district * Lis ...

. * Ram Autar Shakya, former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhongaon Assembly constituency. * Suraj Singh Shakya, four times member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sakit Assembly constituency in

Etah district Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, since 1854. Etah City is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. About According to the 2011 census Etah district has a population of 1,761,152. ...

of Uttar Pradesh. * Harish Shakya, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bilsi Assembly constituency. * Mamtesh Shakya, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Patiyali Assembly constituency.

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