Sharad Tripathi (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) was a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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(BJP) from the state of
Uttar Pradesh
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. He was elected to
Lok Sabha
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from
Sant Kabir Nagar constituency in the
2014 general election.
Education
He completed his Post Graduation from Kanpur University in 1995.
Personal life
Tripathi was son of
Ramapati Ram Tripathi, former president of the BJP state unit of Uttar Pradesh. He died in 2021, following a lengthy illness.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
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,
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah
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and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
paid condolences.
Political career
*May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
*1 Sep 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry Of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
*12 June 2017 onwards: Member, House Committee
Controversies
On 6 March 2019, Sharad Tripathi was seen assaulting BJP MLA
Rakesh Singh Baghel with his shoe after he discovered that his name was missing from the foundation stone of a new road.
References
1972 births
2021 deaths
India MPs 2014–2019
People from Sant Kabir Nagar district
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University alumni
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
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