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Suresh Kumar) is a politician based in western Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the
16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixtee ...
and is currently a member of
17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (Seventeenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 19 March 2017 as a result of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2017 held between 11 February to 8 March 2017. The L ...
in the northern state of India. He represents the
Thana Bhawan constituency of
Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party. Rana has previously served as a
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ot ...
in the Uttar Pradesh Government and currently holds the position of a
Cabinet Minister
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, â ...
in the
Yogi Adityanath led Government and holds the portfolios of sugarcane development and sugarcane mills.
Early life and education
Suresh Rana was born in
Thana Bhawan,
Shamli in 1970 in a
Rajput family. As per his election affidavit, Rana is 12th pass. Prior to entering politics, he was an
agriculturist by profession.
Muzaffarnagar Riots
In November 2015 a bailable warrant was issued against Rana for violating prohibitory orders and instigating communal tension during the
2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
The clashes between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India in August–September 2013, resulted in at least 62 deaths including 42 Muslims and 20 Hindus and injured 93 and left more than 50,000 people ...
. According to
NDTV, Rana was charged with
In December 2015, Rana surrendered before a
Muzzafarnagar
Muzaffarnagar is a city under Muzaffarnagar District in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway (NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It is kno ...
court after the court issued a bailable warrant against him.
On 30 January 2017, a case was filed against Rana for hate speech after claiming that he would impose a curfew on
Kairana
Kairana is a city and a municipal board in Shamli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately from Shamli city.
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Kairana had a total population of 89,000, of which 47,047 were male ...
,
Deoband
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Etymo ...
, and
Moradabad if he won in the upcoming
2017 Assembly elections. The next day, another case was filed against him for violating electoral conduct after laying down a foundation stone with his name on it on a newly built road in Goherpur village in
Shamli district.
Political career
Suresh Rana has been a
MLA for two terms. Rana represents
Thana Bhawan constituency and is a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party.
He got the ministries of Cane Development and Sugar Mills, Industrial development.
Posts Held
See also
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Thana Bhawan
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Government of India
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Politics of India
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Bharatiya Janata Party
References
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1970 births
Living people
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
People from Shamli district
2013 Muzaffarnagar violence
Yogi ministry
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Indian Hindus
Indian politicians
Indian politicians convicted of crimes