Surya Pratap Shahi (born 23 December 1952) is a Member of

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. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government with the portfolio of Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Agriculture Research. He has worked as the president of Uttar Pradesh state unit in the past. He is one of those distinguished BJP leaders who won election in 1985 despite sympathy wave after assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Early life

Shahi was born on 23 December 1952 in Pakahan Village of

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family. He got his early education from

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. He completed his graduation from B.R.D. Post Graduate College. Shahi got his LLB degree from

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, Varanasi in 1974. His father Rajendra Kishor Shahi was District Sanchalak of

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(RSS), who introduced him to the RSS at a very early age. Shahi was politically active since his student days. He contested and won the election of the student union in BHU. His uncle Ravindra Kishor Shahi was State President of

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and a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government from 1977 to 1979. Shahi was married in 1973 to Rani Shahi. He has three children- a son and two daughters.

Political career

Shahi contested the assembly election of Uttar Pradesh for first time in the year 1980. However, he got elected for first time as MLA from the 'Kasia' assembly seat in 1985. Second time he won the election was in 1991 and became the Minister of State for Home in the Uttar Pradesh government. After completing one year in the government he was elevated to the position of Cabinet Minister with the portfolio of Health and Family Welfare. In the year 1996, he again got elected as MLA. Surya Pratap Shahi held the office of Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh government between 1997 and 2002 with the portfolio of Excise and Liquor Prohibition and currently he is a cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh Government with the portfolio of Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Agriculture Research.New BJP President of Uttar Pradesh: Surya Pratap Shahi-Aaj Ki Khabar
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shahi, Surya Pratap State cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027 Living people People from Deoria district Yogi ministry 1952 births