Satish Upadhyay (born 6 March 1962) is an Indian politician serving as the Vice Chairman of

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(NDMC). He was former President of the

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Unit of the

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(BJP) and the Councillor from the Malviya Nagar's Ward No. 161 in the South Delhi Municipal Council (SDMC). He was elected President of the Delhi BJP in July 2014 in the Lok Sabha elections. Before his taking presidential office, he served as Vice President of the Delhi BJP unit from 2010-2012 and as Secretary of the Delhi BJP unit from 2009-2010. Upadhyay joined the

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(RSS) and the

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(ABVP) in the 1980s. He has also been a Member of the Censor Board of Film Certification and the TAC in Delhi. He was Elected as MLA from Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency in 2025.

Student life

He has a

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Honours degree in

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from

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. While in college, he joined the

(ABVP) and contested Delhi University Student Union elections as an ABVP candidate. Extremely popular among the students, he was elected as the youngest Vice President of Delhi University Student Union in 1982.
He was the

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of the ABVP in Delhi State from 1984-1986.

Early political career

After completing his graduation, Upadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP. He was made the

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(organisation), BJYM of Delhi State in 1988 and continued in the same position till 1990. He rapidly rose to the top echelons of power in BJYM and was made the President BJYM of Delhi State in 2002; a position he held until 2004. He made valuable contributions in the 1993 Delhi Assembly Elections. He was also a member of the Media Team at the BJP

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during 1998-2000.

Electoral politics

He held various important positions in the party. An ardent party worker, his stature in the party grew over the years and after working for the people for three decades, he finally entered electoral politics in 2012 and contested the

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(MCD) elections from Malviya Nagar for Ward No. 161. He won the election and was also entrusted the job of Chairman of the Education Committee of the SDMC. His work as the Chairman brought him much admiration and he was selected for a second term too. He was later selected as the Chairman of the Standing Committee.

Social life

Since his school days, as a RSS volunteer, Upadhyay has been actively involved in developmental works. He was a member of various religious and social organisations and worked with dedication for the social welfare of people in health and education of underprivileged children in particular. He is a strong contender from BJP for chief minister in Delhi but lost to Rekha Gupta who was announced as the new Chief Minister in a recently held MLA meeting of BJP after recent Assembly elections in Delhi.

Personal life

He is married to Aarti Upadhyay and together they have three children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyay, Satish Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi People from Delhi 1962 births Delhi MLAs 2025–2030