Anupama Jaiswal

Anupama Jaiswal is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represents the Bahraich constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Anupama Jaiswal
Minister of Basic Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded bySatish Chandra Dwivedi
Minister of Child Development & Nutrition
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded bySwati Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byWaqar Ahmad Shah
ConstituencyBahraich
Personal details
Born (1967-02-03) 3 February 1967
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Ashok Kumar Jaiswal
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(m. 1989)​
Children1 son, 2 daughters
ParentRavindra Kant
Alma materMA, LLB from Avadh University
ProfessionPolitician, Businesswoman
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Early life and education

Jaiswal was born 2 March 1967 in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh to her father Ravindra Kant Jaiswal. She belongs to Kalwar (Jaiswal) community. In 1989 she married Ashok Kumar Jaiswal, who is a Bank Manager by profession, they have one son (Shivam Jaiwal) and two daughters (Aishwarya Jaiswal & Swati Shree Jaiswal). In 1999, she got Master of Arts degree and in 2010 she got Bachelor of Laws degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad.

Political career

Jaiswal is a member of Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In 2017 elections she was elected MLA from Bahraich, she defeated her nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Rubab Sayda by a margin of 6,702 votes.[3] She was appointed Minister of State for Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition, Revenue, Finance in Yogi Adityanath ministry.

References
  1. "Member Profile". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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