Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla (born 20 December 1955) is an Indian politician. He represented the Khalilabad constituency in the

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during 1991-1996 (

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). He is a member of

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Early life

Shukla was born in Katar Soyam village in

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district of

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to Shri Kapil Dev Shukla and Smt. Phoolmati Devi in a

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family. He received a

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degree in

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from St. Andrews

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. In 1977, he was elected General Secretary of the student's union of St. Andrews P.G. College in Gorakhpur. In 1973, he joined

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. Shukla spent considerable time in prison during the Emergency. This is where he developed close relations with

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. He took part in the

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movement. He would be an active member of any national movement that would be organized anywhere in the country. One such movement was the Indian flag hoisting at

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alongside

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Political career

His political career began when he was elected as the President of Students Union at TDM Gorakhpur in 1973 and later as General Secretary of Students Union at St. Andrews P.G. College in 1977. He was elected to the

for the first time in 1991 from Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh after defeating Surendra Yadav of the

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by a close margin. He completed his 5 year term in 1996. He contested for

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elections again in 1999. He also contested for

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elections from Basti in 2007. He was in charge of the BJP cell of Gorkahpur from 2010-2012. He was again made in charge of the BJP cell of

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from 2012-2015. He is currently member of the Rashtriya Parishad of

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Personal life

He married Smt. Savitri Shukla on 21 June 1978 and they have a son and three daughters. He was a resident of Katar Soyam village for majority of his life. Currently he lives in

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. One remarkable milestone he achieved is that all his children are post-graduates in various streams. His son Dr. Vivekanand Shukla holds a

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from Madan Mohan Malviya University Gorakhpur.

References

1955 births Living people India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub