Neelima Katiyar is an Indian politician and the

Minister of State Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior minister ...

in the

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. She was member of

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Personal life

Neelima was born in Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of

Prem Lata Katiyar Prem Lata Katiyar (born January 1, 1946) is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Life Katiyar is originally from the Kurmi caste. She has been elected MLA from Kalyanpur Vidhansabha five times ...

, a former minister in Uttar Pradesh.

Education

Katiyar earned M.A. and B.A. degrees from Kanpur University

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Aerial view of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Campus Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state collegiate university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered un ...

Political life

In 2017 she was elected as a Member of

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from Kalyanpur, Kanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a

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candidate with 86620 votes in this election. She has been appointed

Minister of state Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior minister ...

in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.

References

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