Ramveer Upadhyay (1 August 1957 – 2 September 2022) was an Indian politician and a member of the
17th Legislative Assembly of the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, India.
He represented the
Sadabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), a ...
(BSP) political party.
Previously he represented the
Sikandra Rao
Sikandra Rao is a town in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the three assembly constituencies of the district and a Municipal board. The current MLA from the constituency is senior BJP leader Birendra Singh Rana.The town is locat ...
and
Hathras
Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division.
The primary spoken language is ...
constituencies, being member of the assembly four times in the process.
On 14 January 2022, he resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and on 15 January 2022, he joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...
(BJP).
Personal life
Upadhyay was born in the village of Bamauli in
Hathras district
Hathras district (previously called Mahamaya Nagar district) is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The city of Hathras is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of Aligarh division. The district occupies an area of and ...
to Ram Charan Upadhyay. He attained
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of ...
degree from
Meerut University
Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudh ...
. Upadhyay married
Seema Upadhyay
Seema Upadhayay is an Indian politician, belonging from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Fatehpur Sikri constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
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on 14 February 1985, with whom he had two daughters and a son. He was a lawyer and agriculturalist by profession.
Upadhyay died from cancer on 2 September 2022, at the age of 65.
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Political career
Upadhyay was a MLA for five terms. He represented the Sikandra Rao
Sikandra Rao is a town in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the three assembly constituencies of the district and a Municipal board. The current MLA from the constituency is senior BJP leader Birendra Singh Rana.The town is locat ...
constituency as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), a ...
political party. From 2017, he represented the Sadabad constituency.
Positions held
See also
* Sikandra Rao
Sikandra Rao is a town in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the three assembly constituencies of the district and a Municipal board. The current MLA from the constituency is senior BJP leader Birendra Singh Rana.The town is locat ...
* Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixtee ...
* Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the- ...
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1957 births
2022 deaths
Deaths from cancer in India
Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Chaudhary Charan Singh University alumni
People from Hathras district
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh