Sharad Tripathi (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) was a member of the

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(BJP) from the state of

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. He was elected to

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from Sant Kabir Nagar constituency in the 2014 general election.

Education

He completed his Post Graduation from Kanpur University in 1995.

Personal life

Tripathi was son of

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, former president of the BJP state unit of Uttar Pradesh. He died in 2021, following a lengthy illness. Prime Minister

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, Union Home Minister

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and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid condolences.

Political career

*May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha *1 Sep 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry Of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation *12 June 2017 onwards: Member, House Committee

Controversies

On 6 March 2019, Sharad Tripathi was seen assaulting BJP MLA

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with his shoe after he discovered that his name was missing from the foundation stone of a new road.

References

1972 births 2021 deaths India MPs 2014–2019 People from Sant Kabir Nagar district Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University alumni Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub