Shiv Pratap Shukla (born 1 April 1952) is an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Finance in the

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. He is

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in the upper house (

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) of the

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. He represents 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 ...

Political career

ABVP to Bharatiya Janata Party

Shukla campaigned in the General Elections in 1989 and was elected a member of the

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, defeating Shri Sunil Shastri of INC. He was elected as

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four consecutive times in 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996.

Minister of state in the BJP government

Shukla was appointed a state minister in

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(BJP) led governments in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed the cabinet Minister for Jails in 1996–1998 under

–

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a short-lived coalition government of

Mayawati Kumari Mayawati (born 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician. She has served four separate terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social chan ...

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& later on appointed Minister for Rural Development in year 1998–2002 under BJP government of

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References

External links

Official Site of Legislature in Uttar Pradesh
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