Vinay Shankar Tiwari (born 15 February 1966) is an Indian politician and was a member of

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representing Chillupar. He was a member of the

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. In December 2021, he joined

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

Personal life

Tiwari was born 15 February 1966 in Tada village in Gorakhpur district of

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to politician Hari Shankar Tiwari. He received a

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degree from

Lucknow University University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is one of the oldest public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh, University Road area of the city with a second ...

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in 1987. He married Rita Tiwari on 21 February 1992. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

Political career

Tiwari belongs to a political family. His father Hari Shankar Tiwari was six times MLA from Chillupar and his brother Bhishma Shankar Tiwari was MP of

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(2009-2014). He started his political career in 2008 bypoll elections, he got ticket by

from

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, but lost to SP's

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by a margin of 1,31,286 votes. In 2009 General elections, he got ticket by

from

Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha Constituency) Gorakhpur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. The current member of Lok Sabha is Ravi Kishan, who has won the election as a BJP party candidate in 2024. This constituency is considered a stronghold of Gorakhnath ...

. He contested against

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but lost by a margin of 2,20,271 votes. In 2017, he represented the Chillupar (Assembly constituency). In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he contested elections from Chillupar and was elected MLA by defeating

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candidate Rajesh Tripathi by a margin of 3,359 votes. In 2022, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections, he again contested elections from Chillupar

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but lost to Rajesh Tripathi of

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by a huge margin of 14,243 votes.

Posts held

References

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