Yogendra Upadhyaya is an

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politician and member of the

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and was also

16th 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 ...

. Upadhyaya is a member of the

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and represented Agra South

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Early life and education

Yogendra Upadhyaya was born in

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in 1955. He holds

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and

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degrees (alma mater not known).

Political career

Yogendra Upadhyaya has been a MLA third time in a row (incumbent). He represents Agra South (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the

. In November 2023, he had been criticised for showing insensitivity towards the family of an army officer killed in

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. In tandem with the pressures of Western UP problems that grow despite political aspirations and ISI.

Posts held

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyaya, Yogendra People from Agra district Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Living people 1955 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Politicians from Agra Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027

Early life and education

Political career

Posts held

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