Kishore Upadhyaya

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Kishore Upadhyay
President
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
13 June 2014 – 4 May 2017
Preceded byYashpal Arya
Succeeded byPritam Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Tehri
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byLakhiram Joshi
Succeeded byDinesh Dhanai
Personal details
Born (1958-06-01) 1 June 1958 (age 63)
Tehri, Uttar Pradesh, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2022-Present)Indian National Congress (2002-2022)
ResidenceNew Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1 June 1958) is an Indian National Congress politician from Uttarakhand and a two term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was twice elected from Tehri assembly constituency in the 2002 and 2007 assembly elections. In 2012 Assembly election, he lost to Dinesh Dhanai an Independent candidate with a margin of just 377 votes.[1] He served as the Minister of state for Industrial development under N. D. Tiwari Chief ministership from 2002 to 2004.

He was the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or Uttarakhand PCC from 2014 to 2017. He took over from Yashpal Arya.[2][3]

Positions held[]

Year Description
2002 - 2007 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Minister - Industrial Development (2002–04)
  • Member - Committee on Government Assurances (2004–07)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2004–07)
2007 - 2012 Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
  • Member - Committee on PSE and Corporate (2007–08)
  • Member - Committee on Assembly Rules (2008–12)

Elections contested[]

Year Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
2002 Tehri Won 41.95% Ratan Singh Gunsola BJP 31.41%
2007 Tehri Won 35.31% Khem Singh Chauhan BJP 28.14%
2012 Tehri Lost 28.83% Dinesh Dhanai IND 29.77%
2017 Sahaspur Lost 23.30% Sahdev Singh Pundir BJP 40.75%
2022 Tehri Election to be held in January - February 2022

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ My Neta
  2. ^ Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress
  3. ^ Kishore Upadhyay appointed new Pradesh Congress committee chief in Uttarakhand
Party political offices
Preceded by President
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
13 June 2014 – 4 May 2017 		Succeeded by
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