Digvijay Narayan Chaubey

Digvijay Narayan Chaubey
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded by Mohamed Ayub
Succeeded by Ankur Raj Tiwari
Constituency Khalilabad (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born
Digvijay Narayan Chaturvedi

15 October 1970
Bhitaha, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality Indian
Political party Samajwadi Party
Residence(s) A-904, Bahukhandi Minister Housing, Lucknow
Education
Occupation MLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Agriculture

Digvijay Narayan Chaubey (also known as Jay Chaubey) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Khalilabad (Assembly constituency) in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Early life and education

Chaubey was born 15 October 1970 in Bhitaha village in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh to father Gomti Prasad Chaturvedi. In 1994, he married Poonam Chaturvedi, they have two sons named Satyam and Shivam and one daughter Smriti. He belongs to Brahmin family. He earned Diploma in Computer science degree from Karnataka and Bachelor of Education degree from Bangalore.

Political career

Chaubey started his journey of politics in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he got ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Khalilabad (Assembly constituency). But he lost to Mohamed Ayub (Peace Party of India) and stood on third with 43,552 (21.06%) votes.

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he again contested from Khalilabad and won this seat by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Mashhoor Alam Choudhary by a margin of 16,037 (7.16%) votes.

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh