Pawan Kedia
Mohan Verma | |
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| MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
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Assumed office March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Radheshyam |
| Constituency | Hata (Assembly constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 December 1965 Hata, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Amita Kedia (m. 1991) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Sitaram Kedia |
| Residence(s) | Vibhutikhand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow |
| Education | M.Com. |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Industrialist |
Pawan Kumar Kedia is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Hata (Assembly constituency) in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Early life and education
Kedia was born 1 December 1965 in Hata, Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sitaram Kedia. He married Amita Kedia in 1991, they have a son. He belongs to Vaishya community. He got M.Com. degree from Gorakhpur University in 1990.
Political career
Kedia started his political journey as Head of Department (HOD) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1994 to 2010. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he contested from Hata (Assembly constituency) as an Independent politician, but lost to SP's Radheshyam Singh and stood on sixth with 8,914 (4.81%) votes.
In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he got ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Hata. He was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Radheshyam Singh by a margin of 53,076 votes.
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
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| 01 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |