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Biography
Ram Naresh Agnihotri is an Indian politician and District General Secretary at BJP Mainpuri Uttar Pradesh of India.
Early life and education
Agnihotri was born 27 May 1957 in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh to his father Om Prakash Agnihotri. He belongs to Brahman community. In 1986, he married with Kalpana Agnihotri, they have two sons and four daughters. In 1978, he had completed Bachelor of Laws education from K.K. Degree College University Lucknow.
Political career
Agnihotri has MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Bhongaun constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Alok Kumar Shakya by a margin of 20,297 votes. He is first candidate for Bhartiya Janta Party registered win on Bhongaon (Assembly constituency).
He has been appointed as Cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019. he got departments of Excise, Liquor Prohibition, who formerly held by Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh.
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 2017 | Incumbent | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 2 | August 2019 | Incumbent | Cabinet Minister for Excise, Liquor Prohibition |