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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1953 in ~~a [[Yadav]] family of~~ Gosaipur, [[Ballia district\|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Dwarika Choudhary. In 1974, he got [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University\|Gorakhpur University]], and in 1982, he received a degree in [[Bachelor of Laws\|LLB]] from [[University of Lucknow\|Lucknow University]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5178\|title=Candidate affidavit\|website=myneta.info\|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="UPLA">{{Cite web\|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/~~english~~/~~opp-leader_current~~.~~htm~~\|title=Member Profile\|website=uplegisassembly.gov.in\|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>		Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1953 in Gosaipur, [[Ballia district\|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Dwarika Choudhary. In 1974, he got [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University\|Gorakhpur University]], and in 1982, he received a degree in [[Bachelor of Laws\|LLB]] from [[University of Lucknow\|Lucknow University]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5178\|title=Candidate affidavit\|website=myneta.info\|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="UPLA">{{Cite web\|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/LeaderofOpposition/present_LeaderofOpposition_en_.aspx#/LeaderOfOpposition\|title=Member Profile\|website=uplegisassembly.gov.in\|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Chaudhary has [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]] for eight terms. 1977 to 1992 he represented Chilkahar constituency in [[Ballia district\|Ballia]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2002, he represented [[Bansdih (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Ballia district\|Ballia]] as a member of [[Samajwadi Party]]. He was also Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (1990-91) and Minister of Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (2003-07) and [[Akhilesh Yadav]] cabinet (2012-17).		Chaudhary has [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]] for eight terms. 1977 to 1992 he represented Chilkahar constituency in [[Ballia district\|Ballia]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2002, he represented [[Bansdih (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Ballia district\|Ballia]] as a member of [[Samajwadi Party]]. He was also Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (1990-91) and Minister of Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (2003-07) and [[Akhilesh Yadav]] cabinet (2012-17).<ref name="UPLA"/>

	Since March 2017, he serve Leader of opposition in [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] as a leader of [[Samajwadi Party]].		Since March 2017, he serve Leader of opposition in [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] as a leader of [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref name="UPLA"/>

	==Posts held==		==Posts held==
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	**Member, Estimate Committee		**Member, Estimate Committee
	*1980-1985		*1980-1985
	** Member, [[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (Second Term)<ref name="1980 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1980 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201980.pdf}}</ref>		** Member, [[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (Second Term)<ref name="1980 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1980 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201980.pdf}}</ref>
	*1985-1989		*1985-1989
	**Member, [[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (third Term)<ref name="1985 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1985 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201985.pdf}}</ref>		**Member, [[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (third Term)<ref name="1985 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1985 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201985.pdf}}</ref>
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	**Member, Question & Reference Committee		**Member, Question & Reference Committee
	*1991-1992		*1991-1992
	**Member, [[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (fifth Term)<ref name="1991 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1991 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/Stat_Rep_UP_91.pdf}}</ref>		**Member, [[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (fifth Term)<ref name="1991 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 1991 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/Stat_Rep_UP_91.pdf}}</ref>
	*2002-2007		*2002-2007
	**Member, [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (sixth Term)<ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 2002 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}</ref>		**Member, [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (sixth Term)<ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news\|title= 2002 Election Results\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}</ref>
	**Minister, Child Development and Nutrition ([[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] Cabinet)		**Minister, Child Development and Nutrition ([[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] Cabinet)
	**Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations		**Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Ram Govind Chaudhary
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|07|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Lucknow]], [[Ballia]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| constituency4 = [[Bansdih (Assembly constituency)|Bansdih]], [[Ballia district|Ballia]]
| constituency11 = Chilkahar, [[Ballia district|Ballia]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of <br/> [[Bansdih (Assembly constituency)|Bansdih]]
| term_start2 = March 2017
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| term_start3 = March 2012
| term_end3 = March 2017
| predecessor3 = Shiv Shankar
| successor3 =
| term_start4 = February 2002
| term_end4 = May 2007
| predecessor4 = [[ Bacha Pathak ]]
| successor4 = Shiv Shankar
| office = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]],<br/> [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 27 March 2017
| predecessor = [[Gaya Charan Dinkar]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| office6 = Ministry of Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition<br/>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start6 = May 2012
| term_end6 = March 2017
| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| office7 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of<br/> Chilkahar
| term_start7 = June 1991
| term_end7 = December 1992
| predecessor7 =
| successor7 = Sangram Singh Yadav
| term_start8 = December 1989
| term_end8 = April 1991
| predecessor8 =
| successor8 =
| term_start9 = March 1985
| term_end9 = November 1989
| predecessor9 =
| successor9 =
| term_start10 = June 1980
| term_end10 = March 1985
| predecessor10 =
| successor10 =
| term_start11 = June 1977
| term_end11 = February 1980
| predecessor11 = Jagannath Chaudhary
| successor11 =
| alma_mater = [[Gorakhpur University]], [[University of Lucknow]]
| profession = [[Politician]], Advocate
| spouse = Kalawati Devi
| children = 1
}}

'''Ram Govind Chaudhary''' (born 9 July 1953) is one of the prominent socialist leader of [[India]] who currently serves as Leader of the Opposition in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] since 2017.<ref name="Patrika">{{cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/ram-govind-chaudhary-leader-samajwadi-party-in-up-assembly-hindi-news-1539093/ |title=रामगोविंद चौधरी बने नेता विरोधी दल |trans-title=Ram Govind Chaudhary becomes leader of opposition |publisher=Patrika News |language=hi |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> He was in charge of Basic Education and Child Nutrition and Development Ministries in previous [[Samajwadi Party]] Government of [[Uttar Pradesh]] led by [[Akhilesh Yadav]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bed.up.nic.in/contact.htm |title=Primary Education Department |publisher=Bed.up.nic.in |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> He is [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] from the [[Bansdih]] assembly seat, [[Ballia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bansdih.html |title=Bansdih Election Results 2017 |access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref>

He had closely worked with [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] and [[Chandra Shekhar]]. He is one of the close associate of [[Samajwadi Party]] president [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]].<ref name="Patrika"/>

==Early life and education==
Chaudhary was born on 9 July 1953 in a [[Yadav]] family of Gosaipur, [[Ballia district|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Dwarika Choudhary. In 1974, he got [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University|Gorakhpur University]], and in 1982, he received a degree in [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] from [[University of Lucknow|Lucknow University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5178|title=Candidate affidavit|website=myneta.info|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="UPLA">{{Cite web|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/english/opp-leader_current.htm|title=Member Profile|website=uplegisassembly.gov.in|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Chaudhary has [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for eight terms. 1977 to 1992 he represented Chilkahar constituency in [[Ballia district|Ballia]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2002, he represented [[Bansdih (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Ballia district|Ballia]] as a member of [[Samajwadi Party]]. He was also Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (1990-91) and Minister of Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education in [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] cabinet (2003-07) and [[Akhilesh Yadav]] cabinet (2012-17).

Since March 2017, he serve Leader of opposition in [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] as a leader of [[Samajwadi Party]].

==Posts held==
* 1977-1980
** Member, [[7th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (First Term)<ref name="1977 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 1977 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201977.pdf}}</ref>
**Member, Estimate Committee
*1980-1985
** Member, [[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (Second Term)<ref name="1980 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 1980 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201980.pdf}}</ref>
*1985-1989
**Member, [[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (third Term)<ref name="1985 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 1985 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201985.pdf}}</ref>
**Whip, Janata Party Legislature Party
** Member, Joint Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Denotified Tribes
*1989-1991
**Member, [[10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (fourth Term)<ref name="1989 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 1989 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report_%20UP_1989.pdf}}</ref>
** Minister, Horticulture and Food Processing ([[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] Cabinet)
**Member, Joint Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and Denotified Tribes
**Member, Question & Reference Committee
*1991-1992
**Member, [[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (fifth Term)<ref name="1991 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 1991 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/Stat_Rep_UP_91.pdf}}</ref>
*2002-2007
**Member, [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (sixth Term)<ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 2002 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}</ref>
**Minister, Child Development and Nutrition ([[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] Cabinet)
**Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations
*2012-2017
**Member, [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (seventh Term)<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|title= 2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|access-date=24 December 2018|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref>
**Minister, Child Development and Nutrition, Basic Education, Social Welfare and Panchayati Raj ([[Akhilesh Yadav]] Cabinet)
*2017-Incumbent
**Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (eighth Term)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2017/UP/10.Detailed%20Results.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>
**Leader of Opposition in [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].

==Personal life==
He is married to Kalawati Devi. They have a son.<ref name="UPLA"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
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[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:University of Lucknow alumni]]
[[Category:Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the All-India Yadav Mahasabha]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Jharkhand Party politicians]]