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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Narayan Datt Tiwari
| name               = N. D. Tiwari
| image =Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg
| image             = Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1925|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nainital district|Baluti]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])
| birth_place       = Baluti, [[Nainital district|Nainital]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />{{small|(present day [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])}}
| residence = C1/9, Tilak Lane , New Delhi and 1 A, Mall Avenue , Lucknow,
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2018|10|18|1925|10|18|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|10|18|1925|10|18|df=yes}}
| death_place       = [[New Delhi]], India
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| constituency       =  
| constituency =  
| order             = 21st
| order = 21st
| office             = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
| office = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start         = 22 August 2007
| term_start =22 August 2007
| term_end           = 26 December 2009
| term_end = 26 December 2009
| predecessor       = [[Rameshwar Thakur]]
| predecessor = [[Rameshwar Thakur]]
| successor         = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| successor = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 1blankname        = Chief Minister
| order1 = 3rd
| 1namedata          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] <br /> [[K. Rosaiah]]
| office1= Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
| order1             = 3rd
| term_start1= 2 March 2002
| office1           = Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
| term_end1= 7 March 2007
| term_start1       = 2 March 2002
| predecessor1= [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| term_end1         = 7 March 2007
| successor1= [[B. C. Khanduri]]
| governor1          = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]<br/>[[Sudarshan Agarwal]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| predecessor1       = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| term_start2 = 25 July 1987
| successor1         = [[B. C. Khanduri]]
| term_end2 = 25 June 1988
| office2           = 18th [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
| predecessor2 =[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| term_start2       = 25 July 1987
| successor2 =[[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| term_end2         = 25 June 1988
| office3 = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| primeminister2    = Rajiv Gandhi
| term_start3 = 22 October 1986
| predecessor2       = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| term_end3 = 25 July 1987
| successor2         = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| predecessor3 =[[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| office3           = 15th [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| successor3 =[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| term_start3       = 22 October 1986
| order4 = 9th
| term_end3         = 25 July 1987
| office4 = Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| primeminister3    = Rajiv Gandhi
| term_start4 = 25 June 1988
| predecessor3       = [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| term_end4 = 5 December 1989
| successor3         = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| predecessor4 =
| order4             = 9th
| successor4 =
| office4           = Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start5 = 3 August 1984
| term_start4       = 25 June 1988
| term_end5 = 24 September 1985
| term_end4         = 5 December 1989
| predecessor5 =
| governor4          = [[Mohammed Usman Arif]]
| successor5 =
| predecessor4       = [[Vir Bahadur Singh]]
| term_start6 = 21 January 1976
| successor4         = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| term_end6 = 30 April 1977
| term_start5       = 3 August 1984
| predecessor6 =
| term_end5         = 24 September 1985
| successor6 =
| governor5          = [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]<br/>Mohammed Usman Arif
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| predecessor5       = [[Sripati Mishra]]
|religion =  
| successor5         = [[Vir Bahadur Singh]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Sushila Tiwari|1954|1991}} (her death)<br> {{marriage|Ujjwala Tiwari|14 May 2014}}  
| term_start6       = 21 January 1976
| children = Rohit Shekhar Tiwari
| term_end6         = 30 April 1977
| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]]  
| governor6          = [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
| website =
| predecessor6       = [[President's rule]]
| successor6         = President's rule
| party             = [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)| Tiwari Congress]] (1996–1998)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (till 2017)<br>[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2017–2018)
| blank1            = Religion
| data1              = [[Hinduism]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Sushila Tiwari|1953|1991}} (her death)<br /> {{marriage|Ujjwala Tiwari|14 May 2013|2018}} (his death)
| children           = 1
| alma_mater         = [[Allahabad University]]  
}}
}}
'''Narayan Datt Tiwari''' (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician. He was formerly in the [[Praja Socialist Party]] and later joined the [[Indian National Congress]].


'''Narayan Datt Tiwari''' (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician. He was the only Indian politician to be chief minister of two different Indian states.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/403200708221531.htm "Tiwari sworn in as Andhra Governor"] [[Press Trust of India|PTI]] (''[[The Hindu]]''), 22 August 2007.</ref>
He was a three-time [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] (1976–77, 1984–85, 1988–89) and served once as [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (2002–2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/nd-tiwari-passes-away-only-indian-to-serve-as-cm-of-two-states-breathes-his-last-on-93rd-birthday/1353516/|title=ND Tiwari passes away: Only Indian to serve as CM of two states breathes his last on 93rd birthday|date=18 October 2018|website=The Financial Express|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-up-and-uttarakhand-cm-n-d-tiwari-passes-away-aged-93-5407698/|title=N D Tiwari, only politician to have served as CM of two states, passes away aged 93|date=18 October 2018|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/nd-tiwari-dead-death-dies-only-politician-to-have-served-as-chief-minister-of-two-states-passed-away-on-his-birthday/301155|title=ND Tiwari only politician to have served as Chief Minister of two states, passes away on his birthday {{!}} India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> Between 1986 and 1988, he served in [[Prime Minister]] [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s cabinet, first as [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister for External Affairs]] and then as [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]. He served as [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 2007 until 2011.


He was formerly in [[Praja Socialist Party]] and later joined [[Indian National Congress]].
==Early life and education==
Narayan Datt Tiwari was born to a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Brahmin]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Big fight for Brahmin votes in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/big-fight-for-brahmin-votes-in-uttar-pradesh-874065.html |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=16 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> family in 1925, in the village of Baluti located in [[Nainital district]] of [[Uttarakhand]] state.<ref name=bio/> His father Poornanand Tiwari was an officer in the forest department, and who later resigned and joined the [[Non-cooperation movement]].<ref>Umachand Handa. ''History of Uttaranchal''. Indus Publishing, p. 210. 2002. {{ISBN|81-7387-134-5}}.</ref><ref name=bio>[http://profiles.incredible-people.com/narayan-datt-tiwari/ Narayan Datt Tiwari]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} profiles.incredible-people.com.</ref> Tiwari received his education at various schools including, M.B. School, [[Haldwani]], E.M. High School, [[Bareilly]] and C.R.S.T. High School, [[Nainital]].<ref name=ap>[http://governor.ap.nic.in/governor/tiwari.html Biographical Sketch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619083911/http://governor.ap.nic.in/governor/tiwari.html |date=19 June 2009 }} [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]], website.</ref>


He was [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] (1976–77, 1984–85, 1988–89) and [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (2002–2007). In 1986–1987, he was in [[Prime Minister]] [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s cabinet as [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister for External Affairs]]. He was [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 2007 until 2009.
His initiation into politics came early, when during the [[Indian Independence movement]], he was arrested on 14 December 1942 for writing Anti-British leaflets opposing imperialist policies, and sent to Nainital jail, where his father was already
lodged.<ref>''Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers'', p. 64. [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. 1959.</ref> Upon his release after 15 months in 1944, he enrolled at [[Allahabad University]], where he topped the University in M.A. ([[Political Science]]); he continued his education with an [[LLB]] from the same university, and was elected as the President of the Students' Union of the Allahabad University in 1947.<ref name=ap/><ref name=bio/> Meanwhile, he remained Secretary of the [[All India Student Congress]] from 1947 to 49.<ref name=ap/><ref>[http://www.thepresident.in/GovDet-10/NARAYAN-DATT-TIWARI.html?gid=37 Narayan Datt Tiwari Biography]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[President of India]] website.</ref>


Tiwari died on his 93rd birthday on 18 October 2018 in [[New Delhi]] from [[multiple organ failure]].<ref>[https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/dehradun/nd-tiwari-is-no-more नहीं रहे उत्तराखंड के विकास पुरुष एनडी तिवारी, मैक्स में ली आखिरी सांस] {{in lang|hi}}</ref>
==Career==
 
===Early career===
In the first election in Uttar Pradesh after the independence for the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] held in 1952, he was elected from [[Nanital]] constituency and became an MLA for the first time on Praja Samajwadi Party ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/n-d-tiwari-achievements-controversies-marked-his-long-run-in-politics/articleshow/66276013.cms|title=N D Tiwari: Achievements, controversies marked his long run in politics|work=The Economic Times|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> In 1957, he was elected from the Nainital legislative constituency, and became the leader of Opposition in the Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/veteran-politician-n-d-tiwari-dies-on-93rd-birthday-achievements-controversies-marked-his-long-run-in-politics-5408358/|title=Veteran politician N D Tiwari dies on 93rd birthday: Achievements, controversies marked his long run in politics|work=The Indian Express|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
 
In 1963, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party, and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from the [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]] constituency in 1965 and was subsequently appointed a minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/nd-tiwari-dead-death-dies-only-politician-to-have-served-as-chief-minister-of-two-states-passed-away-on-his-birthday/301155|title=ND Tiwari only politician to have served as Chief Minister of two states, passes away on his birthday|publisher=Times Now News|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> After that he also remained Minister for Finance and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] in the [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Government (1979–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nd-tiwari-politician-of-many-hues-dies-on-his-93rd-birthday-1370629-2018-10-18|title=ND Tiwari, politician of many hues, dies on his 93rd birthday|publisher=India Today|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> In 1968, he established Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre (JNNYC), a voluntary organisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jnnyc-haridwar.org/our_founder.html|title=Our Founder|publisher=JNNYC Haridwar|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> He remained the first President of [[Indian Youth Congress]] from 1969 to 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/n-d-tiwari-was-the-only-politician-to-rule-two-states-but-his-personal-life-eclipsed-that/136878/|title=N.D. Tiwari was the only politician to rule two states, but his personal life eclipsed that|publisher=The Print|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
 
===Later positions===
Tiwari was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh three times: from January 1976 to April 1977, from August 1984 to September 1985 and from June 1988 to December 1988.<ref name=bio/> He was elected to [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980, and served as a union minister in several portfolios in the 1980s: starting with Planning, and also remained Deputy Chairman of [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]].<ref name=members>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/members/ArchiveMemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=488&lastls=13|title=Members: Lok Sabha|publisher=Archive Members Lok Sabha|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> Thereafter he became a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] 1985–1988, during this period he also remained the Minister of [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises|Industries]] in September 1985 and in addition to that portfolio, became minister of [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/former-uttarakhand-cm-nd-tiwari-passes-away/|title=Former UP, Uttarakhand CM ND Tiwari passes away|publisher=ANI News|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> He then served as India's [[External Affairs Minister]] from October 1986 until July 1987, at which point he became [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance and Commerce]].<ref name=ap/><ref>[http://www.garhwalhimalayas.com/whoswho/ndtiwari.html Biography at garhwalhimalayas.com].</ref> He served in that position until June 1988, when he became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the third time.<ref name=ap/>
 
He was an unsuccessful contender to be [[Prime Minister of India]] in the early 1990s but was pipped to the post by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/26/world/congress-party-jostles-to-fill-void-left-by-gandhi-s-assassination.html The second-most-popular candidate is Narayan Datt Tiwari...] [[New York Times]], 26 May 1991.</ref> In 1994, he resigned from Congress and formed his own [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] along with senior Congress leader, [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] in 1995.<ref name=scandal>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tiwaris-career-from-cm-pm-candidate-to-shame-331182.html|title=Tiwari's career: from CM, PM candidate to shame|publisher=News18|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> He joined back when Sonia Gandhi came at the helm of affairs of the party two years later, and after a devastating defeat of the party under Narasimha Rao during the [[1996 Indian general election|general elections in 1996]].<ref name=scandal/> Tiwari was elected to the [[11th Lok Sabha]] in 1996, and again to the [[13th Lok Sabha]] in 1999.<ref name=members/>
 
He later served as the [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]], which was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, from 2002 through 2007.<ref name=dies>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/former-up-uttarakhand-cm-nd-tiwari-passes-away-at-delhi-hospital/articleshow/66273894.cms|title=Former UP, Uttarakhand CM ND Tiwari passes away at Delhi hospital|access-date=19 October 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref> He resigned on 5 March 2006, citing his age and left office in March 2007 following setbacks from his party in the state elections.<ref name=dies/>
 
Narayan Datt Tiwari was appointed as [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] on 19 August 2007 and was sworn in on 22 August.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/403200708221531.htm "Tiwari sworn in as Andhra Governor"] [[Press Trust of India|PTI]] (''[[The Hindu]]''), 22 August 2007.</ref> Following a controversy over his involvement in a [[sex scandal]], he resigned as the Governor on 26 December 2009, citing "health grounds";<ref>{{cite news|author=S. Nagesh Kumar|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/27/stories/2009122757990100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229133602/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/27/stories/2009122757990100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Tiwari quits in the wake of TV exposé|date=27 December 2009}}</ref> subsequently he relocated to [[Dehradun]], Uttarakhand.<ref name=ndtv/>
 
=== Support to the BJP ===
A lifelong Congressman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Top BJP leaders pay homage to ND Tiwari in UP, Congress says appropriating legacy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/top-bjp-leaders-pay-homage-to-nd-tiwari-in-up-congress-says-appropriating-legacy/story-C8EQjg1f7VNV09x3WiAz3O.html |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Tiwari along with his son Rohit Shekhar (advocate and former advisor, Government of Uttar Pradesh) and his wife Ujjwala, Tiwari gave his blessings and support to [[Narendra Modi]] and the BJP for the assembly elections held in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in presence of BJP President [[Amit Shah]] in the name of development.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nd-tiwari-son-blessings to-bjp/articleshow/56642428.cms Congress veteran ND Tiwari, son blesssings to BJP]</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Yogesh |title=State government showing disrespect to ND Tiwari, says son |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/state-govt-showing-disrespect-to-nd-tiwari-says-son/articleshow/55986166.cms |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=15 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Shuchi |title=Narayan Dutt Tiwari, 91, Is The BJP's Latest Import From Congress; Package Deal Includes Son Rohit Shekhar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/narayan-dutt-tiwari-91-is-the-bjps-latest-import-from-congress-package-deal-includes-son-1650028 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=NDTV.com |date=18 January 2017}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
In 1953, he married Sushila (née Sanwal), who died in 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=End of the road for Tiwari |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091226/1413071.html |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=news.webindia123.com |date=26 December 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-tiwaris-turf/570942/0] Cite: ''"But charges of misgovernance and of people having free access to him continue to dog him. Sources close to him say some of his aides exploited the vacuum in his domestic setup—his wife Sushila, a doctor in Lucknow, died over 10 years ago."''</ref>
 
On 14 May 2013, he married Ujjwala Tiwari (née Singh), his longtime girlfriend and mother of his biological son Rohit Shekhar, at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former UP CM, ND Tiwari marries Ujjwala tiwari at 88|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/former-up-cm-nd-tiwari-marries-ujjwala-tiwari-at-88/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=15 May 2014}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
Tiwari died on his 93rd birthday on 18 October 2018 in [[New Delhi]] from [[multiple organ failure]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, N.D. Tiwari, Dies at 93 in Delhi |url=https://headlinestoday.org/national/3821/former-uttarakhand-chief-minister-n-d-tiwari-dies-at-93-in-delhi/ |access-date=20 October 2018 |agency=Headlines Today |date=18 October 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was hospitalised for a long time.
 
==Controversies==
 
===Sex scandal===
Tiwari was involved in a sex scandal which depicted Tiwari in bed with three women at his official residence in the [[Raj Bhavan (Andhra Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]].<ref name=dna-govsex>{{cite news|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA India]]|author=K.V. Ramana|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_86-yr-old-andhra-governor-targeted-in-sleaze-cds_1327605|title=86-yr-old Andhra governor targeted in sleaze CDs|date=26 December 2009}}</ref> A police complaint was filed against Tiwari for "sexually abusing girls, blackmail and misuse of office" and the Raj Bhavan staff were interrogated by police about details related to the scandal, alleged to be the result of the fallout of a mining deal.<ref name=telegraph-misuse>{{cite news|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|author=G.S. Radhakrishna|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091228/jsp/nation/story_11915491.jsp|title=Misuse case against Tiwari|date=27 December 2009}}</ref> Tiwari publicly apologised, but claimed that he was being "[[frameup|framed]]" by "a [[political conspiracy]]".<ref>{{cite news|work=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/N-D-Tiwari-on-sex-tapes-I-apologise-but-Ive-done-no-wrong/articleshow/5389005.cms|title=N D Tiwari on 'sex tapes': I apologise, but I've done no wrong|date=28 December 2009}}</ref> On 27 December 2009, [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] was appointed to discharge the duties of governor for the region until regular arrangements for the office were made.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sex-sting-fallout-Chhattisgarh-governor-gets-additional-charge-of-Andhra/articleshow/5384357.cms|title=Sex sting fallout: Chhattisgarh governor gets additional charge of Andhra|date=27 December 2009}}</ref>
 
===Paternity suit===
 
In 2008, [[Rohit Shekhar Tiwari]] filed a [[paternity suit]] claiming Tiwari to be his [[biological father]].<ref name=ndtv/> The court ordered that DNA mapping of Tiwari be done, which the court successfully compelled compliance with on 29 May 2011.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news| url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/nd-tiwari-s-dna-test-reports-to-be-opened-in-court-today-248123?pfrom=home-otherstories|title= ND Tiwari's DNA test reports to be opened in court today at 0230 pm| date= 27 July 2012}}</ref> On 27 July 2011, the [[Delhi High Court]], citing a need to end the controversy, rejected a request from Tiwari's lawyers to keep his paternity test result a secret.<ref name=ndtv/>
 
The DNA test results released by the court on 27 July 2011, established that Tiwari was the biological father of Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, and that Ujjwala Tiwari is the biological mother.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267384/dna-test-nd-tiwari-rohit.html |title=DNA test out, N.D. Tiwari is Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's father | date= 27 July 2012 | access-date = 27 July 2012 | work = Deccan Herald}}</ref> Tiwari urged the media to respect his privacy, saying "I have every right to live my life my way. No one has the right to look into my private life. Please respect my privacy."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/dna-test-confirms-nd-tiwari-as-rohit-shekhars-biological-father_789987.html| title = DNA test confirms ND Tiwari as Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's biological father| date= 27 July 2012 | access-date = 27 July 2012 | publisher = Zee News }}</ref> On 3 March 2013, he said "I have accepted that Rohit Shekhar is my son. The DNA test also proved he is my biological son," he told ''[[NDTV]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/i-accept-that-he-is-my-son-nd-tiwari-on-rohit-shekhar-who-took-him-to-court-in-paternity-battle-552571|title=I accept that he is my son: ND Tiwari on Rohit Shekhar, who took him to court in paternity battle|website=NDTV.com|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ND Tiwari accepts Rohit Shekhar as son|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rohit-shekhar-is-my-son-n.d.-tiwari/1/346532.html}}</ref>
 
On 14 May 2013, Tiwari married Ujjwala Tiwari, Shekhar's mother, in a ceremony that took place in [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nd-tiwari-marriage-ujjwala-Tiwari-son-rohit-shekhar-paternity-suit/1/361894.html|title=N.D. Tiwari marries Ukkwala Tiwari, Mother of Rohit Shekhar of Paternity Suit|publisher=India Today|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> Rohit Shekhar was strangled to death on 16 April 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/nd-tiwaris-son-rohit-shekhar-sharma-passes-away-in-new-delhi/1550038/|title=ND Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar Sharma passes away in New Delhi|date=16 April 2019|website=The Financial Express|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> allegedly by his wife Apoorva, it is said that she pounced on him and smothered him, as he was highly intoxicated and could not resist the attack. According to Delhi Police Statement, murder was not pre-planned but happened in heat of the moment. According to his wife's testimony, their relationship was sour from the beginning of their marriage. The matter is pending before the court and at present trial is going on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/unhappy-with-marriage-apoorva-smothered-rohit-shekhar-tiwari-delhi-police/articleshow/69023928.cms|title=Apoorva killed her husband|website= The Times of India}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13UP04.htm Biodata of N D Tiwari]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120215090150/http://www.narayandutttiwari.com/index.htm Personal]
 
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