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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    =
| name                = Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi
| name                = Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi
| honorific-suffix    =
| image              =  
| image              =  
| alt                =
| constituency1      = [[Itwa (Assembly constituency)|Itwa]]
| caption            =
| office              = Minister of Basic Education<br/>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| constituency1      = [[Itwa (Assembly constituency)]]
| office              = Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Primary Education
<br>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start          = 21 August 2019
| term_start          = 21 August 2019
| term_end            = 25 March 2022
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| 1namedata          = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| 1namedata          = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| predecessor        = [[Anupma Jaiswal]]
| predecessor        = [[Anupama Jaiswal]]
| office1            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| successor          = [[Sandeep Singh (politician)|Sandeep Singh]]
| term_start1        = March 2017
| office1            = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_end1          =  
| term_start1        = 2017
| term_end1          = 2022
| predecessor1        = [[Mata Prasad Pandey]]
| predecessor1        = [[Mata Prasad Pandey]]
| successor1          =  
| successor1          = [[Mata Prasad Pandey]]
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| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place        = Shanichara, [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharthnagar]], Uttar Pradesh
| birth_place        = Shanichara, [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharthnagar]], Uttar Pradesh
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| occupation          = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| occupation          = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession          = {{hlist|Politician|Teacher}}
| profession          = {{hlist|Politician|Teacher}}
| footnotes          = As on 28 April 2020
| source              = http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12666/17
| education          = PhD
| education          = PhD
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==Political career==
==Political career==
Dwivedi's political life began with the [[student council]]. He was successful in the legislature in the first attempt. In [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections]], he defeated erstwhile assembly speaker [[Mata Prasad Pandey]] ([[Samajwadi Party]]) by a margin of 12,923 votes.<ref name="2017 result">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/itwa.html|title=Itwa Election Results 2017|work=elections.in|access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-political-life-started-from-vidyarthi-parishad-now-yogi-becomes-cabinet-minister-19506120.html|title=विद्यार्थी परिषद से हुई राजनीतिक जीवन की शुरूआत, अब मिली योगी कैबिनेट में जगह|date=22 August 2019|work=Jagran|access-date=22 August 2019|language=hi}}</ref>
Dwivedi's political life began with the [[student council]]. He was successful in the legislature in the first attempt. In [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections]], he defeated erstwhile assembly speaker [[Mata Prasad Pandey]] ([[Samajwadi Party]]) by a margin of 12,923 votes.<ref name="2017 result">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/itwa.html|title=Itwa Election Results 2017|work=elections.in|access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-political-life-started-from-vidyarthi-parishad-now-yogi-becomes-cabinet-minister-19506120.html|title=विद्यार्थी परिषद से हुई राजनीतिक जीवन की शुरूआत, अब मिली योगी कैबिनेट में जगह|date=22 August 2019|work=Jagran|access-date=22 August 2019|language=hi}}</ref>


In August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath Government]] he appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Basic Education.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ABP News Bureau|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-23-ministers-in-first-cabinet-expansion-1058592|title=UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion|date=21 August 2019|work=[[ABP News]]|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html|date=21 August 2019|website=News18|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
In August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath Government]] he was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Basic Education.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ABP News Bureau|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-23-ministers-in-first-cabinet-expansion-1058592|title=UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion|date=21 August 2019|work=[[ABP News]]|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html|date=21 August 2019|website=News18|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>


==Posts held==
==Posts held==

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Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi
Minister of Basic Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAnupama Jaiswal
Succeeded bySandeep Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byMata Prasad Pandey
Succeeded byMata Prasad Pandey
ConstituencyItwa
Personal details
Born (1978-05-01) 1 May 1978 (age 48)
Shanichara, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceShanichara Bargadwa, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
EducationPhD
Alma materDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
OccupationMLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Teacher

Satish Chandra Dwivedi is an Indian politician and member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and currently serving as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Primary education. He is the representative of the Itwa (Assembly constituency) constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Dwivedi was born on 1 May 1978 in Shanichara village in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh to Lt. Ayodhya Prasad Dwivedi. In 2009, he married Dr. Kalyani Dwivedi, they have one son and one daughter. He hails from a Brahmin family. In 2010, he attended Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and received Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).[3]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Dwivedi's political life began with the student council. He was successful in the legislature in the first attempt. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he defeated erstwhile assembly speaker Mata Prasad Pandey (Samajwadi Party) by a margin of 12,923 votes.[4][5]

In August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath Government he was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Basic Education.[6][7]

Posts held[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. Sarweshwari Mishra (21 August 2019). "गोरखपुर से योगी कैबिनेट में शामिल किए गए दो मंत्री , जानिए इनका कद". Patrika (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Itwa Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "विद्यार्थी परिषद से हुई राजनीतिक जीवन की शुरूआत, अब मिली योगी कैबिनेट में जगह". Jagran (in हिन्दी). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ABP News Bureau (21 August 2019). "UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion". ABP News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.