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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name=Vikas Upadhyay | |name=Vikas Upadhyay | ||
|image=Vikas Upadhyay..President, District Congress Committee- Raipur City (cropped).jpg | |||
|party=[[Indian National Congress]] | |party=[[Indian National Congress]] | ||
|president= | |president= | ||
|birth_date=05-11-1975 | |||
|office=Janta Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 | |||
}} | |||
'''Vikas Upadhyay''' (born 1975) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Raipur West, Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh state. | |||
== Early life == | |||
He was born to a farmer's family in [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India. His family had no political background but he was attracted to politics from his student days and was known as a firebrand [[idealist]] with revolutionary fervor in student politics. | |||
He was given charge of the states of [[Rajasthan]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was elected as the President of the NSUI for the state of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/30/stories/2004013008450400.htm | title=Briefly| date=30 January 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | He joined the [[National Students Union of India]] (NSUI) during his early days of school in 1994. He became the President of NSUI Block, Raipur, was elected as the President of the College Unit and became the District President NSUI. He joined the National Committee as the Secretary, NSUI.<ref>[https://theynews.co.in/Breakingnews.asp?Details=26]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> He was given charge of the states of [[Rajasthan]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was elected as the President of the NSUI for the state of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/30/stories/2004013008450400.htm | title=Briefly| date=30 January 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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He has launched an anti-drug program educating the people about the ill effects of [[drug]]s and helping families in the rehabilitation of the people affected. | He has launched an anti-drug program educating the people about the ill effects of [[drug]]s and helping families in the rehabilitation of the people affected. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyay, Vikas}} | |||
[[Category:Living people]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyay, Vikas | [[Category:People from Raipur, Chhattisgarh]] | ||
[[Category: Living people]] | [[Category:Chhattisgarh politicians]] | ||
[[Category: People from Raipur, Chhattisgarh]] | |||
[[Category: Chhattisgarh politicians]] | |||
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023]] | [[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023]] | ||
[[Category:1977 births]] | [[Category:1977 births]] | ||