Suresh Kumar Khanna

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Suresh Kumar Khanna
The Minister of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Suresh Khanna meeting the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on June 21, 2017.jpg
Khanna (left) meeting with Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti in 2017
Minister of Finance,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byRajesh Agarwal
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Medical Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2017
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAzam Khan
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
December 1989
Preceded byNawab Sikander Ali Khan
ConstituencyShahjahanpur
Minister of Urban Development, Overall Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAzam Khan
Personal details
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 71)[1]
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party[1]
Parent(s)Ram Narayan Khanna (father)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow[2]
ProfessionPolitician & Lawyer

Suresh Kumar Khanna (born 6 May 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[1][2] He represents the Shahjahanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life and education[edit]

Khanna was born 6 May 1953 in Shahjahanpur district to his father Ram Narayan Khanna. He belongs from Khatri Community. He attended the University of Lucknow

Political career[edit]

Suresh Kumar Khanna has been an MLA for eight straight terms, a record for UP Assembly. He has represented the Shahjahanpur constituency during all his terms and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1][2]

On 19 March 2017, he was appointed as Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[11]

On 21 August 2019, After first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments.[12]

Posts held[edit]

# From To Position Comments
01 August 2019 Incumbent Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments Yogi Adityanath ministry
02 March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
03 March 2017 August 2019 Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative Affairs Yogi Adityanath ministry
04 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
05 May 2007 March 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
06 February 2002 May 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
07 1996 2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
08 1993 1995 Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
09 1991 1992 Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
10 1989 1991 Member, 10th Legislative Assembly

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Anukool Duvedi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Khanna, Suresh. "UP Government Ministers". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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