Harish Dwivedi
Harish Dwivedi is an politician and Member of 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Basti as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
He has been the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha of the Uttar Pradesh unit. He actively participated in the Tiranga Yatra carried out by the BJYM under the leadership of Anurag Thakur and was detained in Pathankot along with other senior BJP leaders.Early life and education
Dwivedi was born 22 October 1971 in the Teliyajot village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sadhu Sharan Dubey and mother Yashoda Devi. In 2006, he married Vineeta Dwivedi, they have one son and one daughter. He belong from Brahmin family. In 1998, he attend Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained M.A. in Political science degree.Political career
Dwivedi was Member of Parliament from two strength term. He started his political career in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections from Basti Sadar, but he lost by Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Jitendra Kumar and stood third with 32,121 votes.
In 16th Lok Sabha, he got Lok Sabha ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Basti and he elected first time as Member of Parliament. He defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Brij Kishor Singh "Dimpal" by a margin 33,562 votes.
In 17th Lok Sabha, he again elected Member of Parliament second continuously time from Basti. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Prasad Chaudhary by a margin of 30,354 votes.Posts held
- - Member, 16th Lok Sabha.
- *- Member, Standing Committee on Energy.
- *- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal.
- *- Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology.
- *- Member, Standing Committee on Finance.
- - Member, 17th Lok Sabha.
- * Member, Committee on Petitions.
- * Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
