Ram Naresh Agnihotri


Ram Naresh Agnihotri is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Bhongaon in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Agnihotri was born 27 May 1957 in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh to his father Om Prakash Agnihotri. He belongs to Brahman community. In 1986, he married with Kalpana Agnihotri, they have two sons and four daughters. In 1978, he had completed Bachelor of Laws education from K.K. Degree College University Lucknow.

Political career

Agnihotri has MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Bhongaun constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Alok Kumar Shakya by a margin of 20,297 votes. He is first candidate for Bhartiya Janta Party registered win on Bhongaon.
He has been appointed as Cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019. he got departments of Excise, Liquor Prohibition, who formerly held by Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh.

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