Satish Chandra Dwivedi


Satish Chandra Dwivedi is an Indian politician and member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India and currently serving as Minister of State for Primary education. He represents the Itwa constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Dwivedi was born 1 May 1978 in Shanichara village in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh to father Ayodhya Prasad Dwivedi. In 2009, he married with Dr Kalyani Dwivedi, they have one son and one daughter. He belong from Brahmin family. In 2010, he attend Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Political career

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 elections, he defeated erstwhile assembly speaker Mata Prasad Pandey by a margin of 12,923 votes.
In August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath Government he appointed as Minister of State for Basic Education.

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