Anupama Jaiswal
Anupama Jaiswal is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represents the Bahraich constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Anupama Jaiswal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Basic Education Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Satish Chandra Dwivedi |
| Minister of Child Development & Nutrition Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Swati Singh |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Waqar Ahmad Shah |
| Constituency | Bahraich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1967 Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Ashok Kumar Jaiswal (m. 1989) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Parent | Ravindra Kant |
| Alma mater | MA, LLB from Avadh University |
| Profession | Politician, Businesswoman |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
Jaiswal was born 2 March 1967 in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh to her father Ravindra Kant Jaiswal. She belongs to Kalwar (Jaiswal) community. In 1989 she married Ashok Kumar Jaiswal, who is a Bank Manager by profession, they have one son (Shivam Jaiwal) and two daughters (Aishwarya Jaiswal & Swati Shree Jaiswal). In 1999, she got Master of Arts degree and in 2010 she got Bachelor of Laws degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad.
Political career
Jaiswal is a member of Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In 2017 elections she was elected MLA from Bahraich, she defeated her nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Rubab Sayda by a margin of 6,702 votes.[3] She was appointed Minister of State for Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition, Revenue, Finance in Yogi Adityanath ministry.