Prem Lata Katiyar
Prem Lata Katiyar is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. She has been 5 Times MLA From Kalyanpur Vidhansabha and three times Minister. She is the Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party Uttar Pradesh unit. She is now an ex MLA from Kanpur. She is from Kurmi community. Premlata Katiyar has been a minister in governments in Uttar Pradesh headed by Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta, Raj Nath Singh and even Kumari Mayawati (when the BSP had a tie-up with the BJP).
Prem Lata Katiyar प्रेम लता कटियार | |
|---|---|
| UP | |
| Constituency | Kalyanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1946 Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Amarnath Singh Katiyar |
| Children | One Son, Three Daughters |
| Education | B.Com |
Representing Kanpur's Kalyanpur Assembly seat (under which IIT-Kanpur falls) continuously since 1991, this Kurmi leader is not related to another UP BJP leader named Vinay Katiyar. While Vinay Katiyar is known more for his hardline Hindutva, Premlata's association with the BJP began with the anti-Emergency movement. Her daughter, Neelima Katiyar, is now MLA from Kalyanpur and office-bearer in the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.