Suresh Kumar Khanna

Suresh Kumar Khanna (born 6 May 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[1][2] He represents the Shahjahanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Suresh Kumar Khanna
Khanna (left) meeting with Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti in 2017
Minister of Finance,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byRajesh Agarwal
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Medical Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2017
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAzam Khan
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
December 1989
Preceded byNawab Sikander Ali Khan
ConstituencyShahjahanpur
Minister of Urban Development, Overall Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Preceded byAzam Khan
Succeeded by[[]]
Personal details
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953[1]
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party[1]
ParentsRam Narayan Khanna (father)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow[2]
ProfessionPolitician & Lawyer

Early life and education

Khanna was born 6 May 1953 in Shahjahanpur district to his father Ram Narayan Khanna. He belong from Khatri Community. He attended the University of Lucknow

Political career

Suresh Kumar Khanna has been an MLA for eight straight terms, a record for UP Assembly. He has represented the Shahjahanpur constituency during all his terms and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1][2]

On 19 March 2017, he is appointed as Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[11]

On 21 August 2019, After first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education Departments.[12]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
01August 2019IncumbentCabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary affairs and Medical Education DepartmentsYogi Adityanath ministry
02March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly
03March 2017August 2019Cabinet Minister for Urban development and Legislative AffairsYogi Adityanath ministry
04March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
05May 2007March 2012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
06February 2002May 2007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
0719962002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
0819931995Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
0919911992Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
1019891991Member, 10th Legislative Assembly

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. Khanna, Suresh. "UP Government Ministers". Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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