Yogi Adityanath
21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Mahant Yogi Adityanath (birth name Ajay Singh Bisht;[1] 5th June 1972[2]) is a Hindu monk and Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[3][4][5][6]
Yogi Adityanath | |
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| Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2017 | |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
| Deputy | Keshav Prasad Maurya Brijesh Pathak |
| Preceded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Member of the India Parliament for Gorakhpur | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Avaidyanath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajay Singh Bisht[1] 5 June 1972 Panchur, Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (present day Uttarakhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alma mater | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
| Occupation | Politician monk |
| Website | www |
Sources
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In The End, This Is What Worked In Yogi Adityanath's Favour, 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Shri Yogi Adityanath: Members bioprofile, Sixteenth Lok Sabha, retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ Ellen Barry (18 March 2017), "Firebrand Hindu Cleric Yogi Adityanath Picked as Uttar Pradesh Minister", The New York Times
- ↑ "Yogi Adityanath is new Uttar Pradesh CM, will have two deputies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Hindu firebrand Yogi Adityanath picked as Uttar Pradesh chief minister". BBC News. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Yogi Adityanath is new Uttar Pradesh CM, will have two deputies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
Books
change- Basu, Amrita (2015), Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-316-30018-3
Other websites
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