Hardwar Dubey

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Hardwar Dubey
Agra Cantonment
Personal details
Born(1949-07-01)1 July 1949
Husainabad, Ballia, United Provinces, India
Died26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 73)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Dr. Kamla Pandey
(m. 1978)
Children1 son & 1 daughter
Parents
  • Umashankar Dubey (father)
  • Shyama Devi (mother)
Education
Agra University

Hardwar Dubey (1 July 1949 – 26 June 2023) was an Indian politician who was a

Kalyan Singh ministry.[3][4][5] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
until his death.

Early life

Dubey was originally from Ballia. He moved to Agra in 1969 and led Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Political career

In 1989, he contested and won the Agra Cantonment seat. He again won the 1991 elections and was made the minister of state for Finance in the

Kalyan Singh ministry
. Due to controversies, he resigned from the ministerial position within a year.

In 2005, he unsuccessfully contested by-elections from the Kheragarh Assembly seat. Earlier, he also lost in the Agra-Firozabad seat to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election.

In 2011, he took over as

BJP’s state spokesperson and in 2013 as state vice president.[6]

Death

Dubey died in Delhi on 26 June 2023, at the age of 73.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". Dnaindia.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Agra Cantonment Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "BJP names new office bearers in Uttar Pradesh". NDTV.com.
  5. ^ "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Dainik Jagran.
  6. ^ "Ticket of Rajya Sabha: भाजपा का ब्रज के दो दिग्गजों पर दांव, जातिगत समीकरण भी लिए साध". Jagran.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Hardwar Dubey passes away in Delhi