Vikas Upadhyay
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Vikas Upadhyay | |
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| Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Constituency | Raipur City West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1975 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Vikas Upadhyay (born 1975) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a former Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Raipur City West.
Early life
He was born to a farmer's family in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He came from a non-political background but was attracted to politics from a young age.
He joined the
National Students Union of India (NSUI) during his early days of school in 1994. He became the President of NSUI Block, Raipur, was elected as the President of the College Unit and became the District President NSUI. He joined the National Committee as the Secretary, NSUI.[1] He led the states of Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. He was elected as the President of the NSUI for the state of Chhattisgarh.[2]
Political career
He was inducted into the Indian Youth Congress national committee as Secretary in 2009,[3] travelling the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and the union territory of Chandigarh.
After a year as the Secretary of All India Youth Congress, he was made General Secretary of the All India Youth Congress
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Briefly". The Hindu. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ TNN 2 Aug 2010, 01.30am IST (2 August 2010). "Rahul Gandhi revamps IYC core team". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ [3] Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine