Harish Chandra Shakya better known as Harish Shakya is an Indian politician and current MLA representing Bilsi (Assembly constituency). He won 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bhartiya Janta Party.[1][2][3] He is the former BJP Backward Class Regional President from Braj Region.[4]
Harish Chandra Shakya | |
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| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Radha Krishan Sharma |
| Constituency | Bilsi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1977 Bilhat, Budaun district |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Rekha Shakya (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
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| Source: [1] | |
Political career
editHarish Shakya started his career in 1998 from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad as district head. He was the district president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2004 to 2007.[4]
In 2008 Shakya was appointed BJP District General Secretary and in 2016 the party appointed him as BJP district chief from Budaun district. He served this position till 2019.[5]
In 2022, he was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Bilsi (Assembly constituency) and won 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 45.54% votes margin.[6][7]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Chandra Shakya | 93,500 | 45.54 | ||
| SP | Chandra Prakash Maurya | 68,385 | 33.31 | ||
| BSP | Smt. Mamata Shakya | 31,694 | 15.44 | ||
| Azad Samaj Party | Mir Hadi Ali Urf Babar Miyan | 2,790 | 1.36 | ||
| RPD | Veer Pal Singh | 2,033 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 205,319 | ||||
| Registered electors | 293,359 | ||||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "UP assembly election results 2022: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Bilsi Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Harish Chandra of Bharatiya Janata Party wins". News18. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Bilsi, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today.
- ^ a b "पूर्व जिलाध्यक्ष हरीश शाक्य बिल्सी सीट से रिकार्ड वोटों से जीते, सभी प्रत्याशियों से आगे रहे". Bhaskar.com.
- ^ "Harish Shakya Becomes BJP District Chief". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Bilsi Election Result 2022 LIVE: Bilsi MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com.
- ^ "bilsi Election 2022: bilsi Assembly Seat LIVE Results". News18.