Keshari Nath Tripathi is an Indian politician and former member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh three times, from 1991 to 1993, from 1997 to 2002 and from May 2002 to March 2004. He served as the Governor of West Bengal (July 2014 to July 2014, 9 July 2014). Mizoram and Tripura.
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Keshari Nath Tripathi was born on Saturday 10 November 1934 (age 88 as of 2022) in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He went to Central Hindu School till first grade. He studied from 2nd to 8th grade at Saryu Paren School (now Sarwaya Inter College), Allahabad, a school co-founded by his father. He completed his secondary education from Agarwal Inter College, Allahabad. In his formative years he was inclined towards social work and national politics. This inclination can be traced back to 1946, when he became a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was associated with the right-wing political party Jana Sangh since its inception in 1952. He received a Bachelor of Arts (1953) and a Bachelor of Laws (1955) from the University of Allahabad. His active participation in the Kashmir movement started by the Jana Sangh in 1953 led to his arrest, after which he was lodged in the Nain Central Jail, UP. He later received an honorary D.Litt degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Physical appearance
Hair color: gray
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Keshari Nath Tripathi’s father, Harish Chandra Tripathi, was commonly called Hari Maharaj. Harish served in Allahabad High Court in various capacities and retired in 1949. After that, Harish got involved in social work. Along with his associates, Harish established the Saryu Paren School, now known as Sarvaya Inter College, Allahabad. His mother’s name is Shiva Devi. His elder brother’s name is Kashi Nath Tripathi.
wife and children
Married Sudha Tripathi (deceased) in 1958. She is the daughter of the famous freedom fighter of Varanasi, Satya Narain Misra. Together they have a son, Neeraj Tripathi, and two daughters, Namita and Nidhi. While Neeraj is an advocate in the Allahabad High Court, Nidhi is an officer in the Armed Forces Headquarters, New Delhi. In 2016, Sudha Tripathi died of a cerebral stroke at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Delhi. Neeraj Tripathi’s wife Kavita Yadav Tripathi is also a politician and member of BJP.
Keshari Nath Tripathi with son Neeraj Tripathi and daughter-in-law Kavita Yadav Tripathi
Keshari Nath Tripathi with his family
Address
12, B, Dr. Lohia Marg, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh – 211001
Career
the law
In 1956, he was admitted to the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council as an advocate, after which he practiced in the Allahabad High Court. Originally he was junior to Jagdish Swarup in the Allahabad High Court for many years. In 1965, he became the Joint Secretary of the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad. An expert in election law, he has represented various distinguished clients such as former Prime Ministers Atal Behari Vajpayee and Charan Singh, Subramanian Swamy, Raj Narain, former Uttar Pradesh CM HN Bahuguna, Kalyan Singh, Laxmikant Bajpai and other ministers, members of Lokgis and Lokgisha. He was the President of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association for two terms, from 1987 to 1988 and from 1988 to 1989. In 1989, he became a senior advocate in the Allahabad High Court.
politics
Janata Party (JNP)
1977 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1977, Keshari Nath Tripathi, on a Janata Party (JNP) ticket, contested and won the Jhus Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh, defeating INC candidate Vidhya Dhar by 6,182 votes. He served as MLA from Jus till 1980. In 1977-1979 he was the Minister of Institutional Finance. He was also charged with finance and sales tax.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
In April 1980, he joined the BJP. He became the president of the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004. He was a member of the party’s National Disciplinary Committee and also a member of its National Executive.
1989 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1989, Keshari Nath Tripathi contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating INC candidate Shatish Chander Jaiswal by 7,532 votes.
1991 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1991, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Janata Dal (JD) candidate Ramji Keshrwani by 17,633 votes. In the same year, he became the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of UP.
1993 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1993, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Abdul Nazir Khan Alias Nanhei Khan by 21,020 votes.
1996 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1996, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating SP candidate Hari Om Sahu by 23,554 votes. In 1997, he resumed the position of Speaker of the State Assembly.
2002 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 2002, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating SP candidate Shyama Charan Gupti by 2,075 votes. He continued the position of speaker until March 2004.
2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 2012, he contested and lost the Allahabad South Assembly seat.
Constitutional posts
He served as the Governor of West Bengal from 24 July 2014 to 29 July 2019. As the Governor of West Bengal, Tripathi is also the Chancellor of the State Universities of West Bengal. He was sworn in as Governor of Bihar (Additional Charge) on 27 November 2014; He served in this position until August 15, 2015. On 6 January 2015, he was sworn in as the 14th Governor of Meghalaya and served there until 19 May 2015. He was appointed as the Governor of Mizoram on 4 April 2015 and assumed additional charge on 12 September 2015. Post of Governor of Tripura (Additional Charge). He served as the Governor of Bihar (Additional Charge) from 20 June 2017 to 29 September 2017.
Awards, honors, achievements
- Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman
- Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award
- Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Samman
- Sahitya Vachaspati Sammani
- Chanakya Samman (in Canada)
Assets/Properties
movable assets
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 71,35,651.
- Bonds, bonds and shares in companies: 48,097 rubles
- NSS, Postal Savings etc.: Rs 30,000
- Motor vehicles: Rs 10,00,000
real estate
- Residential buildings: Rs.1,70,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are for the financial year 2010-2011.
Net worth
His net worth for the financial year 2010-2011 is Rs 2,76,41,516.
Facts/Trivia
- He was the President of the UP branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 1991 to 1993 and again in 1997. He attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conferences in 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001.
- He is actively working for the promotion and encouragement of Hindi language. He was Acting President of UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow. A Hindi scholar, he spoke at the World Hindi Conference in London in 1999 and Paramaribo in 2003.
- In 1980, he was offered elevation as a judge of the Allahabad High Court, but he turned it down.
- A bibliophile, Tripathi is also an author and poet. Various literary works include: Destination Jesus (2021), Wings of Age (2018), Jakhmon Par Shabab (2017), Khayalon Ka Safar (2017), Pictures (Manonukrit in Hindi) (2002). Tripathi also wrote an exhaustive commentary on the Representation of the People Act (1951), which, when published in 1974, was considered the last word in electoral law.
- Tripathi, along with two other lawyers, filed an election petition against Indira Gandhi, which was finally allowed in June 1975, after which her election was annulled.
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