Harish Dwivedi or Harish Chandra is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Dwivedi hit the headlines in 2022 when one of his SUV crushed a second-year student Abhishek Rajbhar to death near Hardiya petrol pump in Basti district.
Wiki/Biography
Harish Dwivedi was born on Monday, 22 October 1973 (49 years old; as of 2022) in Katyatriyajot, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh. He studied at Kisan International College in Basti. He pursued his Master’s degree in Political Science (1998) from Hiralal Ramniwas Postgraduate College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University – Khalilabad. Before entering politics, he was a farmer.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black (semi-bald)
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Sadhu Sharan Dubey (late) and mother’s name is Yashoda Devi. In 2022, he inaugurated a statue of his father at Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Library, Basti. His elder brother is Subhash Dubey and his younger brother is Bagish Dwivedi (also known as Garjan and Bagish Dubey).
Photos of Harish Dwivedi’s father Sadhu Sharan Dubey
Harish Dwivedi with his family at the inauguration of his father’s statue. Deendayal Upadhyaya Library 2022
Bagish Dwivedi, brother of Harish Dwivedi
wife and children
On April 30, 2006, he married Vineeta Dwivedi. They have a son Kushagra Dwivedi and a daughter Avantika Dwivedi.
Harish Dwivedi with wife and children
religion
Harish Dwivedi follows Hinduism.
Harish Dwivedi performs puja in Ayodhya
caste
Harish Dwivedi belongs to a Brahmin Hindu family.
Signature/Autograph
Harish Dwivedi’s signature
Profession
Harish Dwivedi started his political journey as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Later, he became the national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2021, he was appointed as joint chief of Bihar BJP.
2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections
In 2012, he contested and lost the Basti Sadar parliamentary seat. He came third with 32,121 votes; the seat was won by BSP candidate Jitendra Kumar.
2014 election
In 2014, he won the Basti Lok Sabha seat defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Brij Kishor Singh “Dimpal” by 33,562 votes. From September 1, 2014 to May 25, 2019, he served as a member of the Energy Standing Committee and Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Coal. He served as a member of the Information Technology Standing Committee from October 19, 2016 to August 31, 2018, and as a member of the Finance Standing Committee from September 1, 2018 to May 25, 2019.
2019 election
In 2019, he won the Basti Lok Sabha constituency seat defeating BJP candidate Ram Prasad Chaudhry by 30,355 votes.
Lok Sabha’s stern Dwivedi
On September 13, 2019, he became a member of the Energy Standing Committee. From October 9, 2019 to February 23, 2021, he served as a member of the Petitions Committee. On October 9, 2019, he was appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. On May 1, 2021, he became a member of the Estimates Committee. On September 29, 2021, he became Chairman of the Petitions Committee and a member of the General Purpose Committee.
dispute
Assault and intimidation charges
In 2022, the MP-MLA court issued an attachment order under Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code against Harish Dwivedi and his two brothers Subhash Dubey and Bagish Dubey in connection with the 2019 case. All three were declared absconders by the court. According to reports, a case of assault and life threat was registered against Dwivedi during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The case was filed under Sections 323, 324, 504 and 506 of the IPC. Since the matter relates to the MP-MLA, it is subject to scrutiny at the High Court level. The court issued arrest warrants on July 22, August 10 and September 22, 2022, requiring the three defendants to appear in court, but they did not appear in court on these three dates.
Crushed the second class students to death
Dwivedi had courted controversy in November 2022 when a nine-year-old boy named Abhishek Rajbhar was pinned under his SUV near Hardiya petrol pump in Basti district. On November 27, 2022, the police lodged an FIR against the unidentified driver of the SUV on charges of negligence causing death and rash driving or riding on public roads. Basti police chief Ashish Srivastava assured that investigation is on. However, the victim’s father Shatrughan Rajbhar claimed that despite the MP and his SUV being clearly visible in the CCTV footage, the police did not take any action against Dwivedi or the driver. The victim, Abhishek Rajbhar, was a second-grade student of Hadiya Primary School. After the accident, he was rushed to a district hospital from where he was referred to KGMU Trauma Center in Lucknow, but he succumbed to his injuries. On the way.
Assets and property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 7,74,765
- Corporate bonds, debentures and shares: Rs. 10,00,000
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 1,87,166
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 3,72,000
- Value of other assets such as claims/interest: Rs. 35,000
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. Rs.10,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 40,00,000 Rs.
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on fiscal year 2018-2019. It does not include assets owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
As of 2019, his net worth is Rs. 73,02,441.
Note: Net worth does not include his wife and dependents.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education