Keshari Nath Tripathi is an Indian politician and former member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly three times from 1991 to 1993, 1997 to 2002, and May 2002 to March 2004. He served as the governor of West Bengal (July 2014 to July 2019) and had additional stints as governor of Bihar, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura for short periods .
Wiki/Biography
Keshari Nath Tripathi was born on Saturday, November 10, 1934, in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) (aged 88 years; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended Central Hindu School till first grade. From second grade to eighth grade, he studied at Saryu Pareen School (now Sarvaya Inter College) in Allahabad, a school co-founded by his father. He completed his intermediate studies from Agarwal International College, Allahabad. During his formative years, he was oriented towards social work and national politics. This tendency dates back to 1946, when he became a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He has been part of the right-wing Jana Sangh since its founding in 1952. He pursued Bachelor of Arts (1953) and Bachelor of Legislative Law (1955) from Allahabad University. He was arrested for his active participation in the Kashmir movement launched by the Jana Sangh in 1953 and was subsequently lodged in the Naini Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh. Later, he received an honorary doctorate from Chaudhry Charan Singh University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
appearance
Hair color: gray
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Keshari Nath Tripathi’s father Harish Chandra Tripathi is popularly known as Hari Maharaj. Harish served in various capacities in the Allahabad High Court and retired in 1949. Thereafter, Harish took up social work. Harish along with his colleagues founded Saryu Pareen School which is now known as Sarvaya Inter College, Allahabad. His mother’s name is Goddess Shiva. His elder brother’s name is Kashi Nath Tripathi.
wife and children
In 1958, he married Sudha Tripathi (late). She is the daughter of Varanasi’s famous freedom fighter Satya Narain Misra. They have a son Neeraj Tripathi and two daughters Namita and Nidhi. Neeraj is an advocate at the Allahabad High Court, while Nidhi is an officer at the Armed Forces headquarters in New Delhi. Sudha Tripathi died of a stroke in 2016 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Neeraj Tripathi’s wife Kavita Yadav Tripathi is also a politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Keshari Nath Tripathi with his son Neeraj Tripathi and daughter-in-law Kavita Yadav Tripathi
Keshari Nath Tripathi and his family
address
12, Dr. B, Lohia Marg, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh – 211001
Profession
law
He was registered as an advocate with the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council in 1956 and subsequently practiced law at the Allahabad High Court. Initially, he served as junior to Jagdish Swarup in the Allahabad High Court for many years. In 1965, he became the joint secretary of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association. As an expert in electoral law, he has represented many illustrious clients such as former Prime Ministers Atal Behari Vajpayee and Charan Singh, Subramanian S. Subramanian Swamy, Raj Narain, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister HN Bahuguna, Kalyan Singh, Laxmikant Bajpai and Various other ministers, members of parliament. Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Legislative Assembly. He served as President of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association for two terms from 1987 to 1988 and 1988 to 1989. In 1989, he became Senior Advocate of the Allahabad High Court.
politics
People’s Party (JNP)
1977 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1977, Keshari Nath Tripathi contested and won on the Janata Party (JNP) ticket, defeating Congress candidate Vidhya Dhar by 6182 votes Jhusi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh. From Jhusi till 1980, he served as MLA. From 1977 to 1979, he served as Agency Treasurer. He also handles finance and sales tax.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
In April 1980, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2004, he became the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the party’s National Disciplinary Committee and is also a member of the party’s National Executive Committee.
1989 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1989, Keshari Nath Tripathi contested for the Allahabad South Assembly seat and defeated Congress candidate Shatish Chander Jaiswal by 7,532 votes. Jaiswal).
1991 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1991, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Janata Dal (JD) candidate Ramji Keshwani by 17,633 votes. In the same year, he became the Speaker of the UP Legislative Assembly.
1993 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1993, he won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Abdul Nazir Khan Alias Nanhey Khan by 21,020 votes.
1996 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 1996, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Socialist Party candidate Hari Om Sahu by 23,554 votes. In 1997, he resumed his duties as Speaker of the State Assembly.
2002 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 2002, he contested and won the Allahabad South Assembly seat, defeating Socialist Party candidate Shyama Charan Gupte by 2,075 votes. He continued as Speaker until March 2004.
2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
In 2012, he contested and lost the Allahabad South assembly seat.
constitutional office
He served as the Governor of West Bengal from July 24, 2014 to July 29, 2019. As the Governor of West Bengal, Tripathi is also the Chancellor of West Bengal State University. On November 27, 2014, he was sworn in as the Governor of Bihar (surcharge); he served until August 15, 2015. On January 6, 2015, he was sworn in as the 14th Governor of Meghalaya and served until May 19, 2015. On April 4, 2015, he was additionally appointed as the Governor of Mizoram and he held this position till May 25, 2015. In September 2015, he was sworn in as the Governor of Tripura (additional charges). He served as the Governor (Additional Charges) of Bihar from June 20, 2017 to September 29, 2017.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman
- Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award
- Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Samman
- Sahitya Vachaspati Samman
- Chanakya Samman (Canada)
assets/property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 71,35,651
- Corporate bonds, bonds and stocks: Rs 48,097
- NSS, Postal Savings etc.: Rs 30,000
- Motor vehicles: Rs 10,00,000
real estate
- Residential Building: Rs 1,70,00,000
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on fiscal year 2010-2011.
net worth
As of financial year 2010-2011, his net worth was Rs 2,76,41,516.
Facts/Trivia
- Served as Chairman of the UP Chapter of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 1991 to 1993 and 1997. He attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conferences in 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001.
- He actively worked to promote and encourage Hindi language. He served as acting president of UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow. As a Hindi scholar, he lectured at the World Hindi Conference in London in 1999 and Paramaribo in 2003.
- In 1980, he was invited to serve as a judge of the Allahabad High Court, but he declined.
- Tripathi was a bibliophile as well as a writer and poet. His many literary works include “Destination Jesus” (2021), “Wings of Time” (2018), “Jakhmon par shabab” (2017), “Khayalon Ka Safar” (2017), “Image ” (Manonukriti in Hindi) (2002). Tripathi also wrote an extensive commentary on the Representation of the People Act (1951), which was considered the last word on electoral law when it was published in 1974.
- Tripathi, along with two other lawyers, drafted an election petition against Indira Gandhi, which was eventually approved in June 1975, after which her election was put on hold.
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