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Yogi Adityanath (BJP)

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  • Born 05 June 1972
  • Age 52
  • Birth Place Panchur, Uttar Pradesh India (present-day, Uttarakhand, )
  • Profession Politician, Monk
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  • In Office Member Of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 18 September 2017 - 22 March 2022, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 5 October 1998 - 21 September 2017
  • Residence 5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow

Yogi Adityanath BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 02 Feb 2025
From being tagged as a surprise pick in 2017 to becoming the BJP’s obvious choice in 2022, Yogi Adityanath took oath in March 2022 in Lucknow for a second straight term as Chief Minister of UP before a gathering of around 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit ...

Yogi Adityanath PERSONAL LIFE

Education Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (BSc, Mathematics)

POSITIONS HELD BY Yogi Adityanath

Position Tenure
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha 1998 - Present
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 19 March 2017 - Present
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 18 September 2017 - 22 March 2022
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 10 March 2022 - Present

YOGI ADITYANATH NEWS

PM Modi in Lucknow on Christmas for Rashtra Prerna Sthal inauguration. Check details

December 24, 2025 10:08 am

What is the project about? Why is it of signifance? Read about it here.

Nadda meets CM Yogi, new UP BJP chief in Lucknow, discusses SIR in state

December 21, 2025 6:23 am

BJP chief asks party leaders to make people aware about Veer Bal Diwas commemorating Guru Gobind Singh's sons' sacrifice

UP Assembly drama: BJP and SP face off over cough syrup racket — with some props

December 19, 2025 7:25 pm

The Winter Session of the Assembly, which began on Friday, saw some drama as SP MLAs arrived wearing banners and cutouts of cough syrup

UP Assembly session kicks off: Five-hour Vande Mataram debate on agenda for Monday

December 19, 2025 12:06 pm

The debate, likely to be held on December 22, comes close on the heels of the government mandating singing Vande Mataram at all schools and colleges

UP acts tough against fake fertiliser sale, CM calls for invoking NSA

December 17, 2025 11:05 am

Adityanath says activities of field-level officers should be monitored

Tata Group proposes 'AI City' in Lucknow after chairman N Chandrasekaran meets CM Yogi

December 16, 2025 1:37 pm

Tata Group plans an AI City in Lucknow, expansion of TCS units and fresh investments in electronics and defence after Tata Sons Chairman met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

4 crore voters missing in SIR rolls, most vote for BJP: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

December 19, 2025 7:27 pm

Tells party workers to focus on their booths, get names added or deleted in the next 12 days

5 key challenges before new UP BJP chief: Improving coordination with govt to tackling Samajwadi Party's PDA pitch

December 14, 2025 12:01 pm

Union Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary has his task cut out as he is set to be elected unopposed as the new UP BJP president

Ram Mandir consecration: Second anniversary to be celebrated on Dec 31, Rajnath Singh among likely invitees

December 13, 2025 9:18 am

The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust is set to mark the second anniversary of Ram Lalla’s first Pran Pratistha and hoist the flag on 7 sub-temples.

In a first, Magh Mela in Prayagraj gets its own logo

December 12, 2025 4:33 am

Designed by consultants Ajay Saxena and Pragya Ajay, govt says the logo reflects the spiritual significance of Kalpavas at the Sangam

YOGI ADITYANATH PHOTOS

Modi, Priyanka, Akhilesh rally across UP as state votes in fifth phase of polls

February 27, 2022 9:02 pm

Uttar Pradesh went for fifth phase of voting on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: I hereby declare

March 07, 2022 10:38 am

Assembly elections in five states — Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur– will be completed in seven phases with UP being the first to go to polls on February 10. Results of all the assembly polls will be declared on March 10.

75 years of independence: UP gets 500 drones to present freedom struggle stories

December 20, 2021 10:27 pm

According to the UP government, the show, themed 'Azadi ki Shaurya Gatha' , was the largest ever such event in the country.

Yogi Adityanath expands UP Cabinet; Channi's cabinet takes oath in Punjab

September 27, 2021 12:02 am

Seven new ministers took oath in the UP cabinet, whereas, six ministers were dropped from the Punjab cabinet

PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath and Rajnath Singh pay tributes to former UP CM Kalyan Singh

August 22, 2021 6:00 pm

Kalyan Singh passed away after battling age-related ailments at a Lucknow hospital for nearly one-and-a-half months.

Dev Deepawali event, prayers at Kashi temple: Here's how PM's Varanasi visit unfolded

November 30, 2020 10:26 pm

PM Modi reiterated his call of 'Vocal for Local', saying the manner in which people celebrated Diwali this time, using local products, was inspiring.

A timeline from July 3 to July 10: The events leading up to the Vikas Dubey encounter

July 11, 2020 3:09 pm

Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead Friday when he allegedly tried to escape from the police custody.

Modi in Varanasi for thanksgiving visit, offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

May 28, 2019 7:23 am

Flanked by BJP president Amit Shah and Adityanath, Modi entered the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and paid obeisance to the deity as priests recited Sanskrit 'shlokas' in the sanctum sanctorum.

Akhilesh Yadav goes cycling near Gomti, takes pot shots at Yogi government

June 04, 2018 7:07 pm

Taking pot shots at the Yogi Adityanath government, Akhilesh Yadav expressed hope that now that his official residence is vacated, the state BJP government would do something meaningful for the people.

Yogi Adityanath visits Taj Mahal, participates in cleanliness drive

October 27, 2017 9:40 am

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday paid a visit to the world famous symbol of love, the Taj Mahal, in Agra city. He also participated in a cleanliness drive near the Mughal-era monument.

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