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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

UP okays one-time age relief in police hiring for 32,679 posts — after 'letters from its MLAs'

January 07, 2026 1:06 pm

The govt has approved the one-time three-year age relaxation for general, SC, ST and OBC candidates applying for the direct recruitment to 32,679 police posts.

Canadian Hindu Chambers of Commerce delegation meets UP CM Yogi

January 05, 2026 5:32 pm

Adityanath stressed need to promote new initiatives in trade, technology and tourism in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.

Why Canadian entrepreneurs met UP CM

January 05, 2026 2:02 pm

Adityanath told Canadian entrepreneurs to contribute to the export of agricultural produce grown by farmers in UP

'Resolve all revenue cases on merit, fix accountability': UP CM Yogi to officials

January 03, 2026 10:55 pm

CM Adityanath directed that digitization of land records be expedited and completed at the earliest to strengthen departmental monitoring and benefit the general public.

UP Diwas goes global: Yogi govt to take celebrations to Delhi, Maharashtra — and abroad

January 02, 2026 9:53 am

The BJP govt plans to hold state foundation day celebrations to states and countries with large migrant population from UP

Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratistha Dwadashi' today, Rajnath & Yogi to attend

December 31, 2025 9:31 am

Singh, who will be main 'yajman' during the programme, will hoist a flag at Annapurna temple

71 sheep die near Rashtra Prerna Sthal: NGO alleges they ate rotten food; CM Yogi orders probe

December 30, 2025 11:27 am

The district administration said the cause of deaths will be ascertained only after post-mortem reports are received

UP shivers amid severe cold wave: More fog, rain on forecast this week

December 30, 2025 11:46 am

The IMD has said West UP may see light rain on January 1 due to a western disturbance. Check the forecast for the state

What is YAKSH app? Uttar Pradesh police’s AI-powered tool to track criminals and gangs

December 29, 2025 12:22 pm

The app analyses crime-related data and users can receive information related to criminals

Post SHOs on merit, reject unwarranted political pressure: UP CM Yogi at police officers' conclave

December 28, 2025 11:10 am

Says police station management is backbone of policing system, security arrangements should be made as per need

YOGI ADITYANATH PHOTOS

After six-year gap, judges and chief ministers meet to iron out issues in judiciary

April 30, 2022 3:07 pm

After a gap of six years, a joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts was held today in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India N V Ramana.

With Assembly polls battle over, celebrations, stock-taking in political parties

March 13, 2022 9:05 pm

Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann, along with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, held a victory roadshow in Amritsar on Sunday to mark their spectacular win in Punjab elections.

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.

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