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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 CM Yogi reviews Ayodhya Master Plan, asks officials to check 'unplanned growth' in temple city

October 29, 2025 3:57 pm

Reviews Ayodhya Master Plan-2031 proposals, says future development in the city must adhere to regulatory framework

Mustafabad to Kabir Dham: UP CM Yogi Adityanath proposes another name change

October 27, 2025 9:32 pm

Addressing an event at Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri, the CM asked locals if any Muslim was living in that particular area. When they said no, he announced that the village’s name would be changed.

As Ghaziabad gets multi-speciality pvt hospital, CM says UP witnessing a new era in healthcare investment, innovation

October 27, 2025 5:35 pm

President calls for collaboration, promotion of technologies like cancer gene therapy

Noida airport opening soon: UP CM Yogi meets PM Modi in Delhi, seeks November launch date

October 27, 2025 4:27 pm

Also discusses Modi's likely visit to Ayodhya to attend installation and unfurling of flag atop Ram Temple

CM Yogi reviews Jewar airport progress work

October 25, 2025 8:11 pm

The CM closely reviewed the progress of the domestic terminal, inauguration venue, security arrangements, traffic management, and ongoing construction works.

PWD officers in UP get five-fold boost in financial powers, CM Yogi greenlights reform

October 24, 2025 2:07 pm

This is the first such revision in 30 years, which was proposed citing rising construction costs.

Is all well in UP BJP? Deputy CMs give Ayodhya Deepotsav event a miss, spark buzz of party rift, discord with bureaucracy

October 24, 2025 12:13 pm

Tourism and Information departments blamed; party insiders say Brajesh Pathak, Keshav Maurya backed out as they were not named in ads, not kept in loop.

Fire safety upgrade in UP: Stations every 100 km on expressways, special units for chemical and biological threats

October 24, 2025 2:32 pm

CM Adityanath orders creation of more posts, says modernisation to meet the challenges of rapid population growth, industrialisation, and urbanisation

Yogi's remarks against halal products aimed at Bihar polls: UP Congress chief

October 23, 2025 2:05 am

The UP CM says 'political Islam’ largely overlooked in history even as it inflicted a big blow on faith

Rs 25,000 crore misused for ‘terrorism, love-jihad’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath defends ban on Halal products

October 22, 2025 1:09 pm

Speaking at an RSS event, the Chief Minister also said ‘political Islam’ is largely overlooked in history even as it has inflicted a big blow on the faith.

YOGI ADITYANATH PHOTOS

Tears and despair in Hathras as families grieve death of loved ones in stampede

July 02, 2024 8:25 pm

The Chief Medical Officer(CMO),Etah, Umesh Kumar Tripathi claimed that the toll is likely to be risen as a number of injured have been left for immediate medical treatment at the Health Centre in Sikanda Rau

IE 100 2023: Who are the top 10 most powerful Indians?

March 31, 2023 2:14 pm

Most Powerful Indians 2023: Most new entrants on the list are either players in the coming election-packed year or those who have seen a change in fortune

'India's growth story is changing': PM Modi at UP Global Investors’ Summit

February 10, 2023 5:37 pm

Inaugurating the event, the prime minister highlighted how UP is now known for “good governance, peace, law and order, and stability.

Boundary wall collapses in Noida's Jalvayu Vihar society, four dead

September 20, 2022 2:53 pm

Soon after the incident, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences and directed officials to swiftly carry out rescue operations.

UP, Tamil Nadu, to Tripura: How state chief ministers marked Independence Day

August 15, 2022 6:25 pm

India@75: How chief ministers across country celebrated marked Independence Day

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.

YOGI ADITYANATH VIDEOS

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.

Is VHP’s Ayodhya mobilisation bringing back fears of the 1992 Babri demolition?

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Is the Ayodhya mobilisation now as powerful and potent as it was in 1992? Are there law and order concerns for the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government, both now ruled by the BJP? And most importantly, is it fair to compare 2018 to 1992?

BJP vs Congress in Chhattisgarh: Classic election season political talk

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

With Chhattisgarh in the middle of its two-phase election, let’s look at what BJP and Congress are saying. And, of course, there are promises too. No surprises there.

Senior BJP leaders remember Ananth Kumar as a leader

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time now. Senior BJP leaders paid their tributes to the leader.

PM Modi turns 68, embarks on two-day visit to Varanasi

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 68 today. He will embark on a two-day visit to Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency from where he won the election in 2014. Here's his plan for the day.

In Uttar Pradesh, no cheating means no exams

June 22, 2020 6:26 pm

Uttar Pradesh has a history of students cheating during the class 10 and 12 board exams. In fact, for a long time, political parties that promised to fix this epidemic became so unpopular that it was a factor in losing elections. Now, the Adityanath government is attempting to do something similar.  

Why the Gorakhpur bypoll result is an important one for the BJP

June 22, 2020 6:26 pm

This by-election result in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency is very important for the BJP, chief minister Adityanath and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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