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| name = Brahm Dutt Dwivedi<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Farrukhabad (Assembly constituency)|Farrukhabad]]<br />
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| death_date = 10 February 1997<br />
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
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| occupation = [[Politician]]<br />
| children = [[Sunil Dutt Dwivedi]] <br /> [[Garima Agnihotri]] <br /> [[Priyank Dutt Dwivedi]]<br />
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'''Brahm Dutt Dwivedi''' (-1997) was an Indian cabinet minister in Government of [[Uttar Pradesh]], and a senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Dwivedi was shot dead in Farrukhabad district in February 1997. His widow Prabha later contested the election to the assembly. He protected [[Mayawati]] against physical assault during the 2 June 1995 guest house scandal.<br />
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== Death==<br />
Dwivedi, who was then sitting BJP MLA from Farrukhabad, was shot in his car after attending a tilak ceremony on February 10, 1997, in City Kotwali area. His bodyguard BK Tiwari was killed in the attack, while his driver Rinku suffered injuries.<ref name="2003 Judgement">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/1997-murder-case-of-bjp-mla-hc-upholds-lifer-to-ex-sp-mla-gangster-4675840/|title=1997 murder case of BJP MLA: HC upholds lifer to ex-SP MLA, gangster|date=May 2017|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref> Dwivedi was rushed to the local hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/feb/10up.htm |title=Senior BJP leader Brahm Dutt Dwivedi assassinated in UP |accessdate=2019-04-20|df= }}</ref> Former prime minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], former BJP president [[Lal Krishna Advani]], former Home Minister [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] , Defence Minister [[Rajnath Singh]], former UP chief minister [[Kalyan Singh]] and state BJP president [[Kalraj Mishra]] attended Dwivedi's funeral.<ref name="rediff" /><br />
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==Investigation and Conviction==<br />
The assassination case was investigated by the CBI. On July 17, 2003, the CBI court in Lucknow had sentenced gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari and former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Singh to life imprisonment in the case.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web|url = https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/hc-uphelds-life-sentence-to-vijay-singh-jeeva-in-brahmadutt-dwivedi-murder-case/1060954|title=HC uphelds life sentence to Vijay Singh, Jeeva in Brahmadutt Dwivedi murder case |accessdate=2019-04-20}}</ref> Both convicts had challenged the judgment and filed an appeal in the high court. In 2017, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court upheld the trial court judgment of life imprisonment.In 2018, the case moved to Supreme Court.<ref name="2003 Judgement" /><br />
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<div>{{Short description|Indian politician}}<br />
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| name = Dr. Laxmikant Bajpai<br />
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start = 2012<br />
| term_end = 2017<br />
| constituency = [[Meerut (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Meerut]]<br />
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1951|07|20|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place= [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] ([[Meerut University]])<br />[[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery|BAMS]] ([[Kanpur University]])<br />
| party=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| spouse= Dr. Madhu Bajpai (m. 1979)<br />
| children = One Son, Three Daughters<br />
| profession = Doctor, Businessman, Politician<br />
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'''Laxmikant Bajpai''' (born 20 July 1951) is an Indian politician and former State President of BJP's [[Uttar Pradesh]] unit. He was elected four times as member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Meerut (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Meerut]] assembly constituency.<br />
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He studied B.SC from [[Meerut College]], [[Meerut]] and later obtained a BAMS degree from [[Rishikul Ayurveda College]], [[Haridwar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Laxmikant Vajpayee: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Laxmikant Vajpayee {{!}} The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Laxmikant-Vajpayee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Laxmikant-Bajpai|archive-date=2020-07-19|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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==Student politics ==<br />
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He was the General Secretary of the Student Union in his college days. During this tenure Laxmikant protested in front of many senior leaders and succeeded in obtaining government aids and management for all the Ayurvedic colleges of the state.<br />
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== Later politics ==<br />
In 1977 he became the President of [[Yuva Morcha]] ( Youth Cell) of [[Janata Party]]. During 1980-87 he was District General Secretary of BJP Meerut. 1984-86 he was the vice president of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|BJP Yuva Morch]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He is an active legislator as well and prominently takes part in the legislative debates. He had the membership of many committees of [[Uttar Pradesh]] Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bjpup.in/index.php/adhyaksh-ka-parichay |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826154218/http://www.bjpup.in/index.php/adhyaksh-ka-parichay |archive-date=26 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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He is noted for his honesty and austere lifestyle and is still seen riding his scooter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buy Images Online - India Content Photos, Pictures, Photograph Online for Website|url=https://www.indiacontent.in/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.indiacontent.in}}</ref> He was reelected as the president of BJP Uttar Pradesh in December 2012 on account of his excellent track record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://post.jagran.com/sakhi-laxmikant-bajpai-likely-to-be-reelected-as-uttar-pradesh-bjp-chief-1354336265 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-06-16 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104042904/http://post.jagran.com/sakhi-laxmikant-bajpai-likely-to-be-reelected-as-uttar-pradesh-bjp-chief-1354336265 |archivedate=2013-11-04 }}</ref><br />
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After his appointment as the president, the BJP has recorded a landslide victory in the Municipal Elections by collecting 10 out of the 12 mayor seats and an increased vote percentage.<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/bjp-shines-in-uttar-pradesh-local-body-polls-congress-fails-240909</ref> During his ongoing tenure BJP has also won [[Kannauj]] Civic Polls.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jolt to SP as BJP wins Kannauj civic polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2012/jul/23/jolt-to-sp-as-bjp-wins-kannauj-civic-polls-389771.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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Experts believe that if given a free hand Bajpai on account of his clean image, effective management and contact with workers will lead BJP to regain its lost glory in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The organizational and political skills of Bajpai worked well for the BJP when the party won 71 out of the 80 seats in [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the General elections 2014, which is by far its best total.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-05-23|title=Decoding Amit Shah's campaign: How he conquered Uttar Pradesh - Politics News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/decoding-amit-shahs-campaign-how-he-conquered-uttar-pradesh-1538759.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Firstpost}}</ref><br />
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