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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{COI|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aman Mani Tripathi
| image = Aman Mani Tripathi Profile Photo.jpg
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| constituency = [[Nautanwa (Assembly constituency)]]
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = March 2017
| term_end = March 2022
| predecessor = Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh
| successor = Rishi Tripathi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|01|12}}
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]], Uttar Pradesh
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| father = [[Amarmani Tripathi]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| residence = C-2, Lawrence Tree Colony, Hazratganj, [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]]
| alma_mater = [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University|Gorakhpur University]] (graduation)
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|Farmer}}
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'''Aman Mani Tripathi''' (born 12 January 1982) is an Indian politician and a member of [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] from [[Maharajganj district|Maharajganj]]. He represents the [[Nautanwa (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Maharajganj district]] of Uttar Pradesh as an [[Independent (politician)|Bahujan samaj party ]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://www.myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4619|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Tripathi was born 12 January 1982 in [[Gorakhpur]] city of [[Uttar Pradesh]] to [[Amarmani Tripathi]] and Madhu Mani Tripathi.<ref name="ProfileHindi"/> He completed his schooling from [[Springer Public School]], [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]]. In 2012, he graduated from [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit" /><ref name="ProfileHindi">{{Cite web|title=सदस्य उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_hi.aspx#/Data/12675/17|access-date=2 June 2020|website=uplegisassembly.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=Profile>{{Cite web|title=Member Profile|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=20112|website=Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==
Tripathi's father, Amarmani Tripathi, was a four-time MLA from [[Nautanwa (Assembly constituency)|Lakshmipur (Assembly constituency)]] and also a cabinet minister in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. He first ran for office in the [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections]]. He contested from [[Nautanwa (Assembly constituency)|Nautanwa Assembly]] as a member of [[Samajwadi Party]] but lost by [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh by a margin of 7,837 (4.15℅) votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nautanwa Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/nautanwa-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituency|access-date=2 June 2020|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

In [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections]], Tripathi was denied a ticket by the [[Samajwadi Party]] after his name cropped up in his wife's murder case. After this he contested as [[Independent politician]] and elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] by defeating [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh by a margin of 32,256 (15.26℅) votes.<ref name="2017 result">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/nautanwa.html|title=Nautanwa Election Results 2017|work=elections.in|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

Tripathi openly support [[Yogi Adityanath]] for [[Chief Minister]] of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Controversy">{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=30 April 2017 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/yogi-adityanath-draws-flak-for-sharing-stage-with-murder-accused-mla/articleshow/58447009.cms |title=Yogi Adityanath draws flak for sharing stage with murder-accused MLA |work=Economic Times |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Tripathi was arrested and sent to jail on 25 November 2016 for his wife's murder. Tripathi was denied a ticket by the Samajwadi Party after his name cropped up in his wife's murder case. He was granted bail in March 2017 after winning the Assembly election as an independent candidate. He was chargesheeted on 18 February.<ref name="Controversy"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khandelwal |first=Peeyush |date=16 May 2017 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/uttar-pradesh-mla-aman-mani-tripathi-to-face-trial-for-wife-s-murder/story-UUXdMAAN6JCAL8nDTSAH8K.html |title=Uttar Pradesh MLA Aman Mani Tripathi to face trial for wife's murder |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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| 01 || March 2017 || Incumbent || Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] ||
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