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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Anand Swarup Shukla
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Anand Swarup Shukla
| constituency = [[Ballia Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Ballia Nagar]], [[Ballia district|Ballia]]
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs, Rural development, Overall Village Development
| term_start = March 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Narad Rai
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|06}}
| birth_place = [[Ballia district|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=Profile/>
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| birthname =
| parents = {{ubl|Harihar Nath Shukla|Sita Shukla}}<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse =
| partner =
| relations =
| children =
| residence = Ashok Nagar, Satni Sarai, [[Ballia district|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater = [[Master of Science]]<br />[[Master of Arts]] <br />[[Bachelor of Education]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = Politician<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
}}
'''Anand Swarup Shukla''' is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]] of India. He represents the [[Ballia Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Ballia Nagar]] constituency in [[Ballia district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is currently Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs, Rural development, Overall Village Development in Uttar Pradesh Government. He is currently a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://www.myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5081|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/ballia-news/bjp-mla-anand-swarup-shukla-controversial-statement-on-bharat-band-3371232/|title=Bjp Mla anand swarup shukla controversial statement|work=Patrika|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.truthstoday.com/news/ballia/anand-swaroop-shukla-won-ballia-nagar-seat/|title=बलिया नगर से आनंद स्वरूप शुक्ल ने बनाया यह रिकार्ड|website=www.truthstoday.com|date=12 March 2017|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shukla was born 6 October 1979 in [[Ballia district|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to his father Harihar Nath Shuklaji. He comes from a high caste Brahman community. He has completed [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]] in [[Mathematics]], [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Political science]] and [[Bachelor of Education|B.ed]].<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=http://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/web/guest/member?memberId=20222|work=official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|title=Member Profile|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> He completed his schooling from an all boys high school.

==Political career==
Shukla has MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Ballia Nagar constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Laxman by a margin of 40,011 votes. He has been appointed as [[Minister of state]] in a [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath cabinet]] on 21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html |work=News18}}</ref>

In March 2021, Shukla called for the Banning of the [[Burqa|Burka]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/burqa-should-be-banned-it-is-giving-credence-to-wahabi-culture-uttar-pradesh-minister-anand-swaroop-shukla/736747|title=Burqa should be banned, it is giving credence to Wahabi culture: Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/burqa-should-be-banned-in-the-country-up-minister-anand-swaroop-shukla/articleshow/81686653.cms|title = Anand Swaroop Shukla: Burqa should be banned, says UP minister Anand Swaroop Shukla | Varanasi News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 ||March 2017 || Incumbent || Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2017/UP/10.Detailed%20Results.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
|}

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