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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ashutosh Tandon<br />
| office =[[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Minister of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start = 5 August 2019<br />
| predecessor = [[Suresh Khanna]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|12 May 1960}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| parents = [[Lalji Tandon]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Madhu Tandon|1982}}<br />
| children = 1<br />
| alma_mater = [[Lucknow University]]<br />
| profession = {{hlist|Agriculture|Business}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Ashutosh Tandon''' (born 12 May 1960), also known as '''Gopal Tandon''', is an Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Urban Development, Overall Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Tandon was also a member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Lucknow East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lucknow East]] constituency in [[Lucknow district]].<ref name="MyNeta"/> He is son of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s senior leader and former [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] [[Lal Ji Tandon]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Tandon was born on 12 May 1960 to politician [[Lalji Tandon]] in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Profile"/> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Lucknow University]] in 1980.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Ashutosh Tandon (Gopalji)(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Lucknow East : Bye- Election on 13-09-2014 (Lucknow) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/upbye13/candidate.php?candidate_id=119 |website=myneta.info |accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref> He married Madhu Tandon on 6 May 1982, with whom he has a daughter.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info |url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=20810 |website=upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2014, Tandon defeated Juhie Singh by 26,459 votes for the Lucknow East assembly seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Arunav |title=Ashutosh Tandon defeats Juhie Singh by a margin of 26,459 votes to claim Lucknow East assembly seat. - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ashutosh-Tandon-defeats-Juhie-Singh-by-a-margin-of-26459-votes-to-claim-Lucknow-East-assembly-seat-/articleshow/42617041.cms |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=16 September 2014 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2017, Ashutosh Tandon defeated SP-Congress joint candidate Anurag Bhadoria by record 79,230 votes.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Tandon was appointed the ministries of Technical and Medical Education.<ref>{{cite news |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 March 2017|accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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In a portfolio reshuffle in August 2019, Tandon was allocated Urban Development Department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-effects-major-reshuffle-of-portfolios-keeps-home/story-Pt0CYgyJqtxVTZQWX7mHYP.html|title=UP CM Yogi Adityanath effects major reshuffle of portfolios, keeps home|date=23 August 2019|website=Hindustan Times |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Yogi Adityanath ministry (2017–)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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