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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Devesh Shakya
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Etah Lok Sabha constituency|Etah, Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor = [[Rajveer Singh]]
| successor =
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| term_end =
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| birth_date = {{bda|df=y|1981|5|15}}
| birth_place = [[Etawah]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| parents =
| spouse = {{marriage|Sapna Shakya|2005}}
| profession = Agriculturist
| alma_mater = [[Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College|K.K. P.G. College, Etawah]], [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]]
| source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5656?from=members
}}
'''Devesh Shakya''' ({{IPA|hi|d̪eːʋeːʃ ʃaːkjə}}; born 15 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member of [[Parliament of India]], [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Etah Lok Sabha constituency]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Shakya is a member of [[Samajwadi Party]]. He defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s two-term member of parliament from this constituency, [[Rajveer Singh]], son of former Uttar Pradesh [[Chief Minister]] and veteran BJP leader [[Kalyan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/kasganj/news/sp-candidate-devesh-shakya-won-from-etah-kasganj-133124512.html|title=Devesh Shakya won from the Etah Lok Sabha|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=5 June 2024}}</ref>

Devesh Shakya comes from a political family of Uttar Pradesh. He is the brother of former member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], [[Vinay Shakya]]. He started his political career in the year 2002 and in 2005 and 2010, he won the election of the member of Zila Panchayat (a local body election). However, he failed to win the election of Chairman of Zila Panchayat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etah-sp-contest-devesh-shakya-from-etah-lok-sabha-seat-23642210.html|title=Who is Devesh Shakya, Samajwadi Party candidate from Etah|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Devesh Shakya was born in [[Etawah]] on 15 May 1981. His father's name is Babu Ram Shakya while his mother's name is Dropadi Devi. He has done B.A and LLB from [[Kanpur University]]. On 18 June 2005, he married Sapna Shakya.<ref name =Bio>{{cite web|url=https://sansad.in/ls/members|title=Members Bioprofile|website=Lok Sabha|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>

==Political career==
In 2024 Indian general elections to Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party fielded Devesh Shakya from Etah Lok Sabha constituency against the sitting MP [[Rajveer Singh]].<ref name="Grassroots workers {{!}} Rooted in the masses">{{cite news|title=Grassroots workers {{!}} Rooted in the masses|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-grassroots-workers-rooted-in-the-masses-2565853-2024-07-13|accessdate=1 June 2025|publisher=India Today|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601170808/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-grassroots-workers-rooted-in-the-masses-2565853-2024-07-13|archivedate=1 June 2025|language=en}}</ref> He defeated Singh by getting 4,75,808 votes and became the member of Indian Parliament for the first time.<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Etah">{{cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Etah |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2422.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305134337/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2422.htm |archivedate=5 March 2025 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Etah Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024">{{cite news |date=4 November 2024 |title=Etah Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/etah |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305134508/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/etah |archivedate=5 March 2025 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Shakya visited his constituency frequently to keep himself aware of the situation of his constituency after getting elected to Lok Sabha. In 2024, he, along with national spokesperson of [[Samajwadi Party]], Abdul Hafiz Gandhi visited [[Kasganj]] located in his constituency to examine the situation of people in the [[flood]] that occurred in the meantime. After examining the area, Shakya and Gandhi met [[District Magistrate]] of the Kasganj for deliberating on relief measures to be provided to the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/kasganj/news/sp-mp-devesh-shakya-met-the-dm-133295068.html|title=Devesh Shakya meets Kasganj district magistrate|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>

In 18th Lok Sabha, he became a member of Committee on Information and Communication Technology.<ref name =Bio/>

==See also==
*[[Sunil Kumar Kushwaha]]

==References==
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{{18th Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:People from Kasganj district]]

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