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Ashok Katariya
Office Minister of Transport
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Office Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council




Term start 21 August 2019
Term end 28 March 2022
Predecessor Swatantra Dev Singh
Successor Daya Shankar Singh




Constituency elected by Legislative Assembly members
Born 1972-12-18 (age 54)
Born Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India



Nationality Indian


Political party Bharatiya Janata Party


Children 1 son and 1 daughter



Website www.ashokkatariya.info

Ashok Katariya is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh and member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and he has served as Transport Minister with Independent Charge and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of Uttar Pradesh till March 2022.[1][2][3]

Political career

He was from the start a notable leader of Gurjar community.[4][5] Katariya's political journey began with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Katariya was the organisational secretary of ABVP Moradabad Vibhag in 1994. In 1996, he was given responsibilities of Meerut Vibhag after that State secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in 2001. In 2004, Katariya was selected as President of BJYM Uttar Pradesh. In 2007 he was selected State secretary of BJP U.P. and served for consecutive terms till 2013. In 2013 he was given the responsibility of State vice president of BJP U.P. During the 2014 General elections, he was appointed Star campaigner of BJP in U.P. In 2016 he was given responsibility of General Secretary of BJP U.P. till 2020.[6]

He has been appointed Transport Minister of State (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State in Yogi Adityanath ministry on 21 August 2019.[7]

References

  1. अशोक कटारिया-परिवहन मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), संसदीय कार्य राज्यमंत्री उ.प्र. सरकार एवम प्रदेश महामंत्री, भाजपा उ.प्र., Ashok Katariya, Transport Minister (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State, Govt. of UP & BJP General Secretary - UP. www.ashokkatariya.info. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. अशोक कटारिया के जरिए गुर्जरों को साधने की कोशिश. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. परिवहन मंत्री अशोक कटारिया पहुंचे तो मरीज को मिली ऑक्सीजन. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. कटारिया के सहारे वेस्ट यूपी में गुर्जर राजनीति साधने की कवायद. Hindustan. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. अशोक कटारिया को मंत्री बनाकर साधी गुर्जर सियासत. Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  6. अशोक कटारिया-परिवहन मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), संसदीय कार्य राज्यमंत्री उ.प्र. सरकार एवम प्रदेश महामंत्री, भाजपा उ.प्र., Ashok Katariya , Transport Minister (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State, Govt. of UP & BJP General Secretary - UP. www.ashokkatariya.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  7. In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5. News18.

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