Kishore Upadhyaya
Kishore Upadhyaya | |
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| President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yashpal Arya |
| Succeeded by | Pritam Singh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Tehri | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lakhiram Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Dhanai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1958 Tehri, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
Kishore Upadhyaya is an Indian National Congress politician from Uttarakhand and a two term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was twice elected from Tehri assembly constituency in the 2002 and 2007 assembly elections. In 2012 Assembly election, he lost to Dinesh Dhanai an Independent candidate with a margin of just 377 votes.[1] He served as the Minister of state for Industrial development under N. D. Tiwari Chief ministership from 2002 to 2004.
He was the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or Uttarakhand PCC from 2014 to 2017. He took over from Yashpal Arya.[2][3]
Positions held
| Year | Description |
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| 2002 - 2007 | Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
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| 2007 - 2012 | Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
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Elections contested
| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tehri | Won | 41.95% | Ratan Singh Gunsola | BJP | 31.41% |
| 2007 | Tehri | Won | 35.31% | Khem Singh Chauhan | BJP | 28.14% |
| 2012 | Tehri | Lost | 28.83% | Dinesh Dhanai | IND | 29.77% |
| 2017 | Sahaspur | Lost | 23.30% | Sahdev Singh Pundir | BJP | 40.75% |