Hardwar Dubey (1 July 1949 – 26 June 2023) was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.[1] He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Agra Cantonment[2] and minister of state in the Kalyan Singh ministry.[3][4][5] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until his death.

Hardwar Dubey
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
26 November 2020  26 June 2023
Preceded byChandrapal Singh Yadav
Succeeded byDinesh Sharma
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Minister of state for Finance
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991  6 December 1992
Kalyan Singh
Minister
Rajendra Kumar Gupta
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byKrishna Vir Singh Kaushal
Succeeded byRamesh Kant Lawania
ConstituencyAgra Cantonment
Personal details
Born(1949-07-01)1 July 1949
Died26 June 2023(2023-06-26) (aged 73)
Delhi, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Dr. Kamla Pandey
(m. 1978)
Children1 son & 1 daughter
Parents
  • Umashankar Dubey (father)
  • Shyama Devi (mother)
EducationM. A., LLB
Agra University

Early life

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Dubey was originally from Ballia. He moved to Agra in 1969 and led Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Political career

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In 1989, he contested and won the Agra Cantonment seat. He again won the 1991 elections and was made the minister of state for Finance in the Kalyan Singh ministry. Due to controversies, he resigned from the ministerial position within a year.

In 2005, he unsuccessfully contested by-elections from the Kheragarh Assembly seat. Earlier, he also lost in the Agra-Firozabad seat to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election.

In 2011, he took over as BJP’s state spokesperson and in 2013 as state vice president.[6]

Death

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Dubey died in Delhi on 26 June 2023, at the age of 73.[7]

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