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Shyam Dhani is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Kapilvastu (Assembly constituency) constituency in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Dhani was born 3 July 1952 in Dhauri Kuiya village of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh to father Ram Nath. He is unmarried till now. He belongs to Scheduled Caste (Pasi) community. He is a Graduate from Budh Vidyapeeth Mahavidyalaya Naugarh Siddharthnagar (Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University).

Political career

Dhani started his political career in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected MLA from Kapilvastu (Assembly constituency) as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Vijay Kumar by a margin of 38,154 votes.

Posts held

References

1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
2. "Shyam Dhani MLA of Kapilavastu". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
3. "जानिए कौन हैं बीजेपी के वो विधायक जो पीड़ित को न्याय दिलाने के लिए थाने में ही धरने पर बैठ गए". Patrika. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
4. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
5. ^ "Kapilavastu Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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