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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sriram Chauhan
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| office = [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]<br/>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| constituency =
| term_start = 21 August 2019
| term_end = 25 March 2022
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 =
| term_end1 =
| 1blankname1 =
| 1namedata1 =
| constituency2 = [[Dhanghata (Assembly constituency)|Dhanghata]]
| office2 =
| term_start2 =
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Alagu Prasad Chauhan
| successor2 = Ganesh Chandra
| office7 = [[Third Vajpayee Ministry|Union Minister of State]]<br/>[[Government of India]]
| primeminister7 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start7 = 13 October 1999
| term_end7 = 1 September 2001
| constituency10 = [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basti]]
| office8 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start8 = October 1999
| term_end8 = May 2004
| predecessor8 = Himself
| successor8 = [[Lal Mani Prasad]]
| term_start9 = February 1998
| term_end9 = October 1999
| predecessor9 = Himself
| successor9 = Himself
| term_start10 = May 1996
| term_end10 = February 1998
| predecessor10 = Shyam Lal Kamal
| successor10 = Himself
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|09|20}}
| birth_place = [[Khalilabad, India|Khalilabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birthname =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Gainda Devi|1971}}
| children = 3
| parents =
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| residence = Barhi Tola [[Sant Kabir Nagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater = [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Geography
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|agriculturist}}<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
| 2blankname7 = Ministry & Department's
| 2namedata7 = *[[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] (22 November 1999 - 1 September 2001)
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]] (13 October 1999 - 22 November 1999)
| termstart1 = March 2022
| termstart2 = March 2017
| termend2 = March 2022
| constituency1 = [[Khajani (Assembly constituency)|Khajani]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sant Prasad]]
| 1blankname = [[List of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| 2blankname = Ministry & Department's
| 2namedata = *Horticulture
*Agricultural Exports
*Agricultural Marketing
*Agricultural Foreign Trade
| constituency3 = Hainsarbazar
| constituency4 = Hainsarbazar
| predecessor3 = Himself
| predecessor4 = Genda Devi
| successor3 = [[Lal Mani Prasad]]
| successor4 = Himself
| termstart3 = June 1991
| termend3 = December 1992
| termstart4 = December 1989
| termend4 = April 1991
}}
'''Sriram Chauhan''' (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian politician and member of the [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] representing [[Khajani (Assembly constituency)|Khajani]] constituency.<ref name="HT2022"/> He was the Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs in 1999 and the Minister of State, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2001 in the [[Third Vajpayee ministry]].<ref name="Bio"/> He was elected as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] to 13th [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basti]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He was imprisoned in the emergency{{clarify|date=December 2012}} in 1975.<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://www.myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=3845|website=My Neta |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13UP34.htm|title=Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament: CHAUHAN, SHRI SRIRAM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004001140/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13UP34.htm |archive-date=4 October 2013 |accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=अटल सरकार में मंत्री रहे श्रीराम को खजनी से टिकट:तीन बार विधायक रह चुके हैं श्रीराम चौहान, भाजपा ने फिर से जताया भरोसा |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/news/shri-ram-chauhan-has-been-mla-for-three-times-bjp-again-expressed-confidence-129345232.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613165057/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/news/shri-ram-chauhan-has-been-mla-for-three-times-bjp-again-expressed-confidence-129345232.html |archive-date=13 June 2025 |work=Bhaskar |date=2022 |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chauhan was born to Ram Naresh and Keshri Devi on 20 September 1953 in [[Khalilabad, India|Khalilabad]] city of [[Basti district]] (now in [[Sant Kabir Nagar district]]) of Uttar Pradesh. He is a post-graduate and was educated at Kisan Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya, Basti. Chauhan married Gainda Devi in October 1971, with whom he has two daughters and a son. He is an agriculturist by profession.<ref name="Bio"/>

==Political career==
Chauhan has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2017, he has represented the Dhanghata constituency and is a member of the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. He is a former [[Member of parliament]] from [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)]] three straight times.

In 2017 elections he defeated [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate Algoo Prasad by a margin of 16,909 votes.<ref name="2017 result">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/dhanghata.html|title=Dhanghata Election Results 2017|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>

He has been appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) in [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath ministry]] on 21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html |access-date=28 March 2022 |work=News18 |date=21 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], Chauhan contested from [[Khajani (Assembly constituency)|Khajani]] constituency and defeated rival Rupawati Beldar of [[Samajwadi Party]] by 37,101 votes.<ref name="HT2022">{{cite news |title=UP polls: Yogi Adityanath wins Gorakhpur Urban seat by over 1 lakh votes, BJP makes clean sweep in district |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election/up-polls-yogi-adityanath-wins-gorakhpur-urban-seat-by-over-1-lakh-votes-bjp-makes-clean-sweep-in-district-101646939997466.html |access-date=28 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
|-
| 01 || May 1996 || February 1998 || Member, [[11th Lok Sabha]] ||
|-
| 02 || February 1998 || October 1999|| Member, [[12th Lok Sabha]] ||
|-
| 03 || October 1999 || May 2001 || Minister of State for Affairs ||
|-
| 04 || October 1999 || May 2004|| Member, [[13th Lok Sabha]] ||
|-
| 05 || March 2017 || March 2022 || Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]] ||<ref name="2017 result"/>
|-
| 06 || August 2019 || Incumbent || Minister of State (Independent Charge), Uttar Pradesh Government ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Yogi Adityanath inducts 18 new faces in cabinet, axes five ministers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/yogi-adityanath-s-up-cabinet-expansion-23-ministers-sworn-in-total-strength-goes-up-to-43/story-PBUB6ixEO6xsRbIVYlNChP.html |accessdate=21 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==

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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:India MPs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:People from Basti district]]
[[Category:India MPs 1996–1997]]
[[Category:India MPs 1998–1999]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]

Sriram Chauhan - Revision history

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