Anupama Jaiswal

Anupama Jaiswal is an Indian politician and a member of 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represents the Bahraich constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2]

Anupama Jaiswal
Minister of Basic Education Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Satish Chandra Dwivedi
Minister of Child Development & Nutrition Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 19 March 2017 – 20 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Swati Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2017
Preceded by	Waqar Ahmad Shah
Constituency	Bahraich
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-03) 3 February 1967 (age 58) Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Ashok Kumar Jaiswal ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	1 son, 2 daughters
Parent	Ravindra Kant
Alma mater	MA, LLB from Avadh University
Profession	Politician, Businesswoman
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Early life and education

Jaiswal was born 2 March 1967 in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh to her father Ravindra Kant Jaiswal. She belongs to Kalwar (Jaiswal) community. In 1989 she married Ashok Kumar Jaiswal, who is a Bank Manager by profession, they have one son (Shivam Jaiwal) and two daughters (Aishwarya Jaiswal & Swati Shree Jaiswal). In 1999, she got Master of Arts degree and in 2010 she got Bachelor of Laws degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad.

Political career

Jaiswal is a member of Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In 2017 elections she was elected MLA from Bahraich, she defeated her nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Rubab Sayda by a margin of 6,702 votes.^[3] She was appointed Minister of State for Basic Education, Child Development and Nutrition, Revenue, Finance in Yogi Adityanath ministry.