Santosh Shukla

Santosh Shukla was a politician from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Minister of State in chief minister Rajnath Singh's cabinet from 2000 to 2001.

Santosh Shukla
Minister of State (Uttar Pradesh)
In office 2000–2001
Personal details
Died	October 2001 Shivli police station, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Political career

In 1996, Santosh Shukla contested the assembly election from the Chaubepur Assembly constituency on a BJP ticket. He stood second by securing 43418 votes. He was made the Minister of State in Rajnath Singh's ministry. He was also the chairman of the Labor Contract Board.^[1]

Death

In October 2001, he was shot dead^[2] allegedly by Vikas Dubey, a BSP leader and gangster along with his 7 henchmen armed with rifles and country-made pistols inside the Shivli police station.^[1] Vikas Dubey was the prime accused in the killing of Santosh Shukla.^[3] Dubey was arrested but was later released, allegedly due to his political influence.^[4]