Shyam Dhani

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.^[1][2][3]

Shyam Dhani
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Vijay Kumar
Constituency	Kapilvastu
Personal details
Born	(1952-07-03) July 3, 1952 (age 73) Ghaura Kuiya, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Ram Nath
Residence(s)	Ghaura Kuiya, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Graduate
Alma mater	Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Agriculture

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).^[4]

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.^[5]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[5]