Pawan Kedia


Pawan Kumar Kedia is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Hata in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Kedia was born 1 December 1965 in Hata, Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Sitaram Kedia. He married with Amita Kedia in 1991, they have a son. He belong from Vaishya community. He got M.Com degree from Gorakhpur University in 1990.

Political career

Kedia started his political journey as Head of Department of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1994 to 2010. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he contest from Hata as an Independent politician. But lost by SP's Radheshyam Singh and stood on sixth with 8,914 votes.
In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he got ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party from Hata. He elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Radheshyam Singh by a margin of 53,076 votes.

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