Sharad Tripathi

Sharad Tripathi
Sharad Tripathi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Bhishma Shankar Tiwari
Succeeded by	Praveen Kumar Nishad
Constituency	Sant Kabir Nagar
Personal details
Born	9 January 1972; Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	30 June 2021 (aged 49); Gurugram, Haryana, India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Bhartiya Janta Party
Spouse	Rita Tripathi (m. 1998)
Children	Nripendra Ram Tripathi Alias Shikhar Ram Tripathi , Mrigendra Ram Tripathi
Alma mater	Post Graduation, Kanpur University

Sharad Tripathi (9 January 1972 – 30 June 2021) was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar constituency in the 2014 general election.

Education[edit]

He completed his Post Graduation from Kanpur University in 1995.

Personal life[edit]

Tripathi was son of Ramapati Ram Tripathi, former president of the BJP state unit of Uttar Pradesh.^[2] He died in 2021, following a lengthy illness.^[3] Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid condolences.

Political career[edit]

May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
1 Sep 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry Of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
12 June 2017 onwards: Member, House Committee

Controversies[edit]

On 6 March 2019, Sharad Tripathi was seen assaulting BJP MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel with his shoe after he discovered that his name was missing from the foundation stone of a new road.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, गुरुग्राम के मेदांता अस्पताल में ली अंतिम सांस (in Hindi)
^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, पीएम मोदी ने जताया दुख".
^ "Watch: BJP MP Beats Party MLA With Shoe After Finding Name Missing From Foundation Stone". News18. 6 March 2019.
^ "Watch: BJP Lawmakers Thrash Each Other With Shoes In Fight For Credit". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "BJP MP Sharad Tripathi, MLA Rakesh Baghel exchange blows at Collectorate in U.P." The Hindu. PTI. 6 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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[1] गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, गुरुग्राम के मेदांता अस्पताल में ली अंतिम सांस (in Hindi)

[2] "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

[3] "गोरखपुर : भाजपा के पूर्व सांसद शरद त्रिपाठी का निधन, पीएम मोदी ने जताया दुख".

[4] "Watch: BJP MP Beats Party MLA With Shoe After Finding Name Missing From Foundation Stone". News18. 6 March 2019.

[5] "Watch: BJP Lawmakers Thrash Each Other With Shoes In Fight For Credit". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[6] "BJP MP Sharad Tripathi, MLA Rakesh Baghel exchange blows at Collectorate in U.P." The Hindu. PTI. 6 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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