Yogi Adityanath
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| Yogi Adityanath | |
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| Chief Minister-designate of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2017 | |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
| Preceded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Member of the India Parliament for Gorakhpur | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Mahant Avaidyanath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1972 Panchur, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | yogiadityanath.in |
| As of 26 May, 2014 Source: [4] | |
Mahant Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Singh Negi; 5 June 1972) is Chief Minister designate of Uttar Pradesh[1] 5th time Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament who has represented Gorakhpur in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) since 1998. Adityanath is the Mahant or head priest of the Gorakhnath Mutt, a Hindu temple in Gorakhpur, following the death of his spiritual "father," Mahant Avaidyanath in September 2014. He is also the founder of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a social, cultural and nationalist group of youth who seek to provide rightist Hindu platform.[2]
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[hide]Early life and education
Yogi Adityanath comes from a Garhwali Rajput family.[3][4] He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand.[5][6]
Political career
Adityanath was the youngest member of the 12th Lok Sabha at 26. He has been elected as an MP from Gorakhpur to the Lok Sabha in the 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 elections.[7] He is the successor to former Hindu Mahasabha president Mahant Avaidyanath at the Gorakhnath temple.[8] He holds a B.Sc. from the H.N.B. Garhwal University in Srinagar, Uttarakhand.[8][9]
Mahant of Gorakhnath Temple
Currently he is Mahant of Guru Gorakhnath Temple, following the death of Mahant Aavaidyanath on 12th Sept 2014. Yogi Adityanath was made Peethadhishwar of Gorakhnath Temple amid traditional rituals of the Nath sect on 14th Sept 2014.[citation needed]
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