Devesh Shakya | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rajveer Singh |
| Constituency | Etah, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (age 44) Etawah,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | K.K. P.G. College, Etawah,Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Source:[1] | |
Devesh Shakya (Hindi pronunciation:[d̪eːʋeːʃʃaːkjə]; born 15 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member ofParliament of India,Lok Sabha fromEtah Lok Sabha constituency ofUttar Pradesh. Shakya is a member ofSamajwadi Party. He defeatedBharatiya Janata Party's two-term member of parliament from this constituency,Rajveer Singh, son of former Uttar PradeshChief Minister and veteran BJP leaderKalyan Singh.[1]
Devesh Shakya comes from a political family of Uttar Pradesh. He is the brother of former member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly,Vinay Shakya. He started his political career in the year 2002 and in 2005 and 2010, he won the election of the member of Zila Panchayat (a local body election). However, he failed to win the election of Chairman of Zila Panchayat.[2]
Devesh Shakya was born inEtawah on 15 May 1981. His father's name is Babu Ram Shakya while his mother's name is Dropadi Devi. He has done B.A and LLB fromKanpur University. On 18 June 2005, he married Sapna Shakya.[3]
In 2024 Indian general elections to Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party fielded Devesh Shakya from Etah Lok Sabha constituency against the sitting MPRajveer Singh.[4] He defeated Singh by getting 4,75,808 votes and became the member of Indian Parliament for the first time.[5][6] Shakya visited his constituency frequently to keep himself aware of the situation of his constituency after getting elected to Lok Sabha. In 2024, he, along with national spokesperson ofSamajwadi Party, Abdul Hafiz Gandhi visitedKasganj located in his constituency to examine the situation of people in theflood that occurred in the meantime. After examining the area, Shakya and Gandhi metDistrict Magistrate of the Kasganj for deliberating on relief measures to be provided to the victims.[7]
In 18th Lok Sabha, he became a member of Committee on Information and Communication Technology.[3]
