Brajesh Pathak
On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service.
He joined Bhartiya Janta Party in presence of its national president Amit Shah and Union minister Mahesh Sharma in Lucknow. In the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Lucknow Central (Assembly constituency) of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra by a margin of 5,094 votes. After winning this high-profile seat, he was appointed as Cabinet Minister of Law & Justice, Additional energy resources and Political pension in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
In 2004, Pathak was asked to work for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and became a Member of Parliament. In the next few years, he was entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the party’s activities for the entirety of Uttar Pradesh.
Brajesh Pathak’s Early Life And Education
Pathak was born on 25 June 1964 to Suresh Pathak in Mallawan, Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh. He is an Advocate by profession. He received a degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Lucknow.
Brajesh Pathak’s Political background
In 2004, Pathak was asked to work for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and became a Member of Parliament. In the next few years, he was entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the party's activities for the entirety of Uttar Pradesh.
He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of its national president Amit Shah and Union minister Mahesh Sharma in Lucknow. In the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Lucknow Central of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra by a margin of 5,094 votes. After winning this high-profile seat, he was appointed as Cabinet Minister of Law & Justice, Additional energy resources and Political pension in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service.
Brajesh Pathak’s Personal life
On August 5, 2020, he got infected with COVID-19.
