Keshari Nath Tripathi
Politician

Indian Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	10/11/1934
Age	88 years (died on 08, Jan, 2023)
Birthplace	Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	08/01/2023

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Bio/Wiki

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Grey
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Bachelor of Arts	University of Allahabad
Bachelor of Legislative Law	University of Allahabad
Honorary D.Litt degree	Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Personal Life

School	Central Hindu School, Uttar Pradesh (till Class 1) Saryu Pareen School (now Sarvarya Inter College), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (Class 2 to 8) Agarwal Inter College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (intermediate studies)
College/University	University of Allahabad Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Widower
Marriage Date	1958

Family

Father	Harish Chandra Tripathi
Mother	Shiva Devi
Siblings	Kashi Nath Tripathi
Spouse	Sudha Tripathi (deceased)
Children	Neeraj Tripathi (advocate in Allahabad High Court) Namita Tripathi Nidhi Tripathi (an officer in Armed Forces Headquarters Service, New Delhi)

Career

Political Journey	MLA from Jhusi Assembly Constituency (1977-1980) (as a member of Janata Party) Cabinet Minister, Institutional Finance and Sales Tax in UP (1977-1979) Joined BJP in April 1980 Elected as MLA from Allahabad South Assembly Constituency in 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, and 2002 Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1991-1993 and 1997-2004) President of the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 Member of the National Disciplinary Committee of BJP Contested and lost Allahabad South assembly seat in 2012 Member of Bharatiya Jan Sangh from its genesis in 1952 Arrested in 1953 in connection with Kashmir Andolan and confined to jail for three days Registered as an Advocate in 1956 and practiced in Allahabad High Court Joint Secretary of Allahabad High Court Bar Association in 1965 President of Allahabad High Court Bar Association (1987-1988 and 1988-1989) Practiced law in Allahabad High Court until July 2014 Joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a Swayamsevak at the age of 12 in 1946
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman Vishwa Bharti Award Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award Hindi Garima Samman Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Samman Sahitya Vachaspati Samman Abhishek Shree Samman Bageshwari Samman Chanakya Samman (in Canada) Kavya Kaustubh Samman
Constitutional Posts	Governor of Bihar (additional charge) (27 November 2014 – 15 August 2015) 14th Governor of Meghalaya (6 January 2015 – 19 May 2015) Governor of Mizoram (additional charge) (4 April 2015 – 25 May 2015) Governor of Bihar (additional charge) (20 June 2017 – 29 September 2017) 27th Governor of West Bengal (24 July 2014 – 29 July 2019) Governor of Tripura (additional charge) (in 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Tripathi was the Governor of West Bengal from July 2014 to July 2019.
2. He played an active role in the Kashmir movement initiated by Jana Sangh in 1953.
3. A versatile individual, he excels as an author, poet, and lawyer with expertise in Election law.
4. Tripathi led as the President of the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad, for two back-to-back terms.
5. He took part in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences on multiple occasions.
6. An advocate for the Hindi language, he has addressed audiences at World Hindi Conferences.
7. Tripathi is the author of numerous books and a commentary on the Representation of the People Act (1951).
8. He practiced law in the Allahabad High Court, one of the largest High Courts in India, for nearly 58 years.
9. He was the President of the UP Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Union for about nine years.
10. He possessed deep knowledge about parliamentary rules, procedures and law and was appointed by Speaker Lok Sabha as Member of the Committee for maintaining cordial relations between the Legislature and Judiciary.

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