Lakshman Acharya
Lakshman Prasad Acharya (born 3 October 1954) is an Indian politician, serving as the 17th Governor of Sikkim. Being affiliated to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), he was a member of Legislative Council from Uttar Pradesh elected by the members of Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2023.
Lakshman Prasad Acharya | |
|---|---|
| 17th Governor of Sikkim | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2023 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
| Preceded by | Ganga Prasad |
| Deputy Leader of the House in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 19 August 2020 – 30 January 2021 | |
| Chairman | Kunwar Manvendra Singh |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| In office 15 February 2021 – 15 February 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Vidyasagar Sonkar |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Akhilesh Yadav Yogi Adityanath |
| Constituency | Elected by members of the legislative assembly |
| In office 31 January 2021 – 15 February 2023 | |
| Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 10 February 2018 – 15 February 2023 | |
| President | Mahendra Nath Pandey Swatantra Dev Singh |
| Chairman of Fisheries Development Corporation, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Ravikant Garg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1954 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse | Kumud Devi (m. 1987) |
| Children | Shraddha |
He was also Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh state unit of the BJP and the President of Uttar Pradesh Kashi Kshetra BJP.
He was appointed as BJP’s election convener of Varanasi parliamentary seat being contested by Shri Narendra Modi for the 2019 General elections.
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