Harish Chandra Srivastava

Harish Chandra Srivastava
Minister of Social Justice, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Minister of Food Supply and Science & Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1977–1979
Chief MinisterRam Naresh Yadav
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byMadhav Prasad Tripathi
Succeeded byDeena Nath
ConstituencyBansi
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byDeena Nath
Succeeded byJai Pratap Singh
ConstituencyBansi
In office
1996–2007
Preceded byJyotsana Srivastava
Succeeded byJyotsana Srivastava
ConstituencyVaranasi Cantt.
Personal details
Born(1925-02-21)21 February 1925
Manikapar, Uttar Pradesh, India
(present-day Sant Kabir Nagar)
Died18 January 2015(2015-01-18) (aged 89)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseDr. Jyotsana Srivastava
Children2, including Saurabh Srivastava
EducationGraduate
OccupationPolitician

Harish Chandra Srivastava (21 February 1925 – 18 January 2015), fondly called Harish Ji, was an Indian politician and former Minister of Social Justice in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly two times from Bansi constituency of Siddharthnagar district and two times from Varanasi Cantt. constituency of Varanasi district. He also served as Minister of Food Supply and Science & Technology in Janata Party ministry from 1977 to 1979.[1][2]

  1. ^ Resentment among BJP ex-ministers - The Times of India
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (18 January 2015). "Senior BJP leader Harish Chandra Srivastava passes away". Indian Express. Retrieved 30 April 2017.