Devesh Shakya
Devesh Shakya | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rajveer Singh |
| Constituency | Etah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1981 Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Sapna Shakya |
| Parent(s) | Babu Ram Shakya, Dropadi Devi |
| Alma mater | K.K. P.G. College, Etawah, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University |
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Devesh Shakya (Hindi pronunciation: [d̪eːʋeːʃ ʃaːkjə]) is an Indian politician and a member of Parliament of India, Lok Sabha from Etah Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Shakya is a member of Samajwadi Party. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's two-term member of parliament from this constituency, Rajveer Singh, son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Kalyan Singh.
Devesh Shakya comes from a political family of Uttar Pradesh. He is the brother of former member of Uttar 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.