Keshari Nath Tripathi Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	10/11/1934
Age	89 years
Birthplace	Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)

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

Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Hometown	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
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	Year, 1958

Family

Father

Harish Chandra Tripathi

Mother

Shiva Devi

Siblings

Brother (elder)	Kashi Nath Tripathi

Spouse

Sudha Tripathi (deceased)

Children

Son	Neeraj Tripathi (advocate in Allahabad High Court)
Daughters	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
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

Tripathi was the Governor of West Bengal from July 2014 to July 2019.
He played an active role in the Kashmir movement initiated by Jana Sangh in 1953.
A versatile individual, he excels as an author, poet, and lawyer with expertise in Election law.
Tripathi led as the President of the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad, for two back-to-back terms.
He took part in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences on multiple occasions.
An advocate for the Hindi language, he has addressed audiences at World Hindi Conferences.
Tripathi is the author of numerous books and a commentary on the Representation of the People Act (1951).