Somendra Tomar
Dr Somendra Tomer | |
|---|---|
| Minister of state for Energy Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 | |
| Minister | A. K. Sharma |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Bhadana |
| Constituency | Meerut South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1980 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent(s) | Sh. Mahendra Singh Tomar and Smt. Dhanpali[1] |
| Profession | Politician |
Somendra Tomar is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly for Uttar Pradesh, India. He represents the Meerut South constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4]
Political career
Tomar has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Meerut South constituency and is a member of BJP.[1]
Education and early student politics
Dr. Somendra Tomar began his academic journey in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his high school education in 1995 and his intermediate (12th standard) in 1997, both from the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.
In 2000, he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU), Meerut. He continued his postgraduate studies at the same university, receiving a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in 2002. In 2003, he completed an M.Phil. degree from CCSU and later went on to complete his Ph.D. from the same institution.
Dr. Tomar’s involvement in student politics began in 1999 when he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was active in the organization until 2004. In 2003, he contested and won the CCSU alumni student union elections under the banner of ABVP.
His political journey, which began in the student politics of CCSU, eventually led to his appointment as Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected twice as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Meerut South constituency and was later inducted into the cabinet of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.[5]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | |
| 02 | 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
- ^ "Live MEERUT SOUTH Election Results 2017, Leading MLA Candidate, Previous Winner, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "योगी कैबिनेट 2.0 : पश्चिमी यूपी के 10 विधायक लेंगे मंत्री पद की शपथ, मेरठ से दिनेश और सोमेंद्र का नाम, देखें पूरी लिस्ट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "dr.-somendra-singh-tomar in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "आखिर कौन है डॉ. सोमेंद्र तोमर: कैंपस की राजनीति से मंत्री तक का सफर, डिग्रियां लेने में भी बनाई बड़ी पहचान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2025.