Yogi Aditynath has taken over as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term. The election results of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly delivered a historic win for Yogi Aditynath as he is the first CM to be voted again after general elections for the second term, after completing a full tenure of 5 years. He has become CM for two consecutive terms after 37 years as the last CM to win two consecutive terms was Narayan Dutt in 1985. The swearing-in ceremony of CM Yogi was held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on March 25. The oath ceremony was be attended by PM Modi, Home minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and other prominent politicians of the country. Here are some key facts about UP CM Yogi Aditynath:
1. Yogi Adityantah was born as Ajay Singh Bisht on June 5, 1972, in Pauri Garhwal(Uttrakhand) to Anand Singh Bisht and Savitri Devi. (Photo Source: Outlook India)
2. Yogi completed his elementary education from primary school of education at local schools of Pauri and Rishikesh. He did his graduation in Mathematics from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. (Photo Source: The New York Times)
3. In 1990, He joined the Ayodhya Ram temple movement and became the follower of head priest of Gorakhnath Math Mahant Avaidyanath thus, he got his name changed to Yogi Adityanath. He was known as the successor of Head priest Goranath Math. (Photo Source: Scroll.in)
4. Yogi started his political journey in the year 1996 when he was made in charge of managing the election campaign for Mahavant Avaidyanath. (Photo Source: The Week)
5. In 1998, he was elected as the 12th Lok sabha member from the Gorakhpur constituency and made it to the youngest member of that time. For five consecutive terms, he has been the MP for the Gorakhpur constituency( in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014 elections). (Photo Source: Deccan Herrald)
6. In 2014, Lok Sabha elections, Yogi Adityanath became a popular political name by winning the elections by a margin of around 1.5 lak votes. (Photo Source: India TV News)
7. He is the founder of Hindu Yuva Vahini. It is a group that promotes social, cultural, and Hindu ideology with the young people of the country. (Photo Source: The Indian Express)
8. In March 2017, He became the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Since then, he has emerged as a very popular personality and Hindutva face in the country. (Photo Source: The Week)
9. Apart from his political career, he serves socially and economically weaker children and is also working towards providing health facilities. He is a very active promoter of Cow protection acts, promotes campaigning for cows. (Photo Source: India Today)
10. In the recently concluded assembly elections, he won from Gorakhpur constituency by a massive margin of over 1 lakh votes. (Photo Source: India Today)
