Ramapati Ram Tripathi
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Ramapati Ram Tripathi is a former president of Bharatiya Janata Party
Uttar Pradesh
state unit in India
. He is a member of Uttar Pradesh legislative Council. A homeopathic doctor, he has served in other party positions. He held the post of UP BJP General Secretary before being appointed as BJP's UP chief in September 2007, a position he carried on till May 11, 2010, thereafter being replaced by Surya Pratap Shahi. His son Sharad Tripathi contested the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha seat in May 2009 as the BJP candidate but only managed to finish runner up by just under 30,000 votes to BSP's Bhisma Shankar.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state unit in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He is a member of Uttar Pradesh legislative Council. A homeopathic doctor, he has served in other party positions. He held the post of UP BJP General Secretary before being appointed as BJP's UP chief in September 2007, a position he carried on till May 11, 2010, thereafter being replaced by Surya Pratap Shahi. His son Sharad Tripathi contested the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha seat in May 2009 as the BJP candidate but only managed to finish runner up by just under 30,000 votes to BSP's Bhisma Shankar.