Vinay Katiyar Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Vinay Katiyar Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Bio/Wiki
Profession Politician
Famous For His Hindutva Ideology and Right-Wing Extremism
Politics
Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey • Organizing secretary of ABVP's Uttar Pradesh State unit from 1970 to 1974.
• Convener of the Jayaprakash Narayan's Bihar Movement in 1974.
• He became a Pracharak of RSS in 1980.
• He founded Hindu Jagran Manch in 1982 and in 1984 was chosen to start a new youth organization Bajrang Dal to support the Ram Janambhoomi Movement.
• Katiyar also served as the President of Uttar Pradesh State Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2002 to 18 July 2004 and has been the National General Secretary of the BJP from 2006 onwards.
• Katiyar was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Faizabad (Ayodhya) constituency to the 10th, 11th and 13th Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996 and 1999, respectively and to the Rajya Sabha as a representative of Uttar Pradesh in 2012.
Biggest Rival Ravi Prakash Verma of the Samajawadi Party
Personal Life
Date of Birth 11 November 1954 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024) 70 Years
Birthplace Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Nationality Indian
Hometown Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
University Kanpur University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification B.Com
Religion Hinduism
Caste Kurmi (OBC)
Food Habit Vegetarian
Address House No. 111, Hindu Dham, Ramkot, Ayodhya District, Faizabad, U.P
Controversies • In an interview in 2018 with ANI, Katiyar said that there was no need for Muslims in India and they should leave India and settle down in Bangladesh or Pakistan.
• Katiyar also said that Taj Mahal was an Indian monument at Aurangzeb's time and will be returned to it's "original state" soon by destruction.
Relationships & More
Marital Status Widower
Marriage Date 1970
Family
Wife/Spouse Late Ram Bethi
Children Son- 1
Daughter- None
Parents Father- Shri Devi Charan Katiyar
Mother- Late Shrimati Shyam Kali
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties (approx.) Movable

• Cash: ₹2.10 lakhs
• Bank Deposits: ₹50 lakhs
• Gold and Silver Jewellery amounting to ₹20.80 Lakhs

Immovable

• 14 Agricultural plots worth ₹Rs 19,77,000
• 3 residential plots worth ₹66,00,000
Car/Jeep/Bike • 1 Mahindra Jeep
• 1 Motor Cycle
Arms Collection • Revolver worth ₹50,000
• Gun worth ₹15,000
• Rifle worth ₹45,000
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.) ₹2.5 crore (as in 2014)

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