Satish Mahana — Profile

Satish Mahana

Speaker, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly • Eight-time MLA • Bharatiya Janata Party

🎤 Speaker, UP Vidhan Sabha 🏛️ MLA (8 terms) 📍 Maharajpur, Kanpur 🗳️ BJP Candidate — Lok Sabha 2009 (Kanpur)

Quick Facts

1960Born • 14 Oct • Kanpur, UP
Elected MLA (since 11th Assembly)
2017Cabinet Minister — Industrial Development
2025Ideal Speaker Award — BCS

At a Glance

Satish Mahana is an Indian politician and eight‑time Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kanpur. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and represents the Maharajpur constituency. Previously, he held the Industrial Development portfolio as a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. He has served as Vice Leader of BJP in the 16th Vidhan Sabha and earlier coordinated the Bajrang Dal youth wing in Kanpur Purvottar District.

Early Life & Education

Born on 14 October 1960 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to Ram Avtar Mahana in a Hindu Khatri family, Satish Mahana completed his early schooling at St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Kanpur.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Kanpur University. In 1981, he married Anita Mahana. The couple has two children — Karan Mahana and Neha Mahana.

Recognition

  • 🏅 Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker Award — 2025 (Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad, Pune)
  • 🗣️ Slogan: “Jiske saath zamana hai, uska naam Mahana hai.”

Political Career — Timeline

1997 — 2002
Minister of State, Housing & Urban Development (27 Oct 1997 – 8 Mar 2002); later re‑appointed to the Housing portfolio owing to performance.
2009
Contested the General Elections as the BJP candidate from Kanpur.
2012 → present
Represents Maharajpur (Kanpur Nagar) in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly; overall an 8‑term MLA since the 11th Assembly.
2017
Appointed Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet; handled Industrial Development portfolio for Uttar Pradesh.
2017 Election
Won Maharajpur by a record margin of 91,826 votes against BSP candidate Manoj Kumar Shukla.
16th Vidhan Sabha
Served as Vice Leader of BJP in the House.
Current
Speaker, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Focus Areas

Industrial development • Legislative leadership • Urban development • Constituency service

“Jiske saath jamana hai, uska naam Mahana hai.”

Family

Spouse: Anita Mahana
Children: Karan Mahana, Neha Mahana

All details are based on the provided brief.

📍 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 🧭 Constituency: Maharajpur 🏛️ Party: Bharatiya Janata Party