Neelkanth Tiwari

Secondary biographical sources report that Neelkanth Tiwari was elected president of the Central Bar Association, Varanasi, in 2014, alongside his legal practice. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

First elected to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Varanasi South in the 2017 Assembly election. He defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajesh Mishra by 17,226 votes, receiving 92,560 votes. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Joined the Yogi Adityanath cabinet after his first Assembly election and served as a minister from March 2017 until July 2019 according to the official UP Legislative Assembly profile and biographical records. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

The official Assembly profile records his cabinet position from 14 March 2017 to 25 July 2019. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Re-elected from Varanasi South in the 2022 Assembly election with 99,622 votes, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Kameshwar alias Kishan Dixit by 10,722 votes. PRS records the current term from 10 March 2022. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}