Upadhyay

Upadhyay is a surname. Notable people who bear the name include:

*Amar Upadhyay (born 1976), Indian model, film and television actor *Amod Prasad Upadhyay (born 1936), Nepalese social worker and politician *Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947), writer of Hindi literature *Brahmabandhav Upadhyay (1861–1907), Bengali Brahmin, nephew of the Indian freedom-fighter Kalicharan Banerjee *Chabilal Upadhyaya (1882–1980), Nepali Brahmin(Bahun), First President (Selected) of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee *Chintan Upadhyay (born 1972), Indian artist, accused of a 2015 murder *Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay (born 1950), Indian politician *Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916–1968), Indian politician and thinker, co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh *Darshan Upadhyaya (born 1994), Canada-born American esports player *Harilal Upadhyay (1916–1994), Gujarati author *Hema Upadhyay (1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998 *Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chief Justice of Nepal at Supreme Court *Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1958), Indian politician *Krishnakant Upadhyay (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh *Lalit Upadhyay (born 1993), Indian field hockey player, part of Indian national team *Moxila A. Upadhyaya, Indian-born U.S. Magistrate Judge *Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (1898–1983), Indian politician and statesman, leader in the Indian independence movement *Purushottam Upadhyay (1934–2024), Indian musician, singer and composer *Ram Kinkar Upadhyay (1924–2002), scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan *Ramveer Upadhyay (1957–2022), Minister for Transport of Uttar Pradesh in 1997, Minister for Power, Medical Education (2002–2003), Minister for Power (2007–2012) *Samrat Upadhyay (born 1964), Nepalese writer who writes in English *Satish Upadhyay (born 1962), the President of the Delhi Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) *Seema Upadhyay (born 1965), Indian politician, belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party *Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (1929–2011), Nepalese diplomat and politician *Shrikrishna Upadhyay (born 1945), Nepalese economist *Umesh Upadhyay (born 1960), Indian television journalist and media executive *Vikas Upadhyay (born 1975), Indian politician, general secretary for All India Youth Congress

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