Govardhan Upadhyay was elected MLA for Sironj Madhya Pradesh Constituency with Indian National Congress ticket in 1984 and 2013.
He was also involved in village state politics where he was sarpanch, Zila Parishad president.
He was one of the founder trustees of Shree Sadguru Seva Sang Trust Aanandpur Madhya Pradesh and Chitrkut.
Married to late Savitri Upadhyay, he had four sons and three daughters.
Education - BA LLB Profession - farmer, politician