His legal and political career spanned more than five decades during which he contributed richly in the fields of law, administration, literature and public good.

His son Neeraj Tripathi has been nominated as the BJP candidate from Prayagraj for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Under the guidance of his esteemed senior, Tripathi gradually shaped his career by sheer hard work, diligence and dedication.

Being an expert on Election Law, Tripathi wrote a commentary on the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 that was used as a reference material by lawyers for a long time.

He joined the Bharatiya Janasangh in 1952 soon after its inception and courted arrest in the year 1953 while participating in the Kashmir Andolan led by Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and was jailed.

He won his first assembly election from Jhunsi, Allahabad in 1977 and served as a Cabinet Minister for Sales Tax and Institutional Finance during the Janata Party Government in UP.

He possessed deep knowledge about parliamentary rules, procedures and law and was appointed by Speaker Lok Sabha as Member of the Committee for maintaining cordial relations between the Legislature and Judiciary.

Keshari Nath Tripathi was also a poet and worked towards promotion of Hindi Language and literature both within the country and abroad.

Seven compendiums of his Hindi poems have been published under the titles Manonukriti, Aayu Pamkh, Chirantan, Unmukta, Maun aur Shunya, Nirmal Dohe and Shabd Bhramar.

Tripathi participated in various poetry symposiums in the UK, USA and the Netherlands besides India with the objective of promoting Hindi language.