Swami Prasad Maurya

Swami Prasad Maurya
स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्या
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
Mar 2012
Preceded by Himself
Constituency Padrauna
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly[1]
In office
Nov 2009 – Mar 2012
Preceded by Kuwar Ratanjit Pratap Narayan Singh
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Padrauna
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly[2]
In office
Mar 2002 – May 2007
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Ajai Pal Singh
Constituency Dalmau
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly[3]
In office
Oct 1996 – Mar 2002
Preceded by Gajhadar Singh
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Dalmau
Personal details
Born (1954-01-02) January 2, 1954[4]
Pratapgarh[4]
Nationality  India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		 Bahujan Samaj Party
Spouse(s) Shiva Maurya (wife)[4]
Children 1 son and 1 daughter
Parents Badlu Maurya (father)[4]
Alma mater Allahabad University[5]
Profession Lawyer, Agriculturist & Politician
Religion Buddhism[6]

Swami Prasad Maurya (Hindi: स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्या) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.[4][5] He represents the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1][7] Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for four terms, has been minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house and Leader of opposition. He is currently Leader of Opposition in the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Early life and education

Swami Prasad Maurya was born in Pratapgarh. He attended the Allahabad University and attained Bachelor of Laws & Master of Arts degrees.[4][5] [8]

Political career

Maurya has been a MLA for four terms. He represented the Padrauna constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party political party. He was previously a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected in the assembly as a member of BSP. On 22 June 2016, Maurya resigned from all party posts alleging "money for ticket" syndicate being run by the party, this claim was later denied by the BSP supremo Mayawati in a press conference on the same day, where she thanked Maurya for doing courtesy on the party for leaving on his own, otherwise he was about to be expelled for promoting dynastic politics within BSP.

In July 2016, Maurya announced that the formation of his organisational unit called Loktantrik Bahujan Manch which launched at at Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Ground.[9]

Posts Held

# From To Position Comments
01 Oct-1996 Mar-2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
02 Mar-1997 Oct-1997 Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh
03 Sep-2001 Oct-2001 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
04 Mar-2002 May-2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
05 May-2002 Aug-2003 Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh
06 May-2002 Aug-2003 Leader of the House, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
07 Aug-2003 Sep-2003 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
08 May-2007 Nov-2009 Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh
09 Nov-2009 Mar-2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
10 Nov-2007 Mar-2012 Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh
11 Mar-2012 Incumbent Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
12 Mar-2012 22-Jun-2016 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bsp-leader-swami-prasad-maurya-resigns-2869181/

See also

References

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bsp-leader-swami-prasad-maurya-resigns-2869181/

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