Awadhesh Prasad
Awadhesh Prasad | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Baba Gorakhnath, BJP |
| Constituency | Milkipur (SC) |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Baba Gorakhnath, BJP |
| Constituency | Milkipur (SC) |
| In office 1993–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ramu Priyadarshi, BJP |
| Succeeded by | Delimitation |
| Constituency | Sohawal (SC) |
| In office 1985–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Madho Prasad, INC(I) |
| Succeeded by | Ramu Priyadarshi, BJP |
| Constituency | Sohawal (SC) |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Hub Raj, INC |
| Succeeded by | Madho Prasad, INC(I) |
| Constituency | Sohawal (SC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1945 |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Children | 2 including Ajit Prasad |
| Parent | Dukhiram (father) |
| Residence | Bikapur |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University (LLB) DAV College, Kanpur (MA) |
Awadhesh Prasad (born 31 July 1945) is an Indian politician and a founding member of the Samajwadi Party (SP).[1] He is presently the general secretary of the national executive of SP and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2] He has been a nine time MLA elected from the erstwhile Sohawal (SC) constituency in 1977, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2002 and 2007 and as of latest from Milkipur (SC) in 2012 and 2022.[3] He has become a minister for six times in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and been a cabinet minister in four of them.[1]
Political career[edit]
Prasad began his political career at the age of 21. He was the Faizabad district co-convener of the anti-Emergency Sangarsh Samiti. He was also the polling agent of the Lok Dal at Amethi during the 1977 Indian general election. He became the national secretary and was inducted into the central parliamentary board when the Samajwadi Party was founded in 1992. In the party, he has generally functioned as an organisation man since then.[1]
He became minister in the Janata Party governments of Ram Naresh Yadav and Babu Banarasi Das and in the Samajwadi Party governments of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.[1] He has a close association with the party president Akhilesh Yadav and was one of the few veteran leaders to have sided with him during the pre-2017 election leadership contest within the party.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BKD | Sohawal | Lost | 18,879 | 34.70% | 689 | |
| 1977 | JP | Won | 28,090 | 58.42% | 10,578 | ||
| 1980 | JP(S) | Lost | 21,932 | 40.72% | 4,071 | ||
| 1985 | LD | Won | 27,373 | 46.29% | 9,147 | ||
| 1989 | JD | Won | 29,413 | 33.91% | 10,032 | ||
| 1991 | JP | Lost | 22,047 | 24.90% | 9,643 | ||
| 1993 | SP | Won | 59,115 | 51.77% | 16,496 | ||
| 1996 | Won | 44,399 | 35.17% | 3,407 | |||
| 2002 | Won | 43,398 | 35.36% | 8,156 | |||
| 2007 | Won | 48,624 | 33.08% | 9,871 | |||
| 2012 | Milkipur | Won | 73,804 | 42.24% | 34,237 | ||
| 2017 | Lost | 58,684 | 29.77% | 28,276 | |||
| 2022 | Won | 103,905 | 47.99% | 13,338 | |||
Lok Sabha[edit]
| Year | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | SP | Akbarpur | Lost | 169,046 | 27.12% | 30,749 | |
| 2024 | Faizabad | TBD | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Verma, Lalmani (4 April 2023). "For its Dalit outreach, SP puts forward Ayodhya leader with long party, electoral record". The Indian Express.
- ^ a b "SP propping up Awadhesh Prasad as its Dalit face ahead of LS polls?". The Times of India.
- ^ Singh, Banbir (31 January 2024). "बार के विधायक, Mulayam के करीबी दलित नेता... कौन हैं Awadhesh Prasad, जिन्हें सपा ने Faizabad से बनाया लोकसभा प्रत्याशी" [9 time MLA, Dalit leader close to Mulayam... Who is Awadhesh Prasad, whom SP made the Lok Sabha candidate from Faizabad?]. Aaj Tak.