Jai Prakash
Jai Prakash | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anshul Verma |
Constituency | Hardoi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-04-16) 16 April 1958 (age 66) Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Jyoti Prakash |
Children | Aditya Prakash Anuj Prakash |
Residence | Unnao |
Website | http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=159 |
Jai Prakash (born 16 April 1958), also known as Jai Prakash Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2024 as the BJP Member of Parliament from Hardoi Lok Sabha.[1] Having a long political career, he has won Lok Sabha elections four times and was once elected as a Rajya Sabha member.[1]
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Jai Prakash won by a margin of 27,856 against Samajwadi Party's Usha Verma in the Hardoi Lok Sabha constituency, while in the previous 2019 elections, Jai Prakash had defeated the SP candidate by a comfortable 1,32,474 votes in the same constituency.[3]
Early life and Education
Jai Prakash was born in 1958 to the late Shri Jagannath Prasad and Smt Vidyawati in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He is a graduate who completed his bachelor in Arts and also studied law (LLB) from Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Political career
He entered active politics in Uttar Pradesh, fought several Lok Sabha elections, and became a Member of Parliament from the Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha Constituency. Subsequently, he became the BJP candidate for the nearby Hardoi constituency in 2019.[1]
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jai Prakash garnered 5,68,143 votes, and defeated SP's Usha Verma by a comfortable 1,32,474 votes in the Hardoi constituency.[3] Jai Prakash was able to secure the BJP candidacy again in 2024 elections from Hardoi.[4]
In the 2024 elections, Jai Prakash was up against a stiff challenge from the SP candidate, while the BSP candidate was also a factor in the Hardoi constituency, which has diverse demographics including an important SC community.[5] Jai Prakash was among the few sitting BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh who were able to retain their seats in the 2024 elections. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JAI PRAKASH RAWAT BIOGRAPHY". Indian Express. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180131/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=159
- ^ a b c "Hardoi Election Results 2024". Times of India. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 dates and candidates". WION. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Hardoi constituency of Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024". Times of India. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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