Awadhesh Prasad
Awadhesh Prasad | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lallu Singh, BJP |
| Constituency | Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
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| In office 2003–2007 | |
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| In office 1993–1995 | |
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| In office 1989–1991 | |
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| Minister of State Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
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| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 March 2022 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Baba Gorakhnath, BJP |
| Succeeded by | Chandrabhanu Paswan |
| Constituency | Milkipur (SC) |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anand Sen Yadav, SP |
| Succeeded by | Baba Gorakhnath, BJP |
| Constituency | Milkipur (SC) |
| In office 1993–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ramu Priyadarshi, BJP |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| 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 Bikapur, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse |
Sona Devi (m. 1972) |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Sahadatt Ganj, Sadar, Ayodhya |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University (LLB, 1968) DAV College, Kanpur, Agra University (MA, 1966) |
Awadhesh Prasad (born 31 July 1945) is an Indian politician who is a founding member of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and an MP in the 18th Lok Sabha representing Faizabad. He is presently the general secretary of the national executive of SP and he was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly till 11 June 2024 when he was elected as an MP. 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. He has become a minister for six times in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and been a cabinet minister in four of them.