Swami Prasad Maurya
Swami Prasad Maurya | |
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| National President, Apni janta Party | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister of Labour, Employment, Coordination in Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 11 January 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 2022 – 2024( resigned in Feb,2024) | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 2012 – June 2016 | |
| Leader of the House for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2002 – August 2003 | |
| MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2017 – March 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Manish Jaiswa5 |
| Constituency | Padrauna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| In office March 2012 – March 2017 | |
| In office March 2007 – March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh |
| Constituency | Dalmau |
| In office March 2002 – May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Pal Singh |
| In office October 1996 – March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Gajhadar Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1954 Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Apni janta party (2024-Tilldate) |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (1991-96) Bahujan Samaj Party (1996-2016) Bharatiya Janata Party (2016-2022) Samajwadi Party (2022-2024) Apni janta party (2024-) |
| Spouse | Shiva Maurya |
| Children | Sanghmitra Maurya and Utkrist Maurya |
| Parent(s) | Badlu Maurya and Jagannath Maurya |
| Residence | Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Profession | |
| Website | www |
Swami Prasad Maurya (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of Samajwadi Party till 2024 to which he resigned. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms, has been a minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house, and Leader of the opposition. He was serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry. Until 2021, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.