Awadhesh Prasad | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lallu Singh |
| Constituency | Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 March 2022 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Baba Gorakhnath, BJP |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Constituency | Milkipur (SC) |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anand Sen Yadav |
| 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 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.[1] 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.[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]
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