Jitin Prasada | |
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 Jitin Prasada, 2024 | |
| Union Minister of State Government of India | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| President | Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Ministry&Departments | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Chandrasekhar & Anupriya Patel |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 25, 2022 – June 11, 2024 | |
| Ministry&Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Keshav Prasad Maurya |
| In office 26 September 2021 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Ministry&Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Kamal Rani Varun |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Singh Patel |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office October 1, 2021 – June 11, 2024 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by Governor |
| Union Minister of State Government of India | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | M. M. Pallam Raju |
| Ministry&Departments | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| In office 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | C. P. Joshi |
| Ministry&Departments | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 19 january 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Murli Deora |
| Ministry&Departments | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| In office 6 April 2008 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Ministry&Departments | Ministry of Steel |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 04 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Varun Gandhi |
| Constituency | Pilibhit |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Rekha Verma |
| Constituency | Dhaurara |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rammurti Singh Verma |
| Succeeded by | Mithlesh Kumar |
| Constituency | Shahjahanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kunwar Jitin Prasada 29 November 1973 Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2001–2021) |
| Spouse |
Neha Seth (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Residence(s) | Hata Baba Sahab, Khirani Bag, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Education | |
Jitin Prasada (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed cabinet minister by the government of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former minister of state for Human Resource Department, government of India. He was representing Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency) of district Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in 15th Lok Sabha,[1] where he won by 184,509 votes.[2] On 9 June 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP leader Piyush Goyal.[3][4][5][6][7]
Prasada attended The Doon School, Dehradun at roughly the same time as politicians Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo and Dushyant Singh.[8][9][10]
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- ^ "UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका". Jansatta (in Hindi). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP". The Economic Times. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh". Maulshree Seth. The Indian Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Explained: How Jitin Prasada's defection could impact BJP, Congress, and SP in Uttar Pradesh". 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha". 31 May 2009.
- ^ "In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMS, all from the same powerful era". 19 December 2018.
- ^ Banerjee, Soma (27 March 2011). "UPA's Sachin Pilot, Agatha Sangma & Jitin Prasada on matters personal & political". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 August 2023.