Naresh Uttam Patel

Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byNiranjan Jyoti
ConstituencyFatehpur
State President of Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh
In office
1 January 2017 – 6 May 2024
Preceded byShivpal Singh Yadav
Succeeded byShyamlal Pal
Member (MLC) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
6 May 2006 – 5 May 2024
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1]
In office
2 December 1989 – 4 April 1991
Preceded byPrakash Naraian
Succeeded byChattra Pal Verma
ConstituencyJahanabad
Deputy Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh [2]
In office
5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991
Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadav
Personal details
Born (1956-01-10) 10 January 1956 (age 68)
Lahuri Sarai, Jahanabad, Fatehpur
Political partySamajwadi Party (1992-present)
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (1989-1992)
Residence(s)Naubasta, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materP.P.N. Degree College, Kanpur University (BA, MA)
D.A.V. Law College, Kanpur University (LL.B.)[3]
ProfessionPolitician

Naresh Uttam Patel (born 10 January 1956) is an Indian politician, leader of the Samajwadi Party[4] and a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[5] He first became an MLA as a Janata Dal candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party. Currently, he is[6] Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, second only to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the organisational setup in party state unit. With his clean image and educated background (post-graduate from Kanpur University, he has earned a reputation of grass-root leader with wider following among the dominant Kurmi caste voters, the community to which he himself belongs.[7]

His elevation to such an important position indicates Party's new inclusive agenda that can help change image of the Party.[8] He was the Minister in first Mulayam Government from 1989 to 1991 and three times Member of UP Legislative House. He was member of the Backward Class Commission and also member of the Janeshawar Mishra Trust. He was appointed Deputy State President when UP CM Akhilesh Yadav was Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, however when Shivpal Singh Yadav became UP State President of SP, he was removed.[9] He belongs to Kurmi OBCs[10] caste of UP and has been considered to be close[11] to Mulayam Singh Yadav.[12]

He is also one of the founding MLAs of Samajwadi Party. Being a loyalist [13] of OBCs, he has been entrusted with the screening of candidates for the 2017 state elections.[14][15]

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  2. ^ "उप्र चुनाव : सपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष उत्तम की प्रतिष्ठा दांव पर (UP elections: SP state president Uttam's reputation at stake)" (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ Form in Hindi
  4. ^ "Samajwadi Party :: Official Website". Samajwadiparty.in. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam(Samajwadi Party(SP)):(ELECTED FROM UP LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  6. ^ Khan, Atiq (20 January 2015). "SP packs executive with young leaders". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Fateh(pur) for SP's Kurmi leader who upset Niranjan Jyoti 's applecart". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ "कल गुलजार आज उजाड़ (Buzzing yesterday, desolate today)". Patrika.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "अबकी बार प्रदेश में फिर सपा सरकार: नरेश उत्तम - Hindusthan Samachar Hindi | DailyHunt". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  10. ^ "नरेश उत्तम सपा के पिछड़ा वर्ग प्रकोष्ठ के अध्यक्ष | Hindi News Portal | Hindi News | Online Hindi News".
  11. ^ "Citadel Unchallenged". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. ^ "In 3 years, SP nominated 27 as MLCs, not one Akhilesh man". The Indian Express. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  13. ^ "विकास के लिए एकजुट हो पिछड़ा वर्ग : नरेश उत्तम -". Jagran.
  14. ^ "UP assembly elections 2017: SP looking for candidates who can woo Muslim voters in Agra : Uttar Pradesh, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  15. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Ex-legislators | In the major league now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.