Ram Prasad Chaudhary

Ram Prasad Chaudhary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Harish Dwivedi
Constituency	Basti
In office December 1989 – June 1991
Preceded by	Chandra Sekhar Tripathi
Succeeded by	Ashthabhuja Prasad Shukla
Constituency	Khalilabad
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies & Rental Control Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office May 2007 – February 2012
Chief minister	Mayawati
Succeeded by	Raghuraj Pratap Singh
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kaptanganj
In office December 1993 – March 2017 (5 Times)
Preceded by	Krishan Kinkar Singh Rana
Succeeded by	Chandra Prakash Shukla
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 70) Jigna, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party (2020–present), (1991–1996)
Other political affiliations	Janata Party (1989–1991) Bahujan Samaj Party[1] (1996–2002), (2007–2020) Bhartiya Janta Party (2002–2007)
Spouse	Kapura Devi
Relations	Arvind Kumar Chaudhary (nephew)
Children	3
Residence(s)	Jigna, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Government Polytechnic College, Basti
Occupation	Farmer
Profession	Politician
As on 13 June 2024

Ram Prasad Chaudhary (born 15 November 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the 9th Lok Sabha, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Kaptanganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He earlier also served as Minister of State (Independent charge) in Mayawati cabinet (1997), Minister of Textile and silk industry in Kalyan Singh government (1997) and Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in Mayawati cabinet (2007–2012).^[2] In June 2024, Chaudhary defeated Harish Dwivedi of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basti Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.^[3]