Jai Prakash Rawat | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anshul Verma |
Constituency | Hardoi |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Reena Choudhary |
Succeeded by | Sushila Saroj |
Constituency | Mohanlalganj |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | Usha Verma |
Succeeded by | Usha Verma |
Constituency | Hardoi |
In office 1991–1998 | |
Preceded by | Chand Ram |
Succeeded by | Usha Verma |
Constituency | Hardoi |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 4 August 2009 – 2 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | Balihari |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India | 16 April 1958
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2018-) (till 2004) |
Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party (2012-18) (2004-08) Bahujan Samaj Party (2008-12) |
Spouse |
Jyoti Prakash (m. 1985) |
Children | 2 sons |
Parents |
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Residence | Unnao |
Education | Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
Alma mater | Lucknow University |
Jai Prakash (born 16 April 1958), also known as Jai Prakash Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2024 as the BJP Member of Parliament from Hardoi Lok Sabha.[1] Having a long political career, he has won Lok Sabha elections four times and was once elected as a Rajya Sabha member.[1]
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Jai Prakash won by a margin of 27,856 against Samajwadi Party's Usha Verma in the Hardoi Lok Sabha constituency, while in the previous 2019 elections, Jai Prakash had defeated the SP candidate by a comfortable 1,32,474 votes in the same constituency.[3]