Swami Prasad Maurya

Swami Prasad Maurya
National President, Apni janta Party
Assumed office
22 February 2024
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of Labour, Employment, Coordination in
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 11 January 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Member of Legislative Council
In office
2022 – 2024( resigned in Feb,2024)
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
18 Sep 2001 16 March 2012 – 17 Oct 2001, 26 June 2016
Leader of the House for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2002 – August 2003
MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Succeeded byManish Jaiswa5
ConstituencyPadrauna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
In office
March 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byRatanjit Pratap Narain Singh
ConstituencyDalmau
In office
March 2002 – May 2007
Succeeded byAjay Pal Singh
In office
October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded byGajhadar Singh
Personal details
Born (1954-01-02) 2 January 1954
PartyApni janta party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (1991–96)
Bahujan Samaj Party (1996–2016)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2016–2022)
Samajwadi Party (2022–2024)
SpouseShiva Maurya
ChildrenSanghmitra Maurya and Utkrist Maurya
Parent(s)Badlu Maurya and Jagannath Maurya
Alma materAllahabad University
Profession
Websitewww.swamiprasadmaurya.com
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Swami Prasad Maurya (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of Samajwadi Party till 2024 to which he resigned. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms, has been a minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house, and Leader of the opposition. He was serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry. Until 2021, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.