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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.[1][2] He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Samajwadi Party.

Swami Prasad Maurya
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Minister of Labour, Employment, Coordination in
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 11 January 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byManish Jaiswal
Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – 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
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 (age 70)[1]
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party(2022 prsent)
Spouse(s)Shiva Maurya
Children2, including Sanghmitra Maurya
Parent(s)Badlu Maurya
ResidenceUttar Pradesh
Alma materAllahabad University[2]
Profession
Websitewww.swamiprasadmaurya.com

Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms, has been minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house and Leader of 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.[3][4][5][6][1][7][8][9]

Early life and educationEdit

Swami Prasad Maurya was born on 2 January 1954 in a family of Chakwadh, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh to Badlu Maurya. He is married to Shiva Maurya, with whom he has a son and a daughter. His daughter, Sanghmitra Maurya is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Budaun.[3][10] He attended the Allahabad University and attained Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees.[1][2][11][12][13]

Political careerEdit

Maurya has been a MLA for five terms. He represented the Padrauna constituency and was a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party political party. He was previously a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected in the assembly as a member of BSP. On 22 June 2016, Maurya resigned from all party posts alleging "money for ticket" syndicate being run by the party, this claim was later denied by the BSP supremo Mayawati in a press conference on the same day, where she thanked Maurya for doing courtesy on the party for leaving on his own, otherwise he was about to be expelled for promoting dynastic politics within BSP.

In July 2016, Maurya announced that the formation of his organisational unit called Loktantrik Bahujan Manch which launched at Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Ground.[14]

In March 2017, he is appointed as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government. He go ministries of Labour and Employment exchanges, Urban employment and Poverty alleviation in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[15]

On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Labour, Employment, Co-ordination.[16]

On 11 January 2022, Swami gave a huge setback to Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), by resigning from the post of cabinet minister of the Yogi Adityanath ministry and as well as from BJP just a month before the assembly elections. He said that BJP has done injustice to almost all sections of society, such as, why he resigned. BJP claims that he resigned since he was told that his son will not get a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) ticket from BJP for the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[17][18]

Maurya joined Samajwadi Party in January 2022, but was denied ticket from his stronghold Padrauna, instead was asked to fight from Fazilnagar, which he subsequently lost in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election against BJP's Surendra Kumar Kushwaha.[19][20]

Posts heldEdit

# From To Position Comments
01 Oct-1996 Mar-2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
02 Mar-1997 Oct-1997 Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
03 Sep-2001 Oct-2001 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
04 Mar-2002 May-2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
05 May-2002 Aug-2003 Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
06 May-2002 Aug-2003 Leader of the House, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
07 Aug-2003 Sep-2003 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
08 May-2007 Nov-2009 Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
09 Nov-2009 Mar-2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
10 November 2007 March 2012 Cabinet Minister in Smt. Mayawati Cabinet
11 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly, from Padrauna
12 March 2012 June 2016 Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Resigned
13 March 2017 January 2022 Member, 17th legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
14 March 2017 January 2022 Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment, Coordination. Resigned

Personal lifeEdit

Maurya is a Buddhist and an Ambedkarite, follower of B. R. Ambedkar.[21] His daughter, Sanghmitra Maurya, was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 General Elections.[22]

See alsoEdit


ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Member Profile" (PDF). U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "रोजगार सुविधाओं के लिये उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार का वेब–ठिकाना". sewayojan.up.nic.in.
  8. ↑ "Official website of the Uttar Pradesh Labour Department". uplabour.gov.in.
  9. ↑ "उत्तर प्रदेश भवन एवं अन्य सन्निर्माण कर्मकार कल्याण बोर्ड". upbocw.in.
  10. ↑ "Member Profile". Uttar Pradesh Vidhansabha official website. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Swami Prasad Maurya Did Great Favour By Quitting Bahujan Samaj Party: Mayawati". NDTV.com.
  12. ↑ "उत्तर प्रदेश चुनावः कितने ताक़तवर हैं स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्य?". BBC News हिंदी (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022, स्वामी प्रसाद और दारा सिंह के झटकों से उबर पाना भाजपा के लिए आसान नहीं | Resignation of Swami Prasad and Dara Singh Chouhan big blow to BJP in Purvanchal". Patrika News (in हिन्दी). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "BSP rebel leader Swami Prasad Maurya launches Loktantrik Bahujan Manch, 'not a party'". 18 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
  16. ↑ Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Siddiqui, Pervez Iqbal; Shah, Pankaj (12 January 2022). "maurya: Ahead Of Election, Sp Maurya Quits Up Cabinet, May Join Sp". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  18. ↑ ""No More Room...": Akhilesh Yadav After Welcoming Flock Of BJP Leaders". NDTV.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  19. ↑ Ranjan, Abhinav (2 February 2022). "UP polls: SP denies Swami Prasad Maurya ticket from stronghold Padrauna, fields him from Fazilnagar". India TV News. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  20. ↑ Achom, Debanish (10 March 202). "UP Ex Minister, Who Joined Akhilesh Yadav Camp Just Before Polls, Loses". NDTV. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Singh, Ramendra (23 June 2016). "Swami Prasad Maurya's exit: BSP loses OBC face, Mayawati's voice before the media". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Badaun Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 UP: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's kin Dharmendra Yadav loses in Badaun by 18454 votes". DNA India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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