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Keshav Prasad Maurya

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{{short description|Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

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| image = Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya (cropped).jpg
| caption = Maurya in 2017
| name = Keshav Prasad Maurya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1969|5|7}}
| birth_place = [[Sirathu]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Prayagraj]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| alongside = [[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dinesh Sharma]]
| term_start = 19 March 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Narain Singh (politician)|Narain Singh]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| minister1 = Public works, food processing, entertainment tax, public enterprises
| term_start1 = 23 March 2017
| term_end1 =
| office2 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| term_start2 = 9 September 2017
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| office3 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] unit
| term_start3 = 8 April 2016
| term_end3 = 31 August 2017
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = [[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]]
| term_start4 = 26 May 2014
| term_end4 = 21 September 2017
| predecessor4 = [[Kapil Muni Karwariya]]
| successor4 = [[Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel]]
| office5 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of]] [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 2012
| term_end5 = 2014
| constituency5 = [[Sirathu (Assembly constituency)|Sirathu]]
| predecessor5 = Wachaspati
| successor5 = Wachaspati
| occupation = Businessman, politician
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Education = ([[B.A]])
| footnotes =
| date = 17 December,
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4594
| website = {{URL|https://keshavprasadmaurya.com}}
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[[File:The_Deputy_Chief_Ministers_of_Uttar_Pradesh,_Shri_Keshav_Prasad_Maurya_and_Shri_Dinesh_Sharma_calling_on_the_Vice_President,_Shri_M._Venkaiah_Naidu,_in_New_Delhi_on_August_22,_2017.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sharma, in the right, with Keshav Prasad Maurya and [[Venkaiah Naidu]] in 2017]]

'''Keshav Prasad Maurya''' (born 7 May 1969) is the [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and contested the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]] parliamentary constituency of [[Allahabad district]] and won it.

==Life==
On 8 April 2016, on the first day of [[Chaitra]], he was appointed as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] chief of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="OMAR RASHID">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/keshav-prasad-maurya-profile/article8452117.ece|title=Keshav Prasad Maurya: 'Gareebi, Sangh aur OBC'|first=Omar|last=Rashid|date=8 April 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> A member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], he also participated in the [[Ram Janmabhoomi]] movement.<ref name="OMAR RASHID"/> Born in 1969, in [[Sirathu]] in [[Kausambhi district]], adjoining [[Allahabad]], Maurya went on to study Hindi Literature at the ''Hindu Sahitya Sammelan'' in [[Allahabad]].<ref name="Oneindia">{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/keshav-prasad-maurya-36473.html|title=Biography :Keshav Prasad Maurya |website=OneIndia.com|access-date=2020-07-10}}</ref>

==Political career==
Maurya has been associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] and the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad|VHP]]-[[Bajrang Dal]] from an early age, holding the posts of Nagar Karyawah and VHP Pranth Sanghathan Mantri, among others. While being active in the ''gauraksha'' (cow-protection) movements. He also participated in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. In the BJP, Maurya has been the regional (Kashi) coordinator of the backward class cell and the BJP Kisan Morcha.<ref name="OMAR RASHID"/> He has contested the 2002, 2007 and 2012 assembly elections and was the sitting MLA from [[Sirathu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sirathu]] assembly constituency before getting elected as MP from the [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]] seat in 2014 with a thumping five lakh votes and over 52 per cent votes.<ref name="Oneindia"/> In April 2016, he was made the state president of BJP in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-09|title=From tea seller to state party chief, Keshav Maurya is BJP’s face in UP|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/from-tea-seller-to-state-party-chief-keshav-maurya-is-bjp-s-face-in-up/story-UzwYPUnQxMSFvLSkoB18yM.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2021-11-13}}</ref> Under his leadership, the BJP registered a historic victory in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. After the election results were out, he was considered a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-11|title=Uttar Pradesh election results: Who will be the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttar-pradesh-election-results-who-will-be-the-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister/articleshow/57591286.cms|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-12|title=UP election results 2017: The Chief Minister hopefuls|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/uttar-pradesh-election-results-2017-the-chief-minister-hopefuls-4566005/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2021-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-18|title=How they won|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170327-up-assembly-election-2017-bjp-uttar-pradesh-uttarakhand-modi-amit-shah-986004-2017-03-18|work=India Today|access-date=2021-11-14}}</ref> On 18 March 2017, he was appointed as the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/keshav-prasad-maurya-the-deputy-cm-rewarded-for-bjp-win-in-up/amp_articleshow/57710427.cms
|title=Keshav Prasad Maurya, the deputy CM rewarded for BJP win in UP|website=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>

He became the first MLA of BJP from Sirathu Tahseel in the year 2012. It was the first time when any MLA of BJP was elected from Sirathu Tahseel. And after two and half-year he became the MP from Phoolpur from BJP. He got the ministries of public works department (PWD), food processing, entertainment tax and public enterprises department.<ref>{{citation |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath allocates portfolios, keeps home |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ml8rjBW8B7eioW9MkGh0QP/UP-cabinet-live-Yogi-Adityanath-unveils-portfolios-keeps-h.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=23 March 2017 }}</ref>

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Swatantra Dev Singh

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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2017}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Swatantra Dev Singh 
| image =
| office = President: Bhartiya Janta Party, Uttar Pradesh
| term_start = July 2019
| term_end =
| office1 = Minister of State (Independent Charge), Parivahan & Minister of State, Protocol & Power
| term_start1 = 22 March 2017
| term_end1 = August 2019
| office2 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = 8 September 2017
| office3 = President, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] unit
| term_start3 = 16 July 2019
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| predecessor3 = [[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
| successor3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|13 February 1964}}
| birth_place = [[Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh|Mirzapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| education = ([[B.Sc.]]) from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
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'''Swatantra Dev Singh''' is an Indian politician and the currently President of [[Bhartiya Janta Party]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name="Swatantra Dev Singh BJP UP Chief">{{cite web
| title = Swatantra Dev Singh BJP UP Chief
| publisher = Times Now Hindi
| accessdate = 2019-07-16
| url = https://hindi.timesnownews.com/india/article/swatantra-dev-singh-appointed-bjp-uttar-pradesh-president/454668
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</ref>
& former Minister of State with Independent Charge for Transport & Protocol and Minister of State for Power in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. He was appointed as president of [[Uttar Pradesh]] BJP on 16 July 2019.

Born in Ori village of Jamalpur Block in Mirzapur district of UP, Singh has been known for working in the Orai, Jalaun district of Bundelkhand.

Singh, who comes from a family with no political background, was the first person in his family to join RSS and subsequently join BJP.

== Early life ==
Singh was born in village-Ori, Jamalpur, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) in a very humble family. He started his education from a primary school in his village Ori. He had great interest in sports and was the captain of his school's wrestling team.

He went on to get a degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Bundelkhand University in Jhansi. During his college days he got connected with '''Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)''' which is a right-wing all India student organisation affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Swatantra Dev Singh started his journey as a reporter in one of the Hindi language daily newspaper prior to 1986 when he joined RSS as a Pracharak.

==Political background==
The journey of Swatantra Dev Singh started in 1986 when he joined RSS as a Pracharak. He started working at root level for the organisation. In 1988–99, Singh went on to become a member of Akhil Bhartiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP) and was made the General Secretary (Organisation) of the same. Due to his utmost diligence and continuous efforts he became a known face within the organisation. In 1991 he was made In-charge of the kanpur's unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) which is the youth wing of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).

In 1994, Singh was made in-charge of Bundelkhand Yuva Morcha and remained in the post until he was selected General Secretary of the Yuva Morcha 1996. Observing his great organisational skills he was again rewarded with the same duty. Later, he was appointed as State President of BJP Yuva Morcha in 2001.

In the year 2004, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) in Uttar Pradesh and in the same year he was made the General Secretary of the BJP. Between the period of 2004 and 2017, he was made the General Secretary thrice and Vice-President once. Him continuously having some responsibility or other in the party's organisation reflects his dedication and hard work.

He gained massive popularity when he was made main strategist and in-charge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political rallies in UP and Bihar during 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He managed huge political rallies with ease and the top leadership was always satisfied with his results.

Swatantra Dev Singh was former Transport Minister with Independent Charge in Yogi Adityanath government after the BJP was elected with a huge margin in 2017 state assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-16|title=UP Transport Minister Swatantra Dev Singh Appointed BJP State President|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/up-transport-minister-swatantra-dev-singh-appointed-bjp-state-president-2233311.html|access-date=2021-03-04|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> Singh made his presence felt during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when he was made incharge of the party affairs in Madhya Pradesh. The party swept the polls winning 28 out of the 29 Lok Sabha seats.

Swatantra Dev Singh was appointed as the BJP UP State President on 16 July 2019 by the top leadership.

== Positions held ==
# RSS Pracharak, Kanpur - 1986-89
# ABVP General Secretary (Organisation) - 1990
# BJYM In-Charge of Kanpur - 1991
# BJYM In-Charge of Bundelkhand region - 1994-1996
# BJYM State General Secretary - 1996-2001
# Chairman of Jila Sahkari Bank
# Member of State Legislative Council - 2004-2010
# BJP State General Secretary (Thrice) - 2004-2017
# BJP Vice President - 2010-2012
# BJP Membership In-Charge - 2014-2015
# Deputed in Gujarat Assembly Elections - 2017
# Deputed in Karnataka Assembly Elections - 2018
# Deputed in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections - 2018-19
# BJP In-Charge of Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections - 2019
# Minister of State (Independent Charge), Transport & Minister of State, Protocol & Power - 2017-2019
#President: BJP Uttar Pradesh

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D. P. Tripathi

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{sources|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Devi Prasad Tripathi
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|11|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|2|1952|11|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]
| term_start = 3 April 2012
| term_end = 2 April 2018
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| successor = [[Narayan Rane]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| constituency = Maharashtra
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'''Devi Prasad Tripathi''' (29 November 1952 – 2 January 2020) was an Indian politician and General Secretary of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200806061966.htm |title=NCP asks Left to call off stir against hike in petro prices |publisher=Hindu.com |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2012-03-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106224419/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200806061966.htm |archivedate=6 November 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Early life==
Devi Prasad Tripathi was born in Sultanpur [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As a student, Tripathi was president of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] [[Students' Union]], and later taught at [[Allahabad University]] as a professor of politics.

==Career==

He was also the editor of the quarterly journal ''Think India''. He spoke Indian and several foreign languages, and lectured in a number of foreign universities.

Having become involved in politics at the age of sixteen, Tripathi became one of Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s aides. He left the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]], however, over his opposition to [[Sonia Gandhi]], the President of the Party, becoming Prime Minister (because of her foreign origin). He joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in 1999, and reached the position of its General Secretary and chief spokesman. He was responsible for negotiating over seat-sharing in [[Maharashtra]].

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Sultanpur district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh}}
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'''Sultanpur district''' is a [[List of Indian Districts|district]] in the Indian [[States of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. This district is a part of [[Faizabad division]] in Uttar Pradesh state. The administrative headquarters of the district is [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]]. The total area of Sultanpur district is 2672.89 Sq. km.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Sultanpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} The Land of Maharaja Kush {{!}} India|url=https://sultanpur.nic.in/|access-date=8 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2011, Sultanpur district has a population of 3,797,117 people, making it the 15th most populous in the state.<ref name="Census 2011"/> It is primarily a rural district, with 94.7% of the population living in rural areas.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=xiv-xvi, 77, 94, 112, 129, 147, 164, 181, 199, 216, 226, 243, 260, 285, 318, 336, 362, 395, 412, 438, 471, 496, 521, 539, 557, 758–73 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0948_PART_A_DCHB_SULTANPUR.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>

==History==
At the time of the [[Ain-i-Akbari]], the area now covered by Sultanpur district was divided between the [[sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]]s of [[Awadh]], [[Lucknow]], and [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], all in the [[subah]] of Awadh, as well as the sarkar of [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|Manikpur]] in the subah of [[Allahabad]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1903 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=76, 107–10, 134–8 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113213 |access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref> Sultanpur itself was one of the ''mahal''s, or [[pargana]]s, that made up the sarkar of Awadh; it corresponded to the later pargana of [[Miranpur, Sultanpur|Miranpur]], minus its southern portion which in Akbar's day formed part of the [[Kathot]] mahal in Manikpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> It may have also included some of the later pargana of [[Baraunsa]], which was also called Sultanpur-Baraunsa.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The mahal of Sultanpur provided a force of 7,000 infantry and 200 cavalry to the Mughal army and was assessed at a tax value of 3,832,530 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The rest of Baraunsa then belonged to the small mahal of [[Bilahri]], which supplied a military force of 2,000 infantry and 50 cavalry and was assessed at 815,831 dams.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Like Sultanpur, the mahal of Bilahri was held by the Bachgotis and had a brick fort at its capital.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The two mahals of [[Kishni, Sultanpur|Kishni]] and [[Sathin]] (or Satanpur) were also in the sarkar of Awadh; they remained separate entities until 1750, when they were amalgamated into the pargana of [[Jagdishpur, Sultanpur|Jagdishpur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The last of the mahals in the sarkar of Awadh was Thana Bhadaon, a small mahal which appears to correspond with the later pargana of [[Asal, Sultanpur|Asal]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> There is still a village called [[Bhadaon]] in this area; it used to give its name to a ''[[tappa]]'' in pargana Sultanpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

Two mahals in the Lucknow sarkar would later form part of Sultanpur district: [[Amethi]] and [[Isauli]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Amethi was later transferred into the sarkar of Manikpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> In Akbar's time, Manikpur also had two mahals in the present district: [[Jais]], which was broken up beginning sometime before 1775, and Kathot, which as mentioned above covered the southern parts of pargana Miranpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Finally, there were two more mahals in the sarkar of Jaunpur: [[Chanda, Sultanpur|Chanda]] and [[Aldemau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

Sultanpur district remained split between the two subahs of Awadh and Allahabad until the late 1700s, when the latter was finally broken up.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> By this time, the entire district had come under the [[Nawabs of Awadh]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Nawab [[Saadat Ali Khan II]] enacted an administrative reform that replaced the subahs and sarkars with new divisions, called [[nizamat]]s and [[chakla (administrative division)|chakla]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Under this new arrangement, Sultanpur was made the seat of a large nizamat with four component chaklas: Sultanpur, Aldemau, Jagdishpur, and [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The last of these corresponds with the present-day [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

From 1793 to 1856, 27 [[nizam (title)|nizam]]s held office in Sultanpur, although several of them held office twice or were only in office for a very short time.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Among the more significant nizams were Sital Parshad (in office 1794–1800), Mir Ghulam Hussain (1812–14 and 1818–23), Raja Darshan Singh (1828–34 and 1837–38) and his son Raja Man Singh (1845–47), and Agha Ali Khan (the final nazim, in office from 1850 to 1856).<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The nizams themselves were fairly powerless to deal with the district's powerful landowners, whose power had become so entrenched that they could get away with merely paying the ordinary revenue demands and otherwise being left alone to do as they pleased.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

After the British annexation of Awadh in 1856, Sultanpur remained the seat of a district, although the administrative boundaries in the region were redrawn — Aldemau, for example, now formed part of [[Faizabad district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Under the original British arrangement, Sultanpur district comprised 12 parganas, but this was changed in 1869: three parganas were transferred into the district from Faizabad, while five parganas were transferred out of the district.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The new parganas were Isauli, Baraunsa, and Aldemau; while the ones that were removed were [[Subeha]] (which was transferred into [[Barabanki district]]), [[Inhauna]], Rokha-Jais, [[Simrauta]], and [[Mohanganj, Uttar Pradesh|Mohanganj]] (which were all transferred into [[Raebareli district]]).<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The resulting setup would remain in place through the 20th century, with four [[tehsil]]s: Sultanpur (including the parganas of Miranpur and Baraunsa), Amethi (including Amethi and Asal), [[Musafirkhana]] (including Musafirkhana, Isauli, Jagdishpur, and [[Gaura Jamun]]), and [[Kadipur]] (including Chanda and Aldemau).<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

==Administration==
[[File:Sultanpur district subdivisions map.png|thumb|Subdivisions of Sultanpur district]]
Sultanpur has now five [[tehsils]] of Sultanpur Sadar, [[Kadipur]], [[Lambhua]], [[Baldirai]] and [[Jaisinghpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaisinghpur]].<ref name=tehsils>{{cite web|title=Number of blocks situated in Sultanpur|url=http://sultanpur.nic.in/dis11.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421034903/http://www.sultanpur.nic.in/dis11.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2001|publisher=Administration of Sultanpur|access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> The [[Amethi]], [[Musafirkhana]], and Gauriganj tehsils are now in Amethi district. District has one municipality, five town areas and twenty two development [[block (country subdivision)|block]]s. Besides Sultanpur city, important towns are [[Amethi]], Chanda, [[Dostpur]], [[Jagdispur|Jagdishpur]], [[Kadipur]], [[Koeripur]], [[Lambhua]], Mushafirkhana and [[Shukul Bazar]]. Sultanpur is divided into seventeen police stations for the maintenance of law and order.<ref name=tehsils/><ref name="Thanas">{{cite web |title=Police Thanas |url=https://sultanpur.nic.in/police/ |publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh}}</ref>

The 2011 census listed these subdivisions of Sultanpur district:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

* '''[[Musafirkhana]] tehsil'''
** [[Shukul Bazar]] block
** [[Jagdishpur, Sultanpur|Jagdishpur]] block
** [[Musafirkhana]] block
** [[Waldi Rai]] block
* '''[[Gauriganj]] tehsil'''
** [[Jamo, Uttar Pradesh|Jamo]] block
** [[Shahgarh, Sultanpur|Shahgarh]] block
** [[Gauriganj]] block
* '''[[Amethi]] tehsil'''
** [[Amethi]] block
** [[Sangrampur, Sultanpur|Sangrampur]] block
** [[Bhetua]] block
** [[Bhadar]] block
* '''[[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] Sadar tehsil'''
** [[Dhanpatganj]] block
** [[Kurebhar]] block (part)
** [[Kurwar]] block
** [[Dubeypur]] block
* '''[[Jaisinghpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaisinghpur]] tehsil'''
** [[Jaisinghpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaisinghpur]] block
** [[Motigarpur]] block
** [[Bhadaeeya]] block
** [[Kurebhar]] block (part)
** [[Dostpur]] block (part)
* '''[[Lambhua]] tehsil'''
** [[Lambhua]] block
** [[Paharpur Kamaicha]] block
* '''[[Kadipur]] tehsil'''
** [[Dostpur]] block (part)
** [[Kadipur]] block
** [[Akhand Nagar]] block
** [[Karaundi Kala]] block

== Municipalitites ==
The district has 11 towns.<ref name="Census 2011"/> 6 of them are full statutory towns and the other 5 are [[census town]]s.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Town name
! Classification
! Tehsil
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Musafirkhana]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Musafirkhana || 7,999
|-
| [[Kathaura]] || [[Census town]] || Musafirkhana || 11,605
|-
| [[Palpur, Sultanpur|Palpur]] || [[Census town]] || Musafirkhana || 5,702
|-
| [[Nihal Garh Chak Jangla]] || [[Census town]] || Musafirkhana || 7,345
|-
| [[Amethi]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Amethi || 13,849
|-
| [[Korwa, Uttar Pradesh|Korwa]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Amethi || 6,524
|-
| [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] || [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] || Sultanpur || 107,640
|-
| [[Kasba Sultanpur]] || [[Census town]] || Sultanpur || 8,304
|-
| [[Koeripur]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Lambhua || 8,927
|-
| [[Dostpur]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Kadipur || 14,011
|-
| [[Kadipur]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Kadipur || 8,010
|}

== Villages ==
In general, the rural population of Sultanpur district mostly live in villages, although individual houses are often found isolated, especially in the historical pargana of [[Chanda, Sultanpur|Chanda]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> In the eastern part of the district, the villages tend to be small with lots of hamlets.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> This is largely attributed to the historical prevalence of ''[[shankalp]]'', a form of under-propriety tenure, in the area; the holders of this tenure would often found small hamlets on the land they held.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

Historically, most houses were built from mud, with [[thatched roof]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> A few larger brick houses could also be found in some places, generally belonging to well-off merchants, landowners, and/or prominent members of the Muslim community.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=10,97,006|13=1911|14=10,61,205|15=1921|16=10,16,338|17=1931|18=10,64,516|19=1941|20=11,15,311|21=1951|22=12,98,249|23=1961|24=14,18,750|25=1971|26=16,49,258|27=1981|28=20,50,140|29=1991|30=25,71,706|31=2001|32=32,14,832|33=2011|34=37,97,117|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Sultanpur district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
|label1 = Hindi
|value1 = 73.26
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Awadhi
|value2 = 23.40
|color2 = Tomato
|label3 = Urdu
|value3 = 3.08
|color3 = Green
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.26
|color4 = Gray
}}

[[Hindi]] is the official language of the district with [[Urdu]] as additional official language.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=8 August 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> Languages spoken by the denizens of the district include [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], a dialect in the [[Hindi language (generic)|Hindi]] [[Dialect continuum|continuum]] spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the [[Awadh]] region.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor=M. Paul Lewis|encyclopedia=Ethnologue: Languages of the World|title=Awadhi: A language of India|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awa|access-date=28 September 2011|edition=16th|year=2009|publisher=SIL International|location=Dallas, Texas}}</ref> At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 73.26% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 23.30% [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] and 3.08% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>

The 2011 Indian census used the old district boundaries, where Sultanpur district consisted of Amethi, Gauriganj, Jaisinghpur, Kadipur, Lambhua, Musafirkhana, and Sultanpur sub-districts (tehsils). When [[Amethi district]] was created, Amethi, Gauriganj, and Musafirkhana sub-districts were moved to Amethi district. The effect of this change is shown in the table below as "new boundaries" - it does not take account of Baldirai sub-district, which did not exist at the time of the 2011 census.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=6| Sultanpur district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! rowspan=2 | Mother tongue code
! rowspan=2 | Mother tongue
! colspan=2 | Old boundaries
! colspan=2 | "New boundaries"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! People
! Percentage
! People
! Percentage
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 597
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
| style="text-align:right;" | 305
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006030 || [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 888,371
| style="text-align:right;" | 23.40%
| style="text-align:right;" | 570,720
| style="text-align:right;" | 25.38%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,889
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.08%
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,707
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.08%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006142 || [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,700
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.07%
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,210
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.05%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,781,822
| style="text-align:right;" | 73.26%
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,574,982
| style="text-align:right;" | 70.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 015043 || [[Odia language|Odia]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 628
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
| style="text-align:right;" | 334
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 887
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
| style="text-align:right;" | 757
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 017002 || [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 323
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
| style="text-align:right;" | 322
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 116,980
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.08%
| style="text-align:right;" | 97,919
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.35%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 028001 || [[Arabic]]/Arbi
| style="text-align:right;" | 391
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
| style="text-align:right;" | 9
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.00%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,529
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.04%
| style="text-align:right;" | 771
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|-valign=top class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,797,117
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,249,036
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}

===Religion===
{{bar box
|title= Religions in Sultanpur
district
|titlebar = #Fcd116
|left1 =Religion
|right1 =Percent
|float =right
|bars=
{{bar percent
|[[Hindus]]|orange|82.16}}
{{bar percent
|[[Muslims]]|green|17.13}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.71}}
}}

==Colleges==
*[[Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology]]
*[[Government Polytechnic Kenaura Sultanpur]]

==Notable people==

*[[Prem Adib]], actor from Sultanpur city
*[[Sripati Mishra]], former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
*[[Ajmal Sultanpuri]], Urdu poet native of Harakhpur village
*[[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], Urdu poet and lyricist in India's [[Bollywood|Hindi language film industry]]
*[[D. P. Tripathi]], politician and former general secretary of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], from Sultanpur city
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Singh_(Indian_politician)]

==See also==
* [[Faizabad district]]
* [[Jaunpur district]]
* [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sultanpur district
|North = [[Faizabad district]]
|Northeast = [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]
|East = [[Azamgarh district]]
|Southeast = [[Jaunpur district]]
|South = [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]
|Southwest = [[Amethi district]]
|West = [[Rae Bareli district]]
|Northwest = [[Bara Banki district]]
}}

{{Sultanpur district}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Authority control}}

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Lalitpur district, India

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Lalitpur, India}}
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{{Infobox district
| name = Lalitpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| map_caption = Location of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24.69|78.41|display=title,inline}}
| coor_pinpoint = Lalitpur, India
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi division|Jhansi]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 5039
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,221,592
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.95 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 906/1000
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Annavi Dinesh Kumar [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi]]
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}}

'''Lalitpur District''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. Lalitpur district is a part of [[Jhansi Division]]. [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]] is the main town and administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 5,039 km².

Lalitpur District is a part of Jhansi Division and was carved out as a district in the year 1974. It is connected to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor to the northeast, and is otherwise almost surrounded by Madhya Pradesh state, an example of a [[Salient (geography)|salient]].

Lalitpur district lies between latitude 24°11' and 25°14' (north) and longitude 78°10' and 79°0' (east) and is bounded by district Jhansi in the north, districts Sagar and Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh state in the east and [[Ashoknagar district]] of Madhya Pradesh separated by river Betwa in the west. The district had a population of 1,221,592 as per the census of year 2011.

This district has a number of historical and cultural places like [[Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh|Deogarh]], Seeronji, [[Pavagiri]], Devamata, Neelkantheshwar at Pali, Chawan near Bant(Pali).Machkund ki Gufa. Lalitpur town has variety of places like many Hindu & Jain temples. Raghunathji (Bada Mandir)(Kali Bauaa ji Mandir), Shivalay, Boodhe Babba (Hanumanji), Tuvan Mandir for Hindus & Bada Mandir, Ata Mandir & Kshetrapalji for Jains are famous temples.

==Geography==
The district forms a portion of the hill country of [[Bundelkhand]], sloping down from the outliers of the [[Vindhya Range]] on the south to the tributaries of the [[Yamuna River]] on the north. The extreme south is composed of parallel rows of long and narrow-ridged hills. Through the intervening valleys the rivers flow down over ledges of granite or quartz. North of the hilly region, the granite chains gradually turn into clusters of smaller hills.

The [[Betwa River]] forms the northern and western boundary of the district, and most of the district lies within its watershed. The [[Jamni River]], a tributary of the Betwa, forms the eastern boundary. The [[Dhasan River]] forms the district's southeastern boundary, and the southeastern portion of the district lies within its watershed.

The district is now facing a secessionist movement originated in southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh to create a separate state of [[Bundelkhand]], as this area is traditionally called by locals.

===Climate===
The climate of the district is [[Subtropics|sub-tropical]], which is characterised by a very hot dry summer and a cold winter. Similar to other districts of the Bundelkhand region, this district also has four distinct seasons in a year. The summer season is from March to mid-June, the southwest monsoon is from mid-June to September. Post-monsoonal transition between October and November months constitute the post-monsoon season and the winter season lasts from December to February.

==History==
{{See also|Chanderi district}}
The territory of the present-day Lalitpur district was part of the state of [[Chanderi]], founded in the 17th century by a [[Bundela]] [[Rajput]] who was descended from [[Rudra Pratap Singh]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]]. Chanderi, along with most of Bundelkhand, came under [[Maratha]] hegemony in the 18th century. [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] of neighboring [[Gwalior state|Gwalior]] annexed Chanderi state in 1812.
In 1844, the former state of Chanderi was ceded to the [[British India|British]], and became the [[Chanderi District]] of British India, with Lalitpur town as the district headquarters. The British lost the district in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and it was not reconquered until late 1858. In 1861, the portion of the district west of the Betwa, including Chanderi, was returned to Gwalior state, and the remainder was renamed Lalitpur district.<ref>''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', (New ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908-1909. Vol. 10.</ref> It became a part of [[Jhansi district]] from 1891 to 1974. In 1974, the district was carved out from Jhansi district.
==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Lalitpur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Lalitpur is divided into five [[tehsil]]s, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, Madawara and Pali; four towns, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, and Pali; and 754 villages. The district magistrate is Mr. Yogendra shukla, IAS and the Superintendent of police is Mr. Mirza manzar beg,IPS, and the District Information Officer is Murlidhar Singh.

There are two [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Lalitpur and Mehroni. Both of these are part of [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency]]. At present, Ram Ratan Kushwaha is the MLA from Lalitpur constituency and Mannu Kori is the MLA from Mehroni constituency.
At present chairman of [http://npplalitpur.in/ Nagar Palika Parishad Lalitpur] is Mrs. Rajni Sahu and chairman of Talbehat Nagar Panchayat is Mrs. Mukta Soni.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,37,112|13=1911|14=2,60,137|15=1921|16=2,34,309|17=1931|18=2,65,258|19=1941|20=2,97,660|21=1951|22=3,14,354|23=1961|24=3,72,995|25=1971|26=4,36,920|27=1981|28=5,77,648|29=1991|30=7,52,043|31=2001|32=9,77,734|33=2011|34=12,21,592|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in Lalitpur District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|95.27}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|2.76}}
{{bar percent|[[Jains]]|pink|1.67}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.22}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,221,592,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Bahrain]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 391st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 242 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.57%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Lalitpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 905 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.95%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Lalitpur District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 81.60
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 17.51
|label2 = Bundeli
|color2 = Tomato
|value3 = 0.89
|label3 = Others
|color3 = Grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.58% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Transport==
The city is well connected by railways and road transport.

===Railways===
[[Lalitpur Junction railway station]] falls under main railway line of India. It is well connected by train services to all parts of the country. Daily trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata (Howrah), Chen nai, Agra, Jammu Tawi, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Trivendrum, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jammu, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Kanpur and other major towns.
Lalitpur station is a junction now, with trains directly to Khajuraho, Singrauli, Satna & Tikamgarh.

===Road transport===
India's biggest national highway from Kashmir to Kanyakumari NH-44 passes through Lalitpur, connecting major cities of India.
Bus facility to major cities - Kanpur, Indore, Bhopal, Saugor, Panna.

'''Note: Lalitpur district in UP is also known for Uranium deposits.'''

==See also==
* [[Lalitpur Thermal Power Station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://lalitpur.nic.in/ Lalitpur district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lalitpur district
|North = [[Jhansi district]]
|Northeast = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|East = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Chhatarpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Sagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southwest = [[Ashoknagar district]]/[[Sagar district]]
|West = [[Ashoknagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Shivpuri district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
}}

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{{Jhansi division topics}}

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[[Category:1974 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

Jhansi district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Jhansi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jhansi district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Jhansi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Jhansi
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi division|Jhansi]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jhansi]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. Jhansi, 2. Mauranipur, 3. Moth, 4.Tehroli, 5.Garautha
| area_total_km2 = 5024
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,998,603
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 549,391
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 75.05%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 890
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi]]
| leader_title2 =
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'''Jhansi district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[North India|northern]] [[India]]. The city of [[Jhansi]] is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by [[Jalaun District]], to the east by [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] and [[Mahoba District|Mahoba]] districts, to the south by [[Tikamgarh District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state, to the southwest by [[Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Lalitpur District]], which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the [[Datia District|Datia]] and [[Bhind District|Bhind]] districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 19,98,603 (2011 census). Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in 1891, and made a separate district again in 1974.
[[File:Jhansi Junction.jpg|thumb|Jhansi Junction railway station]]

==History==
In 1861 the city of Jhansi and a dependent territory was ceded to [[Gwalior State]] and the capital of the district was moved to [[Jhansi Naoabad]] (Jhansi Refounded), a village without "cantonment" (military camp). Jhansi (the old city) became the capital of a "subah" (provínce) within the state of Gwalior, but in 1886 was returned to British rule as a district of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] in exchange for the [[Gwalior Fort]] and the cantonment of Morar nearby.<ref name="Dschansi">{{cite web|url=http://de.academic.ru/dic.nsf/meyers/33972/Dschansi|title=Dschansi|date=September 1905|work=Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> (It had been given to the Maharaja of Gwalior, but came under British rule in 1886 as the result of a territorial swap.) The population of Jhansi in 1901 was about 55,000 while Jhansi district's population had been about 407,000 in 1891.<ref name="Dschansi"/>

Under the [[Mughal Empire]] at the time of [[Akbar]], the area of today's Jhansi district was part of the [[Sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]] of [[Erich, Uttar Pradesh|Erachh]] in [[Agra Subah]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Drake-Brockman |first1=D.L. |title=Jhansi: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXIV Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1929 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=191-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281580 |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> The area was part of the mahals of Erachh, [[Bhander]], [[Bijpur, Jhansi|Bijpur]], "Pandor" (i.e. [[Pandwaha]]), and [[Jatara|Jhatra]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Jhatra consisted of 4 mahals grouped together.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

==Geography==
[[File:TODO FATEHPUR.jpg|thumb|Todi Fatehpur]]
Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country of [[Bundelkhand]], which slopes down from the [[Vindhya Range]]. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as ''mar'', and admirably adapted for the cultivation of [[cotton]]. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, the [[Pahuj River|Pahuj]], [[Betwa River|Betwa]] and [[Dhasan River|Dhasan]].

The main city in Jhansi district is [[Jhansi]]. Other towns are [[Mauranipur]], [[Garautha]], [[Moth]], [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]], [[Chirgaon]], [[Samthar]] [[Gursarai]] [[Erich, Uttar Pradesh|Erich]], etc.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,26,875|13=1911|14=4,68,327|15=1921|16=4,21,828|17=1931|18=4,77,544|19=1941|20=5,35,878|21=1951|22=5,65,933|23=1961|24=7,14,484|25=1971|26=8,70,138|27=1981|28=11,37,031|29=1991|30=14,29,698|31=2001|32=17,44,931|33=2011|34=19,98,603|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jhansi District
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|right1=Percent
|float=right
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|98.21}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|1.79}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jhansi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,998,603,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Slovenia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 231st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|398|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.54%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jhansi has a [[sex ratio]] of 890 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.68%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Jhansi District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 95.34
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 3.36
|label2 = Bundeli
|color2 = Tomato
|value3 = 1.30
|label3 = Others
|color3 = Grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.76% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.50% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==District at a Glance==

===Tehsil===
There are 5 tehsil in district Jhansi:<ref name="Jhansi">[https://jhansi.nic.in/, Jhansi]</ref>
# [[Jhansi]]
# [[Mauranipur]]
# [[Garautha]]
# [[Tehroli]]
# [[Moth]]

===Development Blocks===
There are 8 Development Blocks:<ref name="Jhansi"/>
# Babina
# Badagaon
# Bamaur
# Bangra
# Chirgaon
# Gursarai
# Mauranipur
# Moth

===Constituencies===
There are 4 constituencies in Jhansi District:<ref name="Jhansi"/>
# 222 – Babina
# 223 – Jhansi Nagar
# 224 – Mauranipur
# 225 – Garautha

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://jhansi.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jhansi district
|North = [[Jalaun district]]
|Northeast = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
|East = [[Mahoba district]]
|Southeast = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Lalitpur district]]
|Southwest = [[Shivpuri district]], Madhya Pradesh
|West = [[Shivpuri district]], Madhya Pradesh
|Northwest = [[Datia district]], Madhya Pradesh
}}

{{Jhansi district}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Jhansi division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh]]

Bijnor district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bijnor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bijnor district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Bijnor.svg
| map_caption = Location of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Bijnor
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Moradabad division|Moradabad]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bijnor]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 4049
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,682,713
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011"/>
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 68.48%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 917
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'''Bijnor district''' is one of the 75 [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. [[Bijnor|Bijnor city]] is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks it to be included in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]] due to its close proximity to [[Delhi|NCT]] of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-seeks-to-include-6-districts-in-ncr/|title=UP seeks to include 6 districts in NCR|date=11 January 2015|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

Bijnor is notable for its sugarcane production and mills, with two of the top five sugar mills situated in the district.<ref name="Sugar"/>

==History==
Bijnor district was created in 1817 out of part of [[Moradabad district]], and it was originally called '''Nagina district''' after its headquarters at [[Nagina]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Bijnor: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XIV Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1908 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=124–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47996 |access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref> The headquarters was relocated to Bijnor in 1824, although the district was still called "Nagina district" until 1837, when it officially became known as Bijnor district.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

===Medieval history===
In 1399, the district was ravaged by [[Timur]]. Later, during the time of [[Akbar]], Bijnor was part of his [[Mughal Empire]]. In the early 18th century, the [[Rohilla]] [[Pashtun people|Pashtuns]] established their independence in the area called by the [[Rohilkhand]]. Around 1748, the Rohilla chief [[Ali Mohammed Khan]] made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by [[Ali Mohammed Khan]] to Khurshid Ahmed Baig, who gradually extended his influence west of the [[Ganges]] and at [[Delhi]], receiving the title of [[Najib-ud-daula]] with the position of the paymaster of the Mughal forces. [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]]s invaded Bijnor who was also instigated by enemies of Rohillas, leading to several battles. Rohilla chief, Najib, who sided with [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmad Shah Abdali]] in [[Third Battle of Panipat|Panipat]], was made vizier of the empire.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Bijnor |volume=3 |pages=928–929}}</ref>

===Colonial era===
In 1772 the [[Nawab of Oudh]] made a treaty with the [[Rohilla]]s, to expel the [[Maratha]]s in return for a money payment. [[Nawab of Oudh]] carried out his part of the bargain, but the Rohilla chieftains refused to pay. In 1774 the Nawab concluded with the [[Honourable East India Company|East India Company]] government of [[Calcutta]] a treaty of alliance, and he then called upon the British, in accordance with its terms, to supply a brigade to assist him in enforcing his claims against the Rohillas. This was done; in the [[Rohilla War]], the Rohillas were driven beyond the Ganges to the east, and Bijnor was incorporated in the territories of the nawab, who in the same year (1774) ceded it to the [[British East India Company]]. During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|rebellion of 1857]] Bijnor was occupied by the nawab of [[Najibabad]], a grandson of [[Zabita Khan]], on 1 June. In spite of fighting between the [[Hindus]] and the Muslim Pashtuns, the [[Nawab]] succeeded in maintaining his position until 21 April 1858, when he was defeated by the British at [[Nagina]].<ref name=EB1911/>

==Geography ==
Bijnor, or more correctly Bijnaur, occupies the north-west corner of the [[Moradabad Division]] (historically, [[Rohilkhand]] or Bareilly region).
The western boundary is formed throughout by the deep stream of the river Ganges, beyond which lie the four districts of [[Dehradun]], Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, and Meerut. To the north and north-east in the hill country of [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]], the dividing line being the submontane road, which runs from Haridwar along the foot of the Himalayas to [[Ramnagar, Nainital|Ramnagar]], [[Haldwani]], and Tanakpur. This road, popularly known as the Kandi Saradk, belongs throughout its length to Garhwal, the transfer having taken place a few years since. On the east the Phika river for the greater part of its course constitutes the boundary, separating this district from Nainital and Moradabad, as far as its junction with the Ramganga; and to the south lie the Thakurdwara Tehsil of Moradabad. Amroha and Hasanpur tahsils of Amroha District. The boundary being conventional and undetermined by natural features. The extreme parallels of north latitude are 29° 2' and 29° 58' and of east longitude 78° 0' and 78° 57' from Lalitpur, the most northerly point, to koti Rao in the furthest eastern corner the distance in 56 miles (90 km); and from Koti Rao to Kamharia in the south-westerly angle 57 miles (92 km); and from Kamharia to Lalitpur 62 miles (100 km). The total area of the district is liable to change slightly from time to time by reason of the erratic action of the Ganges and Ramganga: In 1906 it amounted to 1,145,272 acres (1789.5 square miles, 4634.75 km²) the average for the last five years being 1,147,967 acres (4,645.66 km²).

There remains the low fringe of Khadir along the Ganges to the west. This generally resembles the lowlands that skirt the rivers of the interior, the low flats which adjoin the stream itself being purely alluvial in character, while above them rises a terrace of higher ground extending inland as far as the chain of stagnant [[Marsh|morasses]] lying immediately under the [[Khadir and Bangar|bangar]] cliff.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,76,308|13=1911|14=8,02,166|15=1921|16=7,36,765|17=1931|18=8,31,403|19=1941|20=9,05,793|21=1951|22=9,79,406|23=1961|24=11,84,306|25=1971|26=14,80,734|27=1981|28=19,27,023|29=1991|30=24,54,521|31=2001|32=31,31,619|33=2011|34=36,82,713|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bijnor district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,682,713,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?adm2id=0903 | title = District in Uttar Pradesh |access-date = 19 June 2019 | year = 2019 | publisher = www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Bijnor district |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=127477 |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liberia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population |url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Oklahoma 3,751,351 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=1 January 2011 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 74th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|808|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.64%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bijnor has a [[sex ratio]] of 913 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.43%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Religion===
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Bijnor district<ref name="census2011"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|55.18}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|43.04}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|yellow|1.37}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.41}}
|caption=Distribution of religions 
†Includes [[Jainism|Jains]] (0.17%), [[Christianity|Christians]] (0.17%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.05%).
}}

Majority of the people of the district follow [[Hinduism]] followed closely by adherents of [[Islam]]. [[Sikhism]] is followed by a little more than one percent of the population. [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]] and [[Buddhism]] have small number of adherents.<ref name=census2011/>

===Languages===
[[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] are the official languages.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=29 April 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 76.33% of the population of the district spoke [[Hindi]], 22.53% [[Urdu]] and 0.96% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

==Administration==
===Politics===
The MP of Bijnor is [[Malook Nagar]]. He represents [[Bahujan Samaj Party]].

===Assembly constituencies===
Najibabad, Chandpur, [[Noorpur (Assembly constituency)|Noorpur]], [[Dhampur (Assembly constituency)|Dhampur]], [[Nagina (Assembly constituency)|Nagina]] (reserved), [[Bijnor (Assembly constituency)|Bijnor]], Barhapur, Nehtaur (Reserved)

==Settlements==
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}


===Urban===
* [[Bijnor]] city
* [[Dhampur]] city
* [[Chandouk|Chandok]]
* [[Nagina]] city
* [[Sherkot]] city
* [[Najibabad]] city
* [[Jhalu]] town
* [[Mandawar, Uttar Pradesh|Mandawar]] town
* [[Chandpur, Bijnor|Chandpur]] city
* [[Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh|Noorpur]] city
* [[Seohara]] city
* [[Haldaur]] city
* [[Sahaspur]] town
* [[Basi Kiratpur]]
* [[Nehtaur]]
* [[Ranipur, Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Afzalgarh]] city
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===Rural===

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* [[Askaripur]]
* [[Bahupura]]
* [[Harewali]]
* [[Linderpur]]
* [[Mandawali]]
* [[Ratangarh, Bijnor|Ratangarh]]
* [[Raja Ka Tajpur|Tajpur]]
* [[Pakhanpur]]
* [[Sahanpur]]
* [[Shahzadpur]]
* [[Umri, Jalaun|Umri]] village
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==Economy==
Bijnor district has a vast sugar industry with total nine sugar mills of which Dhampur mill and Bundki mill are among India's top sugar mills. Approximately 2.09 lakh hectares of land is dedicated to sugarcane farming.<ref name="Sugar">{{cite news |last1=Dabas |first1=Harveer |title=sugarcane: Bijnor has 2 of India’s top 5 sugar mills |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/bijnor-has-2-of-indias-top-5-sugar-mills/articleshow/55928965.cms |access-date=24 November 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=12 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people==


*[[Najib ad-Dawlah]], Mughal serviceman and founder of [[Najibabad]]
*[[Vishal Bhardwaj]], film director and producer
*[[Bakht Khan]], Indian rebel chief associated with [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
*[[Dushyant Kumar]], Hindi-language poet
*[[Jagdish Prasad Mathur]], politician
*[[Prakash Mehra]], film director and producer
*[[Shadab Nazar]], first-class cricketer
*[[Hamid Afaq Qureshi]], historian
*[[Azizur Rahman (politician)|Azizur Rahman]], politician
*[[Munshiram Singh]], politician
*[[Virendra Singh (physicist)|Virendra Singh]], Indian physicist
*[[Yashvir Singh]], politician and member of [[15th Lok Sabha]]
*[[Suchi (politician)|Suchi]], politician
*[[Ruchi Veera]], politician
*[[Rahul Chaudhari]], professional [[kabaddi]] player, gold medal winner in the [[2016 South Asian Games]] as member of [[India national kabaddi team]]
*[[Bharatendra Singh]], politician, member of [[16th Lok Sabha]] (2014-2019) as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://bijnor.nic.in Bijnor website]

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|Northeast = [[Pauri Garhwal district]], Uttarakhand
|East = [[Nainital district]], Uttarakhand [[Udham Singh Nagar district]], Uttarakhand
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|South = [[Jyotiba Phule Nagar district]]
|Southwest = [[Meerut district]]
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Kumar Vishwas

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{{short description|Indian poet and a lecturer}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox writer
| image = Dr._Kumar_Vishvas(cropped).jpg
| alt = Kumar Vishwas
| caption = Vishwas at the [[Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior|IIITM Gwalior]] 2009 Aurora function
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|02|10}}
| birth_place = [[Pilkhuwa]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|politician}}
| spouse = Manju Sharma
| children = 2
| notableworks = *''Ek Pagli Ladki Ke Bin'' (1996)
*''Koi Deewana Kehta Hai'' (2007)
*''Hothon Par Ganga Ho'' (2016)
*''Phir Meri Yaad'' (2019)
}}

'''Kumar Vishwas''' (born '''Vishwas Kumar Sharma'''; 10 February 1970) is an Indian [[Hindi]] poet, politician, helper and a lecturer. He was a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Kumar Vishwas may get Lok Sabha ticket from Amethi|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Kumar-Vishwas-may-get-Lok-Sabha-ticket-from-Amethi/articleshow/28656174.cms|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Times of India|date=11 January 2014}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970 in a middle-class family in the town of [[Pilkhuwa]] in Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at Lala Ganga Sahay School. His father, Chandra Pal Sharma, was a lecturer at R.S.S. Degree College in Pilkhuwa and his mother, Rama Sharma, was a homemaker. Vishwas is the youngest child and has four brothers and a sister. He studied at the Rajputana Regiment Inter College and then joined [[Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College]] because his father wanted him to become an engineer. However, engineering did not interest Vishwas and he left it to study [[Hindi literature]], in which he subsequently earned a PhD.<ref name="interview"/>

It was while studying for his PhD that Vishwas changed his name from Viswas Kumar Sharma to Kumar Vishwas, to maintain an identity separate from his [[Caste system in India|caste]]. In 1994, he became a lecturer in Indra Gandhi PG college 'Pilibanga' [[Rajasthan]], then taught Hindi literature at [[Lala Lajpat Rai College]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Kavi Sammelan ke launch se pehle – an interview with Kumar Vishwas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|publisher=Lallantop |access-date=16 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2012, he joined the newly formed AAP as a volunteer worker.<ref name="interview"/>

Vishwas hosts a comedy show called ''KV Sammelan'' on the [[Aaj Tak]] television channel that first premiered on 29 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=About Dr. Kumar Vishwas |url=http://matpal.com/2013/11/kumar-vishwas-biography.html |website=matpal.com |publisher=Matpal |access-date=16 October 2018|date=25 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/if-you-missed-the-kv-sammelan-last-time-then-definitely-watch-it-this-weekend-48749.html|title=अगर मिस कर गए हैं तो इस वीकेंड जरूर देखिए ये स्पेशल शो|website=samachar4media.com|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

He is married to Manju Sharma, with whom he has two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |title=BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: युवाओं को अपनी कविताओं से मदहोश करने वाले कुमार विश्वास की ये है रियल जिन्दगी की वैलनटाइन |url=https://www.patrika.com/tv-news/kumar-viswas-birthday-special-manju-sharma-2346639/ |access-date=22 August 2020 |work=Patrika News |date=18 February 2018 |language=hi}}</ref>

===As a poet===
Vishwas routinely gives performances in which he demonstrates his poetry and love for Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit literature. He incorporates his comments on topical issues relating to India. He has participated in poetry recitations and functions abroad including the US, Dubai, Oman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous poet to perform for ISC Oman on Dec 8 - Oman |url=https://archive.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Famous-poet-to-perform-for-ISC-Oman-on-Dec-8-55jo |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=Muscat Daily News |date=6 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Singapore and Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Kumar Vishvas: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/dr-kumar-vishvas-35870.html |website=www.oneindia.com |access-date=11 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===Anti-corruption movement and politics===
Vishwas has known [[Arvind Kejriwal]] since 2005 and joined the [[India Against Corruption]] movement led by [[Anna Hazare]]. Thereafter, as the movement faded and morphed into what is today known as the AAP, led by Kejriwal, he was asked to become a member of its national executive.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35365698_1_rai-and-kumar-vishwas-manish-sisodia-aam-aadmi-party |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126043238/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35365698_1_rai-and-kumar-vishwas-manish-sisodia-aam-aadmi-party |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |date=26 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party |access-date=2 January 2013 }}</ref>

He contested the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]] as an AAP candidate from [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amethi]], but lost to then incumbent [[Rahul Gandhi]], securing only 25,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Election Results 2014: Rahul Gandhi wins Amethi seat by 1.07 lakh votes|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-rahul-gandhi-wins-amethi-seat-by-1-07-lakh-votes/articleshow/35218080.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=18 May 2014|date=16 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-poll-defeat-aap-leader-kumar-vishwas-turns-into-a-much-in-demand-celebrity/articleshow/38827507.cms|title=After poll defeat, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas turns into a much in demand celebrity|last=Chopra|first=Ritika|date=22 July 2014|work=The Economic Times|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>

==Media==
Vishwas has been a guest judge on the ''[[Indian Idol]]'' television show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyliv.com/details/episodes/5347706139001/Ep.-21---Indian-Idol---Geetkar-Special |title=Indian Idol – Geetkar Special |publisher=Sony LIV |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> and a guest on [[Zee TV]]'s talent hunt show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozee.com/shows/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-2017/video/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-2017-episode-49-august-13-2017-full-episode.html |title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2017 – August 13 2017 |publisher=ZEE TV |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> He wrote the songs "De De Jagah" for the 2018 Hindi film ''[[Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/bollywood/kumar-vishwas-writes-a-song-for-parmanu-the-story-of-pokhran-865266|title=Video: कुमार विश्वास ने फिल्म 'परमाणु' के लिए लिखा खूबसूरत नग़मा|date=21 May 2018}}</ref> and "Veer Bhagat Singh".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/veer-bhagat-singh-song-by-kumar-vishvas-arijit-singh-mika-singh/382797|title=अरिजीत सिंह, सोनू निगम, कुमार विश्‍वास, दिग्‍गज गायकों ने मिलकर गाया 'वीर भगतसिंह वे'|date=23 March 2018|work=Zee News Hindi|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> Vishwas was a guest on 1 July 2017 episode of [[The Kapil Sharma Show]] along with [[Rahat Indori]] and Shabinaji.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Kriti |title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Chandan Prabhakar returns to TKSS with a Shayari Special Episode |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/the-kapil-sharma-show-chandan-prabhakar-returns-to-tkss-with-a-shayari-special-episode-2287394/ |access-date=23 July 2019 |work=[[India.com]] |date=1 July 2017 }}</ref> He was a guest again on 21 September 2019 episode of The Kapil Sharma Show along with [[Manoj Bajpai]] and [[Pankaj Tripathi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/the-kapil-sharma-show-pankaj-tripathi-college-days-jail-and-experience-tmov-1-1120375.html|title=कॉलेज के दिनों में जेल की हवा खा चुके हैं पंकज त्रिपाठी, कपिल के शो में बताया|website=Aajtak India Today|date=17 September 2019|language=hi|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

He also presented ''[[Tarpan (TV series)|Tarpan]]'', a musical poetry series, where he would recite poems of famous historical poets, against a background of music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/dr-kumar-vishwass-new-series-tarpan-647947|title=Dr. Kumar Vishwas's new series 'Tarpan' ||publisher=Abpnews.abplive.in|date=6 July 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.raftaar.in/kumar-vishwas-tarpan-%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%88-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B6-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3/detail/aa21d8ab8b13c83383292b0b218aee36|title=डॉ-कुमार-विश्वास-की-नई-पेशकश-तर्पण |Kumar Vishwas Tarpan डॉ कुमार विश्वास नई पेशकश तर्पण Hindi Latest News|publisher=News.raftaar.in|date=6 July 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>

===Controversies===
A sting operation was carried out by a [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid]] media portal called "[[Anuranjan Jha|Media Sarkar]]" ahead of the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections that claimed that some AAP members, including Vishwas and [[Shazia Ilmi]], had raised illegal cash donations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/aam-aadmi-party-sting-operation-shazia-ilmi-resignation-illegal-funds-media-sarkar-218322-2013-11-22|title=AAP sting operation: Website says will not give raw footage|date=22 November 2013|website=India Today|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/%E2%80%98media-sarkar%E2%80%99-operation-stings-aap-candidates |title=‘Media sarkar’ operation stings AAP candidates |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155146/http://news.in.msn.com/national/%E2%80%98media-sarkar%E2%80%99-operation-stings-aap-candidates |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The AAP accused the portal of slandering the leaders of the party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aap-sees-cd-gives-clean-chit-to-candidates/article5386512.ece|title=AAP sees CD, gives clean chit to candidates|first=Mohammad|last=Ali|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 November 2013|access-date=28 December 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Mediasarkar.com and AAP filed cross complaints against each other. The police promised action after a thorough investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/aap-media-sarkar-file-complaints-against-each-other-cries-of-defamation-do-the-rounds/|title=AAP,Media Sarkar file complaints against each other,cries of defamation do the rounds|date=6 February 2014|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/nov/26/AAP-files-defamation-case-against-Media-Sarkar-541543.html|title=AAP files defamation case against 'Media Sarkar'|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|title=Kumar Vishwas' mail shows lack of trust in Arvind Kejriwal|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kumar-vishwas-mail-shows-lack-of-trust-in-arvind-kejriwal-2072544|website=DNA|publisher=DNA|access-date=30 March 2015|date=28 March 2015}}</ref>

As elections approached, a doctored video clip from a [[Kavi sammelan]] went viral in which he was shown making alleged derogatory remarks about [[Husayn ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]] and Hindu deities and nurses from [[Kerala]]. As a result, various cases were registered against him. Vishwas responded that the clippings were doctored<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/kumar-vishwas-has-apologised-for-his-muharram-comments-says-kejriwal-175699-2014-01-06|title=Kumar Vishwas has apologised for his Muharram comments, says Kejriwal|date=6 January 2014|website=India Today|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Comment-on-Keralite-nurses-Oommen-Chandy-wants-Kumar-Vishwas-to-apologize/articleshow/29169460.cms|title=Racist Comments Against Malayali Nurses: Comment on Keralite nurses: Oommen Chandy wants Kumar Vishwas to apologize | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> and later apologised for his remarks, saying it was not his intention to hurt anyone's sentiments or feelings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kumar Vishwas apologies over his remarks on Nurses from Kerala|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/kumar-vishwas-apologies-over-his-remarks-on-nurses-from-kerala/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=Biharprabha News|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kumar-vishwas-booked-in-lucknow-for-remarks-against-hindu-deities-1348857.html|title=Kumar Vishwas booked in Lucknow for remarks against Hindu deities|work=Firstpost}}</ref>

In 2016, Vishwas was accused by a campaign volunteer of molestation and making "sexually coloured" remarks. The courts ordered a [[First Information Report|FIR]] to be registered because of the complaint<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newdelhijournal.com/?q=node/3|title=FIR on Kumar Vishwas molestation Plee {{!}} The New Delhi Journal|website=newdelhijournal.com|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323183518/http://www.newdelhijournal.com/?q=node%2F3|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> but an investigation by Delhi Police found no significant evidence to substantiate it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-molestation-case-nothing-substantial-found-against-kumar-vishwas-says-delhi-police-2172869|title=Molestation case: Nothing substantial found against Kumar Vishwas, says Delhi Police|work=DNA}}</ref>

In July 2017, Vishwas was accused of copyright infringement by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in relation to a posting on YouTube of a poem by his father [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amitabh-bachchan-sends-legal-notice-to-kumar-vishvas-for-copyright-infringement/articleshow/59564249.cms |title=Amitabh Bachchan wants Kumar Vishvas to remove father's poem video; Vishwas offers to pay Rs 32 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=13 July 2017 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> The video was taken down and a compensation of ₹32 was paid.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kumar-vishwas-offers-to-pay-rs-32-after-amitabh-bachchan-sends-copyright-infringement-notice/articleshow/59566209.cms |title=Kumar Vishwas offers to pay Rs 32 after Amitabh Bachchan sends copyright infringement notice |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> This was around the same time that he was embroiled in a dispute within the AAP, which he had threatened to quit.<ref>{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |title=Kumar Vishwas keeps AAP on edge, 'rift' in national executive over leader's future |date=11 July 2017 |first=Vishal |last=Kant |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/kumar-vishwas-keeps-aap-on-edge-rift-in-national-executive-over-leader-s-future/story-HvnASutAu6QrVGHEt2XX7K.html |access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>

On 23 March 2019, Vishwas was served with a legal notice by [[Amritsar]] based advocate, NPS Hira, for allegedly cracking jokes on the Sikh community in a demeaning manner in a programme organized at NIT ground [[Faridabad]] on 15 March 2019. Hira also warned Vishwas of criminal complaint if he fails to visit [[Akal Takht|Sri Akal Takht Sahib]] and apologize.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kumar Vishwas served notice |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/kumar-vishwas-served-notice/747381.html |access-date=31 March 2019 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=23 March 2019 |location=Amritsar}}</ref>

==Notable works==
* ''Ek Pagli Ladki Ke Bin'' (1996)<ref name="Jagran">{{cite news |title=The Kapil sharma show: 'कमल का राज है' कहकर कुमार विश्वास ने लूट ली TV शो में महफिल |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-rebel-aap-leader-kumar-vishwas-reached-indias-most-famous-the-kapil-sharma-show-19602572.html |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=23 September 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
* ''Koi Deewana Kehta Hai'' (2007)<ref name="Jagran"/>
* ''Phir Meri Yaad'' (2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=कुमार व‍िश्‍वास पर मह‍िला का आरोप- कार्यक्रम के नाम पर पैसे हड़पे |url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/amroha-women-alleged-kumar-vishwas-for-cheating-and-not-returning-her-money/1166618/ |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Jansatta |date=25 September 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
*Hai Naman Unko
*Apne Apne Ram

==References==
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'''Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee''' (MPCC) is the [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] (state wing) of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) serving in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php Congress in States] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218214904/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php |date=18 February 2013 }} [[All India Congress Committee]] website.</ref>

Current President of the MPCC is [[Kamal Nath]] and Vice president of the MPCC is Bhanu pratap singh tomar<ref>.{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Hemender|title=Congress leader Kamal Nath starts Madhya Pradesh campaign with three Masjids visits|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/congress-leader-kamal-nath-starts-madhya-pradesh-campaign-with-three-temple-visits-1224856-2018-05-02|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=INDIA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Not in race for any post, says Kamal Nath as he takes charge|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/not-in-race-for-any-post-says-kamal-nath-as-he-takes-charge-118050100940_1.html|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=Business Standard|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Nath, Now the Unanimous Face of Congress, Rejuvenates Party Workers in MP|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kamal-nath-now-the-unanimous-face-of-congress-rejuvenates-party-workers-in-mp-1735375.html|agency=News18|publisher=news18|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rai|first1=DS|title=What Kamal Nath as president means for Congress in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections-kamal-nath-jyotiraditya-scindia-bjp-congress-shivraj-singh-chouhan/story/1/23831.html|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=dailyo}}</ref>

==Structure and Composition ==
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! S.No. !! Incharge !! Name !! Designation
|-
| 01 || Madhya Pradesh congress committee ||[[Kamal Nath]]||'''President'''
|-
|02 || Madhya Pradesh congress committee || '''Bhanu pratap singh tomar'''|| '''Vice President'''
|-
| 03 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee ||[[Jitu Patwari]] || '''Working President'''
|-
| 04 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||[[Bala Bachchan]] ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 05 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||[[Ramnivas Rawat]] ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 06 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||'''Surender Choudhary''' ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 07 || NSUI Madhya Pradesh || '''Manjul Tripathi'''||'''President'''
|-
|08 || Sevadal || '''Rajneesh Singh''' ||'''President'''
|-
|09 || Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress || '''Mandvi Chouhan'''||'''President'''
|-
|10 || Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress ||'''Vikrant Bhuria
'''|| ''' President'''
|-
|}

==List of state presidents==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Si No.
! Photo
! Name
! Took Office
! Left Office
|-
|1
|
| [[Radhakishan Malviya]]
| 1998
| 2003
|-
|2
|
| [[Subhash Yadav]]
| 2003
| 2008
|-
|3
| [[File:Suresh Pachauri 2007.jpg|75px]]
| [[Suresh Pachouri]]
| 2008
| 2011
|-
|4
|
| [[Kantilal Bhuria]]
| 2011
| 2014
|-
| 5
|
| [[Arun Yadav]]
| 2014
| 2018
|-
| 6
|[[File:KamalNath.jpg|80px]]
| [[Kamal Nath]]
| 2018
| [[Incumbent]]
|-
|}

==List of chief ministers==
{{main|List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh}}
[[File:Ravishankar Shukla.jpg|thumb|200px|Ravishankar Shukla]]

[[File:Arjun Singh.jpg|thumb|200px|Arjun Singh]]
[[File:Digvijaya Singh.jpg|thumb|200px|Digvijaya Singh]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No
! Name
!colspan=2| Term of office
!colspan=2| Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
! Days in office
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 1
| [[Ravishankar Shukla]] {{small|MLA for Saraipali}}
| 1 November 1956
| 31 December 1956
|rowspan=7| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=7 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 61 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 2
| [[Bhagwantrao Mandloi]] {{small|MLA for Khandwa}}
| 1 January 1957
| 30 January 1957
| 30 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| [[Kailash Nath Katju]] {{small|MLA for Jaora}}
| 31 January 1957
| 14 March 1957
| 43 days
|- align=center
| 14 March 1957
| 11 March 1962
| 1823 days [Total 1866 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (2)
| [[Bhagwantrao Mandloi]] {{small|MLA for Khandwa}}
| 12 March 1962
| 29 September 1963
| 567 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] {{small|MLA for katangi}}
| 30 September 1963
| 8 March 1967
| 1256 days
|- align=center
| 9 March 1967
| 29 July 1967
| 143 days [Total 1399 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 5
| [[Nareshchandra Singh]] {{small|MLA for Pussore}}
| 13 March 1969
| 25 March 1969
|rowspan=5| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=5 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 13 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 6
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] {{small|MLA for Rajim}}
| 26 March 1969
| 28 January 1972
| 1038 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] {{small|MLA for Ujjain Uttar}}
| 29 January 1972
| 22 March 1972
| 54 days
|- align=center
| 23 March 1972
| 22 December 1975
| 1004 days [Total 1058 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (6)
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] [2] {{small|MLA for Rajim}}
| 23 December 1975
| 29 April 1977
| 494 days
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] {{small|MLA for Churhat}}
| 8 June 1980
| 10 March 1985
|rowspan=6| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=6 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1736 days
|- align=center
| 11 March 1985
| 12 March 1985
| 2 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 9
| [[Motilal Vora]] {{small|MLA for Durg}}
| 13 March 1985
| 13 February 1988
| 1068 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (8)
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] [2] {{small|MLA for Churhat}}
| 14 February 1988
| 24 January 1989
| 345 days [Total 2083 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (9)
| [[Motilal Vora]] [2] {{small|MLA for Durg}}
| 25 January 1989
| 8 December 1989
| 318 days [Total 1386 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (6)
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] [3]
| 9 December 1989
| 4 March 1990
| 86 days [Total 1618 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| [[Digvijaya Singh]] {{small|MLA for Raghogarh}}
| 7 December 1993
| 1 December 1998
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1820 days
|- align=center
| 1 December 1998
| 8 December 2003
| 1834 days [Total 3654 days]
|- align=center
|11
| [[Kamal Nath]] {{small|MLA for Chhindwara}}
| 17 December 2018
| 23 March 2020
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|17}} ({{ayd|2018|12|17}})
|-
|}

==State Vice President==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-

! Name
! Took Office
! Left Office
! party
|-
| [[Bhanu pratap singh tomar]]
| 1 september 2020
| [[Incumbent]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]|-
|}

== Electoral performance==

{{main|Statewise Election history of Congress Party}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || General Election || Votes Polled || Seats Won
|-
| 1951 || 1st Assembly || 3,434,058 || 194
|-
| 1951 || 1st Lok Sabha || 3,713,537 || 27
|-
| 1957 || 2nd Assembly || 3,691,999 || 232
|-
| 1957 || 2nd Lok Sabha || 3,967,199 || 35
|-
| 1962 || 3rd Assembly || 2,527,257 || 142
|-
| 1962 || 3rd Lok Sabha || 2,651,882 || 24
|-
| 1967 || 4th Assembly || 3,700,686 || 167
|-
| 1967 || 4th Lok Sabha || 3,774,364 || 24
|-
| 1971 || 5th Lok Sabha || 4,027,658 || 21
|-
| 1972 || 5th Assembly || 5,219,823 || 220
|-
| 1977 || 6th Assembly || 4,200,717 || 84
|-
| 1977 || 6th Lok Sabha || 3,835,807 || 1
|-
| 1980 || 7th Assembly || 5,741,077 || 246
|-
| 1980 || 7th Lok Sabha || 5,949,859 || 35
|-
| 1984 || 8th Lok Sabha || 8,898,835 || 40
|-
| 1985 || 8th Assembly || 6,937,747 || 250
|-
| 1989 || 9th Lok Sabha || 7,420,935 || 8
|-
| 1990 || 9th Assembly || 6,634,518 || 56
|-
| 1991 || 10th Lok Sabha || 7,425,644 || 27
|-
| 1993 || 10th Assembly || 9,628,464 || 174
|-
| 1996 || 11th Lok Sabha || 7,111,753 || 8
|-
| 1998 || 11th Assembly || 10,778,985 || 172
|-
| 1998 || 12th Lok Sabha || 10,611,317 || 10
|-
| 1999 || 13th Lok Sabha || 11,135,161 || 11
|-
| 2003 || 12th Assembly || 8,059,414 || 38
|-
| 2004 || 14th Lok Sabha || 6,289,013 || 4
|-
| 2008 || 13th Assembly ||8170318|| 71
|-
| 2009 || 15th Lok Sabha ||
|| 12
|-
| 2013 || 14th Assembly ||
|| 58
|-
| 2014 || 16th Lok Sabha ||
|| 2
|-
| 2018 || 15th Assembly || 15595153 || 114
|-
|}

==Factions==
Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress was a faction in the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] from 1996 to 1998. MPVC was founded by former aviation minister [[Madhavrao Scindia]], after he was refused an [[Indian National Congress|INC]] ticket for the 1996 [[Lok Sabha]] elections.

Scindia won a seat <ref>{{cite news|title=Scindia|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/06mp1.htm|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=Rediff|date=March 6, 1998}}</ref> as an MPVC candidate as a result of hard work & strong campaign led by his workers & followers who had also resigned from INC.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desai|first1=Bharat|title=Elections 1996: Madhavrao Scindia quits Congress(I), takes on party high command|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19960515-elections-1996-madhavrao-scindia-quits-congressi-takes-on-party-high-command-833186-1996-05-15|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=May 15, 1996}}</ref>
In 1998 MPVC merged into [[Indian National Congress]].

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
* [[All India Congress Committee]]
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mpcongress.in// Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://inc.in Indian National Congress, Official website]

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Eknath Gaikwad

2022-01-07T20:03:49Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Eknath Gaekwad.JPG
| name = Eknath Gaikwad
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| residence = [[Mumbai]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|4|28|1940|1|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai South Central]]
| parliament1 = India
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Mohan Rawale]]
| successor1 = [[Rahul Shewale]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai North Central]]
| parliament2 = India
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Manohar Joshi]]
| successor2 = [[Priya Dutt]]
| office3 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 1985
| term_end3 = 1995
| predecessor3 = Premanand Awale
| successor3 = Baburao Mane
| constituency3 = [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]]
| office4 =
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2004
| predecessor4 = Baburao Mane
| successor4 = [[Varsha Gaikwad]]
| constituency4 = [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]]
| office5 = Maharashtra [[State Minister]] for Health, Medical Education, Social Justice,Housing and Slum Development and Labour
| term_start5 = 1999
| term_end5 = 2004
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Lalita Eknath Gaikwad
| children = 2 sons and 2 daughters (including [[Varsha Gaikwad]])
| website =
| date =
| year =
| source =
}}
'''Eknath Gaikwad''' (1 January 1940 – 28 April 2021) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] and the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He died from [[COVID-19]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/covid-19-in-maharashtra-former-mp-eknath-gaikwad-passes-away|title=COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Former MP Eknath Gaikwad passes away}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gaikwad belonged to an [[Marathi Buddhists|Ambedkarite Buddhist]] family.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/gallery/three-women-mla-in-maharashtra-oath-as-uddhav-cabinet-tedu-1-43696.html|title=जानिए- कौन हैं उद्धव कैबिनेट में शामिल हुईं तीन ताकतवर महिलाएं - Education AajTak|website=aajtak.intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tarunbharat.org/%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b7%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0/%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8-%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a1%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%ae.php|title=Tarun Bharat : महाविकास आघाडीचा मंत्रिमंडळ विस्तार|website=Tarun Bharat}}</ref> Gaikwad's daughter is [[Varsha Gaikwad]], who is a four term Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] and the current Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|website=Divya Marathi}} - {{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/they-bjp-sold-dreams-to-people-those-dreams-are-not-coming-true/ | title=39-year-old Varsha Gaikwad, the Congress candidate here | work=indianexpress.com | date=7 October 2014 | accessdate=15 April 2016}} - {{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/maha-cabinet-expansion-first-cabinet-expansion-of-maha-government-led-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-126407251.html|title=फडणवीस गेले, अजित पवार मात्र पुन्हा आले! उपमुख्यमंत्र्यासह २५ कॅबिनेट,१० राज्यमंत्र्यांना शपथ|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>

== Career ==
He represented the [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai South Central]] constituency of [[Mumbai]]. He lost the seat to [[Rahul Shewale]] in 2014. He has been three times a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]] and also twice state minister of Maharashtra state cabinet. Since 1985, he has represented [[Dharavi]] which is Asia's largest slum.

== Positions held ==
* 1985-1990: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* 1990-1995: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* 1999-2004: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
*1999-2004: Maharashtra State Minister For Health, Medical Education, Social Justice
* 2004-2009: [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
* 2009-2014: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
*2017-2020: President Of Mumbai Congress Committee

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{s-bef|before=[[Manohar Joshi]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North Central]] |years=2004 – 2009}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Priya Dutt]]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=[[Mohan Rawale]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai South Central]] |years=2009 – 2014}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Rahul Shewale]]}}
|-
{{s-end}}

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Som Parkash

2022-01-07T19:30:40Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Som Parkash
| image = Som Prakash.jpg
| caption =
| office = Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry, [[Government of India]]
| termstart = 30 May 2019
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| termstart2 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Vijay Sampla]]
| constituency2 = [[Hoshiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoshiarpur, Punjab]]
| office3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency3 = [[Phagwara]]
| term3 = 2012-2019
| predecessor3 = [[Swarna Ram]]
| successor3 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| residence = [[Phagwara]], [[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]]
| religion =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Daulatpur]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]]
| father = Shri Hazara Ram
| mother = Smt. Mahon Devi
| spouse = Anita Som Parkash
| children = 2
| website =
}}

'''Som Parkash''' is a politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is the Union [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State for Commerce and Industry]], [[Government of India]]. He is a Member of Parliament from [[Hoshiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency]] and an Ex-MLA from [[Phagwara]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of Legislative Assembly - BJP Punjab|url=http://www.bjppunjab.in/mps_mlas.php|publisher=Punjab BJP|accessdate=4 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315141853/http://www.bjppunjab.in/mps_mlas.php|archivedate=15 March 2013|df=}}</ref> He is also a former Deputy Commissioner of [[Jalandhar]] and former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of 1988 batch in Punjab cadre.<ref name=ie1/> Som Parkash, who was born on 3 April 1949,<ref>[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5166 Member Bio profile on Loksabha website]</ref> is an MA (Economics) from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. He had started his career as a research officer in the Punjab State Planning Board in 1972. Thereafter, he became an excise and taxation officer in the Punjab Excise Department. Som Parkash has served as the deputy commissioner of Faridkot, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar and has also held posts like the Labour Commissioner, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) chief administrator, managing director of the Punjab Financial Corporation and director of the Social Security Department.

==Family==
His father's name is Hazara Ram<ref>{{cite web|title=MyNeta Profile|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=23|publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms|accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref>
He has 2 sons.
Sanjeev and Dr.Sahil Kainth

==Political career==
Som Parkash first unsuccessfully contested for [[Lok Sabha]] during [[2009 Indian general election|Indian general elections]] in 2009 from Hoshiarpur constituency.<ref name=ie1>{{cite news|title=In Phagwara, all parties may turn to former govt officials for Assembly polls|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-phagwara-all-parties-may-turn-to-former-govt-officials-for-assembly-polls/877358/|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=IndianExpress|date=Nov 18, 2011}}</ref> Due to corruption charges, sitting MLA from Phagwara Swarna Ram was dropped from the state cabinet, which led BJP to look for a new candidate and Som Parkash was appointed as BJP candidate in 2012 Punjab elections. He successfully contested and became MLA from Phagwara. For the next term in 2017, he was again fielded to contest Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from Phagwara and he won consecutively for the second time. In [[2019 Indian general election|2019 General Elections]], he was given ticket from [[Hoshiarpur]] Lok Sabha Constituency in place of [[Vijay Sampla]] and he managed to win that election.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=4 July 2013}}</ref>

In May 2019, Prakash became Minister of State for [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}
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A. K. Sharma

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{{Short description|Indian politicians}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = A K Sharma
| image = File:AK sharma BJP.jpg
| caption =
| office = [[Vice president|Vice President]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 19 June 2021
| term_end = Incumbent
| office1 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| term_start1 = 31 Jan 2021
| term_end1 = Incumbent
| constituency = [[Mau district|Mau]]
| office2 = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| term_start2 = 01/08/1989
| term_end2 = 11/01/2021
| predecessor =
| successor = Incumbent
| birth_name = Arvind Kumar Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|11 July 1962}}
| birth_place = [[Mau District|Mau]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| mother = Shrimati Sharma
| father = Shri Shivmurti Sharma
| spouse = Kiran Sharma
| children = Chitra Sharma, Abhinav Sharma
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty =
| residence = Village-Kajha Khurd, District-[[Mau, Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = [[Indian Administrative Service]] [[Politician]]
| education =
| website = {{url|aksharmabharat.in|Official website}} {{url|tej.net.in|TEJ Grievance Portal by A K Sharma}}
| footnotes =
| Parent(s) =
}}
'''Arvind Kumar Sharma''' or '''A K Sharma''' (born 11 July 1962) is an Indian politician from [[Uttar Pradesh]], Former IAS officer and Bureaucrat. He is currently the State Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hindustan|first=Times|title=BJP appoints former IAS officer AK Sharma as vice president of Uttar Pradesh unit|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/bjp-appoints-former-ias-officer-ak-sharma-as-vice-president-of-uttar-pradesh-unit-101624101917359.html|url-status=live|access-date=19 June 2021|website=HindustanTimes.com}}</ref> Before joining politics, Sharma was an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer from [[Gujarat]] Cadre of the 1988 batch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why A K Sharma is not just another Gujarat bureaucrat in the PM’s circle or just another vice-president in Uttar Pradesh BJP|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/a-k-sharma-gujarat-bureaucrat-pms-circle-uttar-pradesh-bjp-7377472/|access-date=2021-06-29|website= Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Not end of road for Modi’s trusted IAS officer who took VRS, he could play bigger role in govt|url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/not-end-of-road-for-modis-trusted-ias-officer-who-took-vrs-he-could-play-bigger-role-in-govt/584314/|access-date=2021-06-29|website= The Wire}}</ref>
Sharma is considered a close aide of Hon’ble [[Prime Minister of India]] Shri [[Narendra Modi]] with whom he had worked for 20 years. He was also CEO, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board and has also managed multiple [[Vibrant Gujarat]] summits. He joined the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] as a Joint Secretary in 2014 and was elevated to the Additional Secretary rank in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New BJP member Arvind Sharma is part of Modi’s Mission 2022 in UP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/new-bjp-member-arvind-sharma-is-part-of-modi-s-mission-2022-in-up-1759993-2021-01-17|access-date=2021-06-29|website= India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PM Modi's Trusted Officer Of 20 Years Joins BJP, May Get Big UP Role|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arvind-kumar-sharma-pm-modis-trusted-officer-of-20-years-joins-bjp-may-get-big-up-role-2352377|access-date=2021-06-29|website= NDTV}}</ref>
In 2019, he moved out of the PMO to become a secretary in the [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]] but took voluntary retirement in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat cadre IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma may be made minister in Yogi govt
|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/gujarat-cadre-ias-officer-arvind-kumar-sharma-may-be-made-minister-in-yogi-govt-101610695502344.html|access-date=2021-06-29|website= Hundustan Times}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
AK Sharma was born in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district in 1962 to Shri Shivmurti Sharma and Shrimati Sharma. He completed schooling from his home district before graduating from [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]]. He pursued a master's degree in political science before joining the civil services.<ref name="MoneyControl">{{Cite web|author=GULAM JEELANI|title=Who is AK Sharma, ex- bureaucrat who retired to join BJP in Uttar Pradesh
|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/who-is-ak-sharma-ex-bureaucrat-who-retired-to-join-bjp-in-uttar-pradesh-6350581.html|access-date=2021-01-15|website= Money Control}}</ref>
<ref name="navbharattimes">{{Cite web|author=Shashi Mishra|title=Gujarat Cadre IAS Arvind Kumar Sharma Know all about him
|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/politics/gujarat-cadre-ias-arvind-kumar-sharma-who-may-join-politcs-in-uttar-pradesh-know-all-about-him/articleshow/80245090.cms|access-date=2021-01-13|website= Navbharat Times}}</ref>

== Work in Gujarat ==
In 1988, Sharma became a civil servant and started his career as an IAS officer with the [[Gujarat]] cadre. His first posting was as a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM). In 1995, he took charge as the District Magistrate of Mehsana.<ref name="NEWS18">{{Cite web|author=NEWS18.COM|title=From Gujarat CMO to PMO: How IAS Officer AK Sharma Became 'Modi's Man'
|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/from-gujarat-cmo-to-pmo-how-ias-officer-ak-sharma-became-modis-man-3867512.html|access-date= 2021-06-19|website= News 18}}</ref> After Narendra Modi came to power in Gujarat in 2001, Sharma joined the Chief Minister’s Office as a Secretary and remained there till 2014 before shifting to the Centre.<ref name="FreepressJournal">{{Cite web|author=FreepressJournal |title=Who is AK Sharma? All you need to know about
|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/who-is-ak-sharma-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-newly-appointed-vice-president-of-up-bjp|access-date= 2021-06-19|website= FreepressJournal}}</ref> Sharma worked in the [[Government of Gujarat]] for a long duration in various positions including District Development Officer in Vadodara, Managing Director of Industrial Extension Bureau, and the CEO of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB).<ref name="theprint">{{Cite web|author=theprint.com|title=Modi’s key man in Gujarat
|url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/not-end-of-road-for-modis-trusted-ias-officer-who-took-vrs-he-could-play-bigger-role-in-govt/584314/|access-date= 2021-01-13|website= theprint}}</ref> His contribution in setting up the Gujarat section of the dedicated freight corridor and Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor as well as Dholera special investment region was noted by the media and the government alike.<ref name="Times of india">{{Cite web|author=Rajiv Shah|title=Demand for scarce Narmada waters for Dholera special investm A K Sharma|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/demand-for-scarce-narmada-waters-for-dholera-special-investment-region/articleshow/17879105.cms|access-date= 2013-01-04|website= Times of India}}</ref> Known for being a low-profile officer and a doer, Sharma is said to have coordinated the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ Summit, a biennial investor summit that played a significant role in bringing in foreign investment to Gujarat. He is also said to have played a key role in getting the Tata Nano plant moved from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat in 2008. His work made him one of the closest aides of Modi.<ref name="Business Standard">{{Cite web|author=Nivedita Mookerji & Premal Balan |title=Vibrant Gujarat man is India Inc's PMO pointsman
|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/vibrant-gujarat-man-is-india-inc-s-pmo-pointsman-114071700132_1.html|access-date= 2014-07-17|website= Business Standard}}</ref>

== Work in PMO ==
A K Sharma remained as Secretary in Chief Minister’s Office till 2014 when Shri [[Narendra Modi]] ji became the Prime Minister. He then joined the PMO as a Joint Secretary in 2014 and was elevated to the Additional Secretary rank in 2017.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite web|author=Rahi Gaikwad |title=2 bureaucrats from Gujarat move to PMO
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/2-bureaucrats-from-gujarat-move-to-pmo/article6070498.ece|access-date= 2014-05-31|website= The Hindu}}</ref> After his long stint in the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|PMO]], Sharma was entrusted with the charge of [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME)]] ministry.<ref name="business standard">{{Cite web|author=business standard |title=A K Sharma takes charge as MSME Secretary
|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/a-k-sharma-takes-charge-as-msme-secretary-120050101247_1.html|access-date= 2014-05-01|website= business standard}}</ref>
[[File:A-K-sharma-with-Saudi-prince.jpg|thumb|A K Sharma ji with Narendra Modi Ji and Saudi Prince]]
[[File:A-K-sharma-with-pm.jpg|thumb|A K Sharma ji with PM Narendra Modi Ji]]

== Voluntary Retirement and entry into politics ==

A. K. Sharma sought retirement in January 2021 from civil services, 18 months before his due retirement. A few days after his voluntary retirement, Sharma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Outlook India">{{Cite web|author=Outlook India|title=Gujarat cadre IAS officer joins BJP after taking VRS
|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/up-gujarat-cadre-ias-officer-joins-bjp-after-taking-vrs/2010354|access-date= 2021-01-14|website= Outlook India}}</ref>
He gained media attention for his Covid-19 relief work in the state at a time when the daily numbers of cases and deaths were increasing rapidly.
Uttar Pradesh was severely affected in the second wave of Corona. New cases are still coming, but their numbers are decreasing. The noise of the outcry due to the virus has reduced slightly, but the situation is still to be improved upon. Amid this noise, a name is sometimes heard lightly and sometimes clearly, and the name is of Arvind Kumar Sharma, who has been working to elevate Varanasi in this challenging time.<ref name="Economic Times">{{Cite web|author=Kumar Anshuman|title=Ex IAS officer and BJP MLC AK Sharma steps in to control worsening Varanasi pandemic
|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ak-sharma-steps-in-to-control-worsening-varanasi-pandemic/articleshow/82072350.cms|access-date= 2021-04-15|website= Economic Times}}</ref>
He is the person who helped Varanasi cut Covid cases from 1,000+ to under 300. He was also praised and rewarded by Hon’ble PM Modi for his commendable work in the district. At the same time, Sharma offered 53,000 medical kits and other aid to manage CSR funds. He also supported other functionaries of BJP to help the state fight COVID battle. In the time of oxygen crisis in the country, he helped authorities to disseminate alternative medicine in the most affected areas.<ref name="Times of India">{{Cite web|author=Pankaj Shah |title=PM Narendra Modi’s aide at helm of relief operations in East
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/pms-aide-at-helm-of-relief-ops-in-east-up/articleshow/82814202.cms|access-date= 2021-05-21|website= Times of India}}</ref>
If we see Sharma's tweets, we can understand that he was actively circulating leads, helping people arrange the required resources. Presently, along with his official role, he is working to enhance medical facilities in Varanasi and Mau. He is seen to be the brainchild behind the famous ''''Kashi COVID response center''''.<ref name="PIB">{{Cite web|author=Pib |title=PM Narendra Modi Kashi COVID response center
|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1712536|access-date= 2021-04-18|website= pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="Live mint">{{Cite web|author=Neetu Chandra Sharma |title=PM takes stock of Varanasi infections as caseload continues to climb
|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-takes-stock-of-varanasi-infections-as-caseload-continues-to-climb-11618743810126.html|access-date= 2021-04-18|website= Live mint}}</ref>

He also worked with party functionaries with providing the major inputs on mobilizing oxygen as well as medicines in worst-hit areas.
After 20-years of active politics, Sharma has received praise from PM Modi and a more significant responsibility.<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite web|author=timesofindia |title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises Kashi model to curb Covid
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/prime-minister-narendra-modi-praises-kashi-model-to-curb-covid/articleshow/82787526.cms|access-date= 2021-05-20|website= timesofindia}}</ref> The largest state, Uttar Pradesh, is expecting an assembly election next year. With this, appointing Sharma as Vice-President of the State unit is not less than a question of life and death.

== References ==
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{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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Gurjeet Singh Aujla

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox politician
| name = Gurjeet Singh Aujla
| image = Gurjeet Singh Aujla - Kolkata 2017-07-10 3378.JPG
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 October 1972}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]]
| term_start = 11 March 2017
| predecessor = [[Captain Amarinder Singh]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| parents = Sarabjit Singh Aujla
Gurmeet Kaur
| spouse = Undleeb Roy Aujla
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], [[Construction worker|Builder]]
| children = 1 Son and 1 Daughter|education=Higher Secondary Educated at P.N.B. Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab|residence=16-A, Guru Amar Dass Avenue, Airport Road, P.O. Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Avenue, Amritsar, Punjab and 23, Meena Bagh, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011 Tel
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = August
| year = 2021
| source = http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4940
}}

'''Gurjeet Singh Aujla''' is an [[Indian politician]] and a member of [[Indian National Congress]] and current member of Parliament for [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/gurjeet-singh-aujla-71616.html|title=Gurjeet Singh Aujla Biography|publisher=oneindia.com |accessdate=28 Aug 2021}}</ref>

==Political career==

On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 1,49,160 votes to finish third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/congress-retains-amritsar-ls-seat-4566077/|publisher=The Indian Express|title=Congress retains Amritsar LS seat | The Indian Express|date=12 March 2017|accessdate=2017-03-26}}</ref>

Gurjeet Singh Aujla again won [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]] Lok Sabha seat in [[2019 Indian general election]] defeating Union minister [[Hardeep Singh Puri]]. Aujla got 4,44,052 (51.78%) votes while Puri finished second with 3,44,049 (40.19%) votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amritsar-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-punjab-bjp-s-hardeep-puri-loses-to-cong-s-gurjit-singh-aujla-2750848|publisher=DNA India|title=Amritsar Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Punjab: BJP's Hardeep Puri loses to Cong's Gurjit Singh Aujla|date=23 May 2019|accessdate= 28 Aug 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Punjab}}
{{17th LS members from Punjab}}

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[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

Santokh Singh Chaudhary

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

'''Santokh Singh Chaudhary''' (born 18 June 1946) is an Indian politician and Minister.

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| residence = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
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| date = 17 December
| year = 2016
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==Early life==
Santokh Singh Chaudhary was born on 18 June 1946 to [[Master Gurbanta Singh]] and Sampuran Kaur at [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. He belongs to a [[Dalit]] family and is from one of the biggest political clans of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-23|title=Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/dalit-icons-the-all-powerful-chaudharys-of-doaba/story-Zb5pms2aKYj0Ut7C31HybK.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

He did schooling from D.A.V. Higher Sec. School, Chandigarh, B.A. from [[D.A.V. College, Jalandhar]] and LLB from [[Panjab University]].

He is married to Karamjit Kaur, a retired education officer and former principle of Govt. Sports College, Jalandhar and their son Vikramjeet Chaudhary is also a politician and general secretary of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|PPCC]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=No ‘son’rise yet for Chaudhary family|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/archive/no-sonrise-yet-for-chaudhary-family-349816|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

==Politics==
*He started his carrier in politics as member of [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress]] and also served as president of District Congress Committee (Jalandhar Rural).
*He elected twice from [[Phillaur Assembly Constituency|Phillaur Constituency]] in 1997 and 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phillaur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/phillaur.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
*He was Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Incharge of Rural Development & Panchayat and Parliamentary Affairs & Power Departments).
*He also served as Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare in 1992-95 and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in 1997-98. In 2002, he became Minister of Rural Development and Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Medical Education and Research Department.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4783|access-date=2020-06-02|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref>
*He was appointed as General Secretary and later as Vice-President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]].
*He became [[member of parliament]] from [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS194.htm?ac=4|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref>

==Others==
He served as member of senate in [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], [[Amritsar]] from 1992-94.

He was served as member of [[Central Board of Film Certification]] from 2012-2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congress Ruled the Roost in Samson Club|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2015/jan/18/Congress-Ruled-the-Roost-in-Samson-Club-706551.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

He is president of "''Shri Guru Ravidass Educational Institutions",'' Jalandhar and also owner of Vikram Resorts at Kapurthala Rd., Jalandhar (Punjab).

==See also==
*[[Jagjit Singh (politician)|Chaudhary Jagjit Singh]]

==References==
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Charanjit Singh Atwal

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| residence =[[Ludhiana]]
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| office = [[Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 9 June 2004
| term_end = 18 May 2009
| predecessor = [[P.M. Sayeed]]
| successor = [[Karia Munda]]
| office1 = [[List of Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Speaker of Punjab assembly]]
| term_start1 = 4 March 1997
| term_end1 = 20 March 2002
| successor1 =[[Kewal Krishan]]
| predecessor1 =Dilbagh Singh Daleke
| term_start2 =20 March 2012
| term_end2 = 27 March 2017
| predecessor2 =[[Nirmal Singh Kahlon]]
| successor2 = [[Rana K. P. Singh]]
| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]
| spouse = Inderjit Kaur
| children = 2 sons and 3 daughters
| website = http://charanjitsinghatwal.in
| footnotes =
| date = 22 September |
| year = 2006 |
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'''Charanjit Singh Atwal''' (born 15 March 1937) is an Indian politician who was Deputy Speaker of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] from 2004 to 2009. He represented the [[Phillaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phillaur constituency]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in the 14th Lok Sabha and is a member of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD) political party.

He was Speaker of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2012 to 2017.

==Early life==
Charanjit Singh Atwal was born to a [[Sikh]] family<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8 - RECOGNIZING THE SPEAKER OF THE PUNJAB STATE ASSEMBLY HONORABLE SARDAR CHARANJIT SINGH ATWAL|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2001-pt8/html/CRECB-2001-pt8-Pg11493-2.htm|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.govinfo.gov}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">''Congressional Record, V. 147, Pt. 8, 12 June 2001 to 25 June 2001 p11493''</ref> in [[Sahiwal|Montgomery]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]] (Punjab in [[Pakistan]] after partition in 1947). Sardar Atwal's family, like many Punjabis migrated to Indian Punjab as refugees<ref name="ReferenceA"/> when they found themselves living on the wrong side of the border. He graduated from GGN Khalsa College, [[Ludhiana]] and then obtained his LLB degree from Panjab University, [[Chandigarh]].

==Political life==
Sardar Charanjit Singh Atwal was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1985 to 1989. He was then Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 1997 to 2002. He is a respected member of the Indian Parliament for 20 years<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and has over 40 years of service in politics. He has been in the field of politics since 1957 and was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab State Assembly]] in 1977.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He is considered among the top hierarchy of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In the 2001 election Sardar Atwal stood in the [[Phillaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phillaur constituency]] and crushed his political rival Santosh Chowdhury of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a huge margin of 98,884 votes.<ref>Mahendra Singh Rana. (2006) India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. Sarup & Sons publishing. p372</ref> Santosh Chowdhury was the previous 1999 election winner, winning by what was then a large margin of 26,573 votes.<ref>Mahendra Singh Rana. (2006) India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. Sarup & Sons publishing</ref>

From 1997 to 2000 he was Chairman of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. He was jailed during the [[The Emergency (India)|1975-77 emergency]].

He has served as Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly for a second time since 2012.

==Personal life==

Sardar Charanjit.S.Atwal is married to Inderjit Kaur, with whom he has two sons, [[Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal]] (also a politician & businessman) and Jasjeet Singh Atwal and three daughters, Dr. Kulminderjit Kaur, Parminderjit Kaur and Tripat Kaur Atwal.Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal has one son who is the eldest Azeez Atwal. Jasjeet Atwal has a pair of twins.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615054707/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4127 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]

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Sher Singh Ghubaya

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Sher Singh Ghubaya
| image =
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1962|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Fazilka]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]
| residence =[[Fazilka]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Firozpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozpur]]
| term_start= 16 May 2009
| term_end= 23 May 2019
| predecessor =[[Zora Singh Maan]]
| successor = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] (till 2019)
|otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ferozepur-mp-sher-singh-ghubaya-joins-congress-a-day-after-quitting-akali-dal/articleshow/68266578.cms | title=Ferozepur MP Sher Singh Ghubaya joins Congress a day after quitting Shiromani Akali Dal | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=5 March 2019 | accessdate=5 March 2019}}</ref>
| spouse = Krishna Rani
| children = 2 son and 2 daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 4 November |
| year = 2017 |
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4432&lastls=16
}}
'''Sher Singh Ghubaya''' (born 10 June 1962) is an Indian politician who was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]], elected from [[Firozpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozpur]] constituency of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in 2009 and 2014, as a member of Akali Dal. He is currently (as of 2021) a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Social-activists-back-anti-graft-mission/articleshow/9714700.cms | title=Social activists back anti-graft mission | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=24 August 2011 | accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/rapid-rise-low-profile/story-G6XvtUtravgJPEDB2UAMXK.html | title=Rapid rise, low profile | publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] | work=Pawan Sharma and Gaurav Sagar Bhaskar | date=17 February 2014 | accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/sher-singh-ghubaya.html|title=Sher Singh Ghubaya Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-04-27}}</ref>
Being a Member of Parliament and representing a constituency which comprises wholly or partly the cantonment area i.e. Ferozepur, as per section 12(9) of the Cantonments Act, 2006 he is also special invitee for the meetings of the Cantonment Board Ferozepur<ref>cbfzr.org</ref> but without a right to vote. In March 2019, he resigned from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ferozepur-mp-sher-singh-ghubaya-quits-shiromani-akali-dal/738017.html|title=Ferozepur MP Sher Singh Ghubaya quits Shiromani Akali Dal}}</ref>
and officially joined the Indian National Congress in presence of party president [[Rahul Gandhi]].

He had represented [[Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency) | Jalalabad]] seat in Punjab Vidhan Sabha as well when he was with Akali Dal.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4432&lastls=16 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Afzal Ansari

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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Afzal Ansari.jpg
| caption =
| name = Afzal Ansari
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|8|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Yusufpur, Ghazipur|Yusufpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Ghazipur]]
| citizenship = Indian
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency1 = [[Ghazipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghazipur]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term =
| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/827772/up-elections-mukhtar-ansari-is-back-in-the-bsp-will-contest-from-mau-sadar-constituency|title = UP elections: Mukhtar Ansari is back in the BSP, will contest from Mau Sadar constituency}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/ghazipur-up-election-2019-ghazipur-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage-manoj-sinha-bjp-congress/415200|title=Ghazipur Election Results 2019: BSP's Afzal Ansari pips BJP's Manoj Sinha by earning over 5.6 lakh votes}}</ref>
| spouse = Farhat Ansari
| children = 3
| education = [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University|Gorakhpur University]]
| profession = [[Politician]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 17 September
| year = 2006
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180804/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4170
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'''Afzal Ansari''' (born 14 August 1953) is an Indian politician of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] and the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) of India for [[Ghazipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghazipur constituency]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=g1>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/trends/statewiseS244.htm|publisher=eci.gov.in|title=General Election to Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2019|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523180708/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/trends/statewiseS244.htm|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{update after|2024}} He won the 2004 general [[Lok Sabha]] election on the [[Samajwadi Party]] ticket.

==Early life==
Afzal Ansari was born in [[Yusufpur]]–[[Mohammadabad, Ghazipur|Mohammadabad]] town in [[Ghazipur]] district, [[Uttar Pradesh]], where he received his school education. For higher studies, he enrolled in [[Post Graduate College, Ghazipur|the local post-graduate college]] and completed Post Graduation from the [[University of Gorakhpur]].<ref name=:14>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4170&lastls=14|publisher=loksabha.nic.in|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Ansari's father Subhanullah Ansari was the chairman of [[Nagar Palika Parishad]], Mohammadabad, and was elected unopposed. His grandfather [[Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari]] served as the president (1926–1927) of the [[All-India Muslim League]], as well as the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), and was one of the founders of the [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], New Delhi. Former [[Vice President of India]] [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] is Afzal Ansari's uncle. Ansari's elder brother is [[Sibagatullah Ansari]] is an ex-MLA, and his younger brother [[Mukhtar Ansari]] is politician.

Former governor of [[Odisha]], former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Bidar]] and career diplomat [[Shaukatullah Shah Ansari]] and the former [[Member of Parliament]] ([[Rajya Sabha]]) [[Faridul Haq Ansari]], were forebears of Ansari.<ref name=:14/>

==Political career==
===Member of Legislative Assembly===
Ansari started his political career with the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Amita|date=2017-03-01|title=Gangs of Ghazipur bruising SP in eastern UP|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gangs-of-ghazipur-bruising-sp-in-eastern-up-2338444|access-date=2020-10-11|website=DNA India}}</ref> He contested [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] election in 1985 for the first time and defeated Abhay Narayan Rai from [[Indian National Congress]] with a margin of 3,064 votes. From 1985 to 2002, Ansari served five terms as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for [[Mohammadabad (Assembly constituency)|Mohammadabad Assembly constituency]].<ref name="mapsofindia.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/uttar-pradesh/mohammadabad-constituency.html|publisher=mapsofindia.com|title=Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency Election Results|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref>

===Member of Parliament===
Afzal Ansari contested the 2004 Lok Sabha general election in 2004 on the [[Samajwadi Party]] ticket and defeated [[Manoj Sinha]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] with a margin of 226,777 votes.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} He contested the 2009 general election on the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) ticket for Ghazipur but lost to the [[Samajwadi Party]]'s [[Radhe Mohan Singh]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

After some political differences, Ansari left the Bahujan Samaj Party and founded a new political party called [[Quami Ekta Dal]] and served as its Secretary-General before merging it with Bahujan Samaj Party.<ref name=india>{{cite web|title=Afzal Ansari|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/afzal-ansari|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801202006/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/afzal-ansari|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=indian>{{cite web|title=Afzal Ansari gets BSP ticket from Ghazipur|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/afzal-ansari-gets-bsp-ticket-from-ghazipur/417814/|work=The Indian Express|date=2 February 2009|accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=universal>{{cite web|title=Personality Details of Afzal Ansari |url=http://universalpublication.com/member/showpersonality.php?perid=139 |publisher=universal publication.com |accessdate=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926062832/http://universalpublication.com/member/showpersonality.php?perid=139 |archivedate=26 September 2013 }}</ref><ref name=hindu>{{cite news|title=Ansari brothers may get tickets|newspaper=The Hindu|date=31 January 2009|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/ansari-brothers-may-get-tickets/article386659.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> Ansari rejoined the BSP in 2019 and contested the general election in Gazipur; he won the seat, becoming the 17th Lok Sabha member from Ghazipur.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Electoral performance ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election victories<ref name="mapsofindia.com"/>
! Year
! Constituency
! Vote %
! Party
|-
| 1996
| Mohammadabad
| 41.96%
| Samajwadi Party
|-
| 1993
| Mohammadabad
| 38.08%
| Communist Party of India
|-
| 1991
| Mohammadabad
| 46.31%
| Communist Party of India
|-
| 1989
| Mohammadabad
| 37.69%
| Communist Party of India
|-
| 1985
| Mohammadabad
| 34.53%
| Communist Party of India
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Lok Sabha General Election victories<ref name=g1/>
! Year
! Constituency
! Vote %
! Party
|-
| 2019
| Ghazipur
| 51.20%
| Bahujan Samaj Party
|-
| 2004
| Ghazipur
| 47.24%
| Samajwadi Party
|}

==Positions held==
*Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (five terms) 1985–2001
*Elected to 14th Lok Sabha, 2004
*Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
*Member, Central Haj Committee of India

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180804/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4170 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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Atique Ahmed

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| name = Atique Ahmad
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| image = http://img.patrika.com/upload/images/2017/04/07/atiq-ahmad-1491568335.jpg
| constituency = [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Phulpur]]
| constituency2 = [[Allahabad West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Allahabad West]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| party = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]], (since September 2021), [[Samajwadi Party]] (From 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2018), [[Apna Dal]] (from 1999 to 2003)
| constituency1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office1 = President of [[Apna Dal]] for [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| termend1 = 2003
| termstart1 = 1999
| termend2 = 2004
| termstart2 = 1989
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|08|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| resting_place =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Shaista Parveen (m.1996)
| children = Mohammad Umar,
Mohammad Ali,
Mohammad Asad,
Ahzam Ahmad,
Abaan Ahmad.
| relations = Haji Firoz Ahmad (Father),
Khalid Azeem Ashraf (Brother)
| residence = Chakiya, [[Allahabad]]
| alma_mater = 10th Pass

10th Pass MIC From Allahabad In 1979
| occupation = Politician, Contractor, Builders,Property Dealer, & Agriculture.
| term_start = 13 May 2004
| term_end = 16 May 2009
| predecessor = [[Dharmraj Patel]]
| successor = [[Kapil Muni Karwariya]]
}}

'''Atique Ahmed''' (born 10 August 1962) is an Indian politician who is also known as a criminal leader and history sheeter.<ref>{{cite web |title=UP don Atique Ahmed to be transferred to Sabarmati jail |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/up-don-atique-ahmed-to-be-transferred-to-sabarmati-jail/articleshow/69065063.cms |accessdate=April 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/samajwadi-party-ateeq-ahmad-gangster-act-uttar-pradesh/1/328258.html|title=Uttar Pradeshs first gangster Ateeq Ahmad is SPs poll candidate|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mafia-donturnedpolitician-atiq-ahmed-gets-bail/907487/|title=Mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed gets bail - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/news/mafia-don-atique-ahmed-convoy-creates-traffic-jam-in-allahabad-kanpur-highway-362084|title=VIDEO: Mafia Don Atique Ahmed convoy creates traffic jam in Allahabad-Kanpur Highway|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref> He was elected as member of legislative assembly from Allahabad west seat for 5 consecutive time which is still a record. In 2004–2009, he was elected as an [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Phulpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. From 1999-2003 he was the president of the [[Apna Dal]], founded by Sone Lal Patel.<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4171 Official biographical sketch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031242/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4171 |date=21 May 2014 }}, [[Parliament of India]] website</ref>
According to his affidavit in 2014 elections, he has declared that there are now no cases pending against him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8313|title=Atiq Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- SHRAWASTI(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info}}</ref> The most sensational murder was that of [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] MLA [[Raju Pal]], who had defeated Atique's brother Ashraf in the 2004 Uttar Pradesh state legislature elections.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Ahmed has fought several elections from jail, lodged under various charges.<ref name=bs>
{{cite news
| title = Allahabad a challenge for Congress, BSP
| author = Aditi Phadnis
| publisher = Business Standard
| url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/allahabad-a-challenge-for-congress-bsp-112021200034_1.html
| date = 12 February 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = All with 'shades' least are 'white'
|author = Arun Chaubey
|publisher = ZeAtique
|url = http://www.zeenews.com/uppoll/fullstory.asp?sid=upe&aid=365058
|date = May 2007
|accessdate = 2007-05-13
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514040154/http://www.zeenews.com/uppoll/fullstory.asp?sid=upe&aid=365058
|archivedate = 14 May 2007
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> On 15 December 2016, he was arrested once again for assaulting staff of the [[Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/sp-candidate-atiq-ahmed-booked-mayawati-takes-a-swipe-at-akhilesh-yadav-4428915/|title=SP candidate Atiq Ahmed booked; Mayawati takes a swipe at Akhilesh Yadav|date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

==2009 General Elections==

In the [[2009 Indian general elections|2009 General Elections]], Atique Ahmad was allowed to run for election (since he was yet to be convicted in any case).<ref name="dailyexcelsior.com">[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/09may22/national.htm]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, the [[Samajwadi Party]] had expelled him in 2008, and [[Mayawati]] refused him a ticket under BSP,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355531200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427165212/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355531200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 April 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Rebels galore in Uttar Pradesh phase-II | date=23 April 2009}}</ref> so he stood from the [[Apna Dal]] party from [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], but he lost the election.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519184216/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/24/24/pratapgarh.html election results 2009 Pratapgarh]</ref>

==Elections in 2012 and 2014==

In [[Uttar Pradesh Elections 2012]], Ahmed contested under the [[Apna Dal]] banner from the Allahabad (West) constituency. He filed his nomination from jail.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Atique Ahmed files nomination from jail
| author =
| publisher = Indian Express
| url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/atique-ahmed-files-nomination-from-jail/903372/
| date = 24 Jan 2012
}}</ref> He had appealed for bail but 10 judges of the Allahabad High Court refused to hear the case. The 11th judge finally took up the matter and he was released on bail before the Elections.<ref name=bs/> However, the seat went to Raju Pal's widow, [[Puja Pal]].

In 2014, he was taken back into the [[Samajwadi Party]] and fought the National Elections from the [[Shrawasti (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He managed to secure a quarter of the votes, but lost by nearly a lakh votes to [[Daddan Mishra]] of the [[BJP]].

==Deadly attack on Atique==
On August 8, 2002, Atique Ahmad was then present M.L.A and was in jail due to political rivalry with then C.M. Mayawati{{Opinion|date=August 2021}} and during a court appearance amid heavy police security, he was attacked by a bomb in which he survived. Atique had accused this attack on the then SP City Lal Ji Shukla and then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati that they wanted to kill him.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

===SHUATS assault case===
On December 14, 2016, Atique and his henchmen had allegedly assaulted the staff members of [[Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]] for taking action against two students who were debarred from taking examination after they were caught cheating. The video of Atiq Ahmad beating the SHUATS teacher and employees was widely circulated on the internet. On February 10, 2017, the [[Allahabad High Court]] summoned the criminal history of Atiq and also directed the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] of Allahabad to arrest all the accused in the case. The police arrested Atiq on February 11 after which he was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/allahabad-hc-reserves-verdict-in-shuats-assault-case/story-yqPG3TV3oWq44HuRZy6yzM.html|title=Allahabad HC reserves verdict in SHUATS assault case|date=18 April 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He was lodged in Deoria jail but later shifted to Bareilly jail after he was convicted for beating a business man inside the jail premise.

=== Kidnapping and torturing a business man in Deoria jail ===
Atique Ahmed was shifted to Bareilly jail after being accused for kidnapping and assaulting a business man Mohit Jaiswal in [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]] Jail. Mohit told media that Atiq Ahmed's gang was asking him to pay extortion money. He was taken to the Deoria jail later for not paying the extortion money. Mohit was beaten up by the jail police guards and other goons. After the news was spread, [[Uttar Pradesh government]] shifted Atique to Bareilly Jail and suspended accused jail guards immediately. A call recording was also released in which Atique was threatening Mohit to pay extortion money or else he will be attacked. <ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh businessman accuses former MP Atiq Ahmad of assault in Deoria jail; FIR lodged, probe underway |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/atiq-ahmad-deoria-jail-uttar-pradesh-businessman-accuses-former-mp-assault-thrashing-abducting-kidnapping-fir-lodged-probe-underway/339276 |website=Times Now News}}</ref>

Two other businessmen also accused Ahmed of kidnapping and assaulting them in Deoria Jail.

Ahmed was shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/owaisi-to-meet-atique-ahmed-in-jail/articleshow/86352510.cms|title=Ahmedabad: Asaduddin Owaisi to meet Atique Ahmed in jail | Ahmedabad News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/cbi-puts-up-posters-of-atiq-ahmads-fugitive-son-mod-umar-in-allahabad/articleshow/74260846.cms CBI puts up posters of Atiq Ahmad’s fugitive son Mod Umar in Allahabad | Allahabad News - Times of India]

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K. Laxman

2022-01-07T07:18:00Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1960|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad|Ashok Nagar]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]]
| state = Telangana
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| office = National President, [[BJP OBC Morcha]]
| termstart = 26 September 2020
| predecessor = [[Dara Singh Chauhan]]
| website = {{URL|http://drklaxman.in}}
|office1 = Former President, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[Telangana]]
| predecessor1 = [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| successor1 = [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| term_start1 = 2016
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'''Dr. K. Laxman''' is currently the National President for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s OBC Morcha since 26 September 2020. He is an Indian politician from the state of [[Telangana]] and was a former State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Telangana]] from 2016 to 2020. He formerly represented [[Musheerabad (Assembly constituency)|Musheerabad Assembly constituency]] twice as MLA from 1999-2004 in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and from 2014-2018 in [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/k-laxman-set-to-be-bjp-floor-leader/article6021713.ece K. Laxman set to be BJP floor leader]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/ap09/candidate.php?candidate_id=885 Assets of Laxman]</ref>

==Early life==
Dr. K. Laxman was born in a middle class family to Kova Ramulu & Kova Mangamma in [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]. He pursued his education in Hyderabad and have completed his M.Sc. from PG Centre, Osmania University. Further, he secured his Ph.D. from Department of Geology, [[Osmania University]].

==Political career==
As a student, he joined [[Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] at [[Osmania University]] and in the year 1980, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Though he had an opportunity to get into a lucrative job given the demand that the subject had, driven by a passion for public service, he entered politics. Since then, he rose to various levels within the party right from Hyderabad City General Secretary in 1994, through Hyderabad City President from 1995-1999. He contested for the first time from Musheerabad Assembly Constituency in 1994 and lost narrowly to Congress Candidate Kodanda Reddy but then got re-elected from the same constituency in 1999 with a huge margin of 18,567 votes. He was also chosen as Deputy Floor Leader during the then AP Legislative Assembly. In the years 2004 and 2009, he lost by slender margins against Congress candidates.

He was elected as MLA for the second time from [[Musheerabad (Assembly constituency)|Musheerabad Assembly constituency]]<ref>[http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/musheerabad.html Musheerabad (Telangana) Assembly Constituency]</ref> in [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telangana Assembly election]]. In the year 2016, he was appointed as BJP Telangana State President by BJP National President - Amit Shah and Prime Minister - Shri. Narendra Modi. He was representing Musheerabad Assembly Constituency as MLA till 2018 and also worked as State President for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Telangana]] until 2020.

=== National President of BJP's OBC Morcha===

Dr Laxman, was appointed the President of the [[National OBC Morcha]], on 26 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/k-laxman-appointed-president-of-bjps-national-obc-morcha20200927041109|title = K Laxman appointed President of BJP's National OBC Morcha}}</ref>

===Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 ===
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dr. K. Laxman
| votes = 65,209
| percentage = 43.5%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| candidate = M. Gopal
| votes =37,823
| percentage =25.3%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = P. Vinay Kumar
| votes = 26,808
| percentage = 17.9%
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| percentage = -
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| votes = 1,50,884
| percentage =54.9%
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==Personal life==
Dr K Laxman is married to Uma and the couple are blessed with two daughters Swetha, Shruthi and a son Rahul.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/hard-work-pays-for-k-laxman/article6055543.ece Hard work pays for K. Laxman]</ref>

==Controversy==
Laxman sparked a controversy over [[Sania Mirza]] being made the [[brand ambassador]] of [[Telangana]] by calling her Pakistan’s "daughter-in-law" after her marriage to cricketer [[Shoaib Malik]] and unfit to be a representative of an Indian state. This sparked outrage and drew a fierce response from Sania who said she will remain an Indian until the "end of her life".<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/lNA9BbCN3ongGNaHRpjE6I/Sania-Mirza-lacks-credentials-to-be-Telangana-brand-ambassad.html Sania Mirza as Telangana ambassador gets brickbats from BJP leader]</ref><ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article-ht/NAT-TOP-telangana-bjp-leader-sparks-a-controversy-calls-sania-mirza-pakistan-daughter-in-4690883-NOR.html Strongly condemn any attempts to brand me an outsider: Sania Mirza on Telangana brand ambassador controversy]</ref>

==References==
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Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

2022-01-06T21:30:48Z

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{{short description|Indian politician (born 2 February 1959)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

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| residence = Awakha, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab, India]]
| office1 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India|Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab]]
| term_start1 = 20 September 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
| office2 = Minister for Home Affairs, Vigilance ,Jail- Govt of Punjab
| office3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
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| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
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'''Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa''' (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician and [[List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India|Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab]]. He is also a member of [[Indian National Congress]] and Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) and represents [[Dera Baba Nanak Assembly Constituency|Dera Baba Nanak]].<ref name=aaa/><ref>{{cite web|title=MLA' S Punjab|url=http://ppcc.in/?page_id=38|publisher=Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|access-date=18 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731015351/http://ppcc.in/?page_id=38|archive-date=31 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Congress Crisis Live Updates: New CLP leader likely to be announced today|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/congress-clp-meet-live-updates-amarinder-singh-navjot-singh-sidhu/liveblog/86314697.cms|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sukhjinder Singh was born on 2 February, 1959 at [[Dharowali]] village, [[tehsil]] Dera Baba Nanak in [[Gurdaspur district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/15|title=Personal information of MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] official website|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> His father's name is Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen in his time. Sukhjinder completed his Matric education from Government school Chandigarh in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=141|publisher=Association For Democratic Reforms |accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
Randhawa first successfully contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Fatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref> In 2012, he was elected from new constituency Dera Baba Nanak.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref> He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their usual habit of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/|title = SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation|date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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