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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1972)}}
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| name = '''Alok Kumar Shakya'''
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| constituency3 = [[Bhongaon (Assembly constituency)|Bhongaon]]
| predecessor3 = Late Shri [[Ram Autar Shakya]] (MLA)
| successor = [[Ram Naresh Agnihotri]]
| term_start2 = May 2007
| term_end2 = March 2012
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for <br>[[Bhongaon (Assembly constituency)|Bhongaon]]
| term_start3 = February 2002
| term_end3 = May 2007
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| term_end = March 2017
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| parents = Late Shri Ram Autar Shakya (MLA) (father)<ref name="Member Profile"/>
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| | party = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| spouse = Smt Rekha Shakya
| children = 1 son (Utkarsh Shakya) and 1 daughter (Nishtha Shakya)
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| alma_mater = Chaudhary Charan Singh University<ref name="C jiandidate affidavit" />
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Agriculture Social Service And Politician
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| portfolio = '''Technical Education Minister''' (2013 - 2015)
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'''Alok Kumar Shakya'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12046/16|title=Member profile|website=UP Legislative Assembly|access-date=27 July 2023|archive-date=7 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507013400/https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12046/16|url-status=live}}</ref> is a member of the [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]], [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th]] and [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/108.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092634/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/108.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="C jiandidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1391|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211052934/http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1391|url-status=live}}</ref> He represents the [[Bhongaon (Assembly constituency)|Bhongaon]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] political party.<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|archive-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508084526/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2007 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2007 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713102642/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2002 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713105915/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=10 December 2015|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bhongaon.html|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211151937/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bhongaon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, prior to by-election in [[Mainpuri Assembly constituency]], Shakya was appointed district president of Samajwadi Party for Mainpuri. This was done in a bid to secure the support of [[Shakya (surname)|Shakya]] voters, who were the most populous group after [[Yadav]]s in this constituency. He has also served as a minister in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/samajwadi-party-appoints-alok-shakya-as-mainpuri-district-president-ahead-of-loksabha-byelection/articleshow/95416615.cms|title=Mainpuri Bypoll: सपा का बड़ा दांव, उपचुनाव से पहले पूर्व MLA आलोक शाक्य को बनाया मैनपुरी का नया जिलाध्यक्ष|website=Navbharat Times|accessdate=27 July 2023}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Alok Kumar was born in Mainpuri district. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="C jiandidate affidavit" />

==Political career==
Alok Kumar has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for three terms. He represented the [[Bhongaon (Assembly constituency)|Bhongaon]] constituency and is a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] political party.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="C jiandidate affidavit" />
Alok Kumar is the only leader who holds the record of consecutive three time MLA from constituency Bhongaon since the Independence. In 2012 U. P. General Elections Alok Kumar won the Bhongaon seat by the margin of over 50,000 votes from his competitor Sakshi Maharaj, prominent and strong leader of Bharatiya Janta Party.
He also held the position of State Minister of Technical Education in Uttar Pradesh Government during his third tenure as MLA.
The main cause of losing his seat in 2017 is the division of votes in his constituency due to family feud in Yadav Parivaar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/samajwadi-party-manages-to-hold-on-to-mainpuri-bastion/articleshow/57599211.cms|title=Samajwadi Party manages to hold on to Mainpuri bastion|website=Times of India|accessdate=27 July 2023}}</ref>
He lost his seat in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election]] to Ram Naresh Agnihotri of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/bhongaon-mla-results|title=BHONGAON Election Result 2017, Winner, BHONGAON MLA, Uttar Pradesh|access-date=22 March 2017|archive-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143209/http://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/bhongaon-mla-results|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri-mainpuri-bhongaon-assembly-seat-result-live-update-win-loss-bjp-ram-naresh-agnihotri-sp-alok-kumar-shakya-bsp-ashok-kumar-singh-4036287.html|title=Bhongaon Assembly Seat Result Live : समाजवाद के मजबूत किले भोगांव सीट पर भाजपा ने दोबारा लहराया परचम, सपा को करीब 4700 वोटों से हराया|website=News18|accessdate=27 July 2023}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 2012 || 2017 || Member, [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 02 || 2007 || 2012 || Member, [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 03 || 2002 || 2007 || Member, [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 04 || 2013 || 2015 || Minister of State for [[Technical Education]] ||
|}

==See also==

* [[Bhongaon (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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== References ==

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mainpuri district]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]

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