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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Prakash Mehta<br />
| honorific-prefix = <br />
| image = Prakash Mehta in Mumbai.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|04|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]<br />
| spouse = Kishori Mehta<br />
| children = Abhishek (Elder Son)<br> Harsh Mehta (Younger Son)<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| office = <br />
| term_start = <br />
| governor = <br />
| office2 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Ghatkopar East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatkopar East (Mumbai Suburban)]]<br />
| term_start2 = October 2014<br />
| term_end2 = November 2019<br />
| successor2 = [[Parag Shah]]<br />
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]<br />
| assembly = Maharashtra Legislative<br />
| residence = [[Mumbai]]<br />
| education = <br />
| website = [http://prakash-mehta.com official website]<br />
| bodyclass = Portrait of Prakash Mehta<br />
}}<br />
'''Prakash Mehta''' (born 22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]] and a senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He was the President for Mumbai BJP Unit.<br />
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Prakash Mehta was the State Cabinet Minister for Housing Department.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenmaharashtra.in/ministries/housing-department/|title=Housing - Golden Maharashtra Development Council|work=goldenmaharashtra.in|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2014/11/02/prakash-mehta-made-industry-minister-in-maharashtra/|title=Prakash Mehta is the new Industry, mines, parliamentary affairs minister in Maharashtra|date=2 November 2014|work=deshgujarat.com|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref> He served six consecutive terms (1990-2019) as the Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/ghatkopar-east.html|title=Ghatkopar ast (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA|work=elections.in|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Prakash Mehta belongs to Gujarati middle-class family and is originally from Una town in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. He is married to Kishori Mehta and has 2 sons Abhishek Mehta & Harsh Mehta.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://prakash-mehta.com/prakash-mehta-biography.html|title=Biography - Prakash Mehta - Minister - Housing, Guardian Minister Of Raigad - Government of Maharastra|first=T|last=Technologies|work=prakash-mehta.com|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref> Prakash Mehta is the face of Gujarati community and is the most popular Gujarati leader in Maharashtra. Prakash Mehta was drawn to politics in his early teens and was a member of [[Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh]] (RSS). During 1975-77, as a youth, he actively participated and volunteered during the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] and [[Total Revolution]] launched by [[Jayprakash Narayan]].<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
He was the President for Mumbai BJP Unit (2013).<br />
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Prakash Mehta was the State Cabinet Minister for Housing Department.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was a member of Maharastra Legislative Assembly for six consecutive term from 1990 to 2019.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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[[Mahul]] residents have been protesting since 23 October 2018 to demand solutions and action from Mehta to relocate them, which has been declared 'not fit for human habitation' by the [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal act]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Human chain ends at housing min’s home|work=Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/human-chain-ends-at-housing-mins-home/articleshow/66582690.cms|access-date=2018-12-02}}</ref><br />
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He was succeeded by [[Parag Shah]] in [[Ghatkopar East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghatkopar East]] constituency in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Alok|date=2019-10-25|title=Richest candidate wins by over 50,000 votes|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/richest-candidate-wins-by-over-50000-votes/article29791362.ece|access-date=2020-03-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Manohar Joshi ministry (1995–99)]]<br />
* [[Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)]]<br />
* [[Make in Maharashtra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://prakash-mehta.com/ Official website (personal)]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150925150111/https://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/Netritwa/PramukhNeta.aspx Official profile on Bharatiya Janata Party - Maharashtra website]<br />
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