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'''Om Prakash Rajbhar''' is an Indian politician and president of the [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]] (SBSP). He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly from [[Zahoorabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Zahoorabad]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zahoorabad Election Result 2017, Winner, Zahoorabad MLA, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/zahoorabad-mla-results |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=NDTV |language=en}}</ref> He is the leader of the [[Ekta Manch]] alliance, of which the SBSP is a member.
'''Om Prakash Rajbhar''' (born 15 September 1962) is an Indian politician and president of the [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]] (SBSP). He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly from [[Zahoorabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Zahoorabad]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zahoorabad Election Result 2017, Winner, Zahoorabad MLA, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/zahoorabad-mla-results |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=NDTV |language=en}}</ref> He is the leader of the [[Ekta Manch]] alliance, of which the SBSP is a member.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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On 20 May 2019, Rajbhar was sacked from Cabinet of [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath]] due to anti-alliance activities.<ref>{{cite news |title=राजभर योगी मंत्रिमंडल से बर्ख़ास्त |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-48332569 |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[BBC]] |date=20 May 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |title=Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/welcome-decision-to-sack-me-says-om-prakash-rajbhar/article27183863.ece |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>
On 20 May 2019, Rajbhar was sacked from Cabinet of [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath]] due to anti-alliance activities.<ref>{{cite news |title=राजभर योगी मंत्रिमंडल से बर्ख़ास्त |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-48332569 |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[BBC]] |date=20 May 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |title=Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/welcome-decision-to-sack-me-says-om-prakash-rajbhar/article27183863.ece |accessdate=21 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>
In an interview with The Wire, he said he is not a hindu. <ref>{{Citation|title=More Than a Dozen Backward BJP Leaders Will Join SP by Mid-January—OP Rajbhar {{!}} Arfa Khanum Sherwani|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MhL_gLABCk|language=en|access-date=2022-01-13}}</ref>


==Posts held==
==Posts held==

Latest revision as of 15:20, 15 January 2022


Om Prakash Rajbhar
Om Prakash Rajbhar.jpg
President SBSP
Assumed office
27 October 2002
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2017–present
ConstituencyZahoorabad
Minister of Backward Welfare in the government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 20 May 2019
Succeeded byAnil Rajbhar
Personal details
Born (1962-09-15) 15 September 1962 (age 62)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySuheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
Samajwadi Party
ResidenceZahoorabad, Uttar Pradesh
ProfessionPolitician, agriculturalist[1]

Om Prakash Rajbhar (born 15 September 1962) is an Indian politician and president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP). He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly from Zahoorabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He is the leader of the Ekta Manch alliance, of which the SBSP is a member.

Early life[edit]

Rajbhar was born to Sannu Rajbhar and hails from Rampur village in Rasra block of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. He graduated from Baldev Degree College, Badagaon, Varanasi in 1983. He is an agriculturalist by profession.[1]

Political career[edit]

Rajbhar is a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Zahoorabad and is a member of the SBSP.[1]

On 19 March 2017, Rajbhar became a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath ministry as the minister of the Department of Backward Classes Welfare and the Department of Disabled People development.

On 20 May 2019, Rajbhar was sacked from Cabinet of Yogi Adityanath due to anti-alliance activities.[3][4]

In an interview with The Wire, he said he is not a hindu. [5]

Posts held[edit]

# From To Position
1 2017 2019 Minister of backward welfare
2 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Om Prakash Rajbhar(Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party):Constituency- ZAHOORABAD(GHAZIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. "Zahoorabad Election Result 2017, Winner, Zahoorabad MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "राजभर योगी मंत्रिमंडल से बर्ख़ास्त". BBC (in हिन्दी). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. PTI (20 May 2019). "Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. More Than a Dozen Backward BJP Leaders Will Join SP by Mid-January—OP Rajbhar | Arfa Khanum Sherwani, retrieved 13 January 2022