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Azad Ari Mardan
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Lalganj
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byBechai
ConstituencyLalganj, Azamgarh
Personal details
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 54)
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Spouse(s)Sangeeta Azad
Children3
Parent(s)Gandhi Azad
ResidenceMehnagar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Education
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
OccupationMLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Agriculture
  • Advocacy

Azad Ari Mardan is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Lalganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Mardan was born 1 July 1972 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to his father Gandhi Azad. He belongs to the Chamar community, a Scheduled Caste.[1] He got a B.A. degree in 1992 and a LLB in 1995 from Allahabad University.[1][2] He married Sangeeta Azad; they have one son and two daughters.

Political career[edit | edit source]

Mardan has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Lalganj constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[2] He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Daroga Prasad Saroj by a margin of 2,227 votes.[3]

His wife Sangeeta Azad was also elected Member of Parliament from Lalganj Loksabha in 2019 general elections by defeating BJP's Neelam Sonkar.[4]

Posts held[edit | edit source]

# From To Position Comments
01 March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 12 December 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 12 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. Sharma, Abhishek. "UP election results 2019 : लालगंज संसदीय सीट पर बसपा की संगीता के सिर सजा ताज". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 24 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2017". Elections.in. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)


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