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Om Prakash Rajbhar
Om Prakash Rajbhar | |
|---|---|
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| President SBSP | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017–present | |
| Constituency | Zahoorabad |
| Minister of Backward Welfare in the government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 20 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Anil Rajbhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1962 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party |
| Residence | Zahoorabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Politician, 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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Om Prakash Rajbhar(Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party):Constituency- ZAHOORABAD(GHAZIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ↑ "Zahoorabad Election Result 2017, Winner, Zahoorabad MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "राजभर योगी मंत्रिमंडल से बर्ख़ास्त". BBC (in हिन्दी). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ PTI (20 May 2019). "Welcome decision to sack me, says Om Prakash Rajbhar". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ More Than a Dozen Backward BJP Leaders Will Join SP by Mid-January—OP Rajbhar | Arfa Khanum Sherwani, retrieved 13 January 2022