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| birth_place        = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence          = Shahjahanpur
| residence          = Shahjahanpur
| office             = [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister of State]], [[Government of India]]
| office1            = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term               = 2008 - 2014
| term_start1        = 26 September 2021
| primeminister       = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| office2              = [[Cabinet Minister|Minister of Technical  Education]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| suboffice           = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of State, HRD]]
| term2              = 26 September 2021
| subterm             = 28 Oct 2012 - 26 May 2014
| appointed2          = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| subterm1           = 19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct 2012
| office3             = [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister of State]], [[Government of India]]
| suboffice1         = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways]]
| term3               = 2008 - 2014
| suboffice2         = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
| primeminister3       = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| subterm2           = May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011
| suboffice3           = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of State, HRD]]
| suboffice3         = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of State, Steel]]
| subterm3             = 28 Oct 2012 - 26 May 2014
| subterm3           = Apr 2008 - May 2009
| subterm4           = 19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct 2012
| office4             = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| suboffice4         = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways]]
| constituency4       = [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhaurara]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| suboffice5         = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
| term4               = 2009 - 2014
| subterm5           = May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011
| successor4       = [[Rekha Verma]]
| suboffice6         = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of State, Steel]]
| subterm6           = Apr 2008 - May 2009
| office7             = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency7       = [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhaurara]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term7               = 2009 - 2014
| successor7       = [[Rekha Verma]]
| alma_mater          = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[Shri Ram College of Commerce]]
| alma_mater          = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[Shri Ram College of Commerce]]
| party              =  
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-present)
[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-present)
| father              = [[Jitendra Prasada]]
| father              = [[Jitendra Prasada]]
| children            =  
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'''Jitin Prasada''' (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from [[India]] and former Minister of State for Human Resource Department, [[Government of India]]. He was representing [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of district [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], Uttar Pradesh in [[15th Lok Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20090518-the-rahul-offensive-739682-2009-05-07|title=The Rahul offensive|author=Priya Sahgal|website=India Today|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> where he won by {{formatnum:184509}} votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531190009/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2009|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> On 9 June, 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of senior [[BJP]] leader [[Piyush Goyal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/trending-news/former-union-minister-jitin-prasada-join-bjp-in-presence-of-bjp-piyush-goyal-smup/916861|title= कांग्रेस का दामन छोड़ BJP में शामिल हुए पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री जितिन प्रसाद, पीयूष गोयल ने दिलाई सदस्यता|website= Zee News|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/congress-youth-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-presence-of-union-minister-piyush-goyal-before-up-assembly-elections-news-and-updates/1739947/|title= UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका|website= Jansatta|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp/articleshow/83365158.cms | title=Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-brahmin-vote-7351404/ | title=Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Maulshree Seth | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-congress-7351320/</ref>
'''Jitin Prasada''' (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from [[India]] appointed as Cabinet minister by State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former Minister of State for Human Resource Department, [[Government of India]]. He was representing [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of district [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], Uttar Pradesh in [[15th Lok Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20090518-the-rahul-offensive-739682-2009-05-07|title=The Rahul offensive|author=Priya Sahgal|website=India Today|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> where he won by {{formatnum:184509}} votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531190009/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2009|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> On 9 June, 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of senior [[BJP]] leader [[Piyush Goyal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/trending-news/former-union-minister-jitin-prasada-join-bjp-in-presence-of-bjp-piyush-goyal-smup/916861|title= कांग्रेस का दामन छोड़ BJP में शामिल हुए पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री जितिन प्रसाद, पीयूष गोयल ने दिलाई सदस्यता|website= Zee News|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/congress-youth-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-presence-of-union-minister-piyush-goyal-before-up-assembly-elections-news-and-updates/1739947/|title= UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका|website= Jansatta|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp/articleshow/83365158.cms | title=Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-brahmin-vote-7351404/ | title=Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Maulshree Seth | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-congress-7351320/|title = Explained: How Jitin Prasada's defection could impact BJP, Congress, and SP in Uttar Pradesh|date = 14 June 2021}}</ref>


Prasada attended [[The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]] at roughly the same time as politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]] and [[Dushyant Singh]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/</ref><ref>https://theprint.in/politics/the-one-school-that-produced-3-cms-several-leaders-who-dominate-indias-politics/165773/</ref>
Prasada attended [[The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]] at roughly the same time as politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]] and [[Dushyant Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/|title = Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha|date = 31 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/the-one-school-that-produced-3-cms-several-leaders-who-dominate-indias-politics/165773/|title = In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMS, all from the same powerful era|date = 19 December 2018}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Prasada was born in [[Shahjahanpur]], Uttar Pradesh to politician [[Jitendra Prasad]] and his wife Kanta Prasad. He attended the all-boys' boarding school, [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] (where he was a contemporary of politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] and [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]].<ref>https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/11330-cool-breeze-surprise-bjp-face-himachal</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/meet-the-chocolate-boy-of-shahjahanpur/story-gT7Gxiv8IAVcb2OdkfwpHO.html</ref> He did a degree in commerce from the [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Delhi University]] and then completed his [[Masters in Business Administration|MBA]] from [[International Management Institute (India)|IMI]], New Delhi.
Prasada was born in [[Shahjahanpur]], Uttar Pradesh to politician [[Jitendra Prasad]] and his wife Kanta Prasad. He attended the all-boys' boarding school, [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] (where he was a contemporary of politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] and [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]].<ref>https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/11330-cool-breeze-surprise-bjp-face-himachal</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/meet-the-chocolate-boy-of-shahjahanpur/story-gT7Gxiv8IAVcb2OdkfwpHO.html|title = Meet the chocolate boy of Shahjahanpur|date = 22 June 2009}}</ref> He did a degree in commerce from the [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Delhi University]] and then completed his [[Masters in Business Administration|MBA]] from [[International Management Institute (India)|IMI]], New Delhi.


His grandfather Jyoti Prasad was a Congress party member and served legislative and local body positions. His grandmother Pamela Prasad belonged to the Sikh family of [[Kapurthala]]. His great grandfather Jwala Prasad was a [[Indian Civil Service|Colonial Civil Service officer]] and great grandmother [[Purnima Devi]], youngest daughter of [[Hemendranath Tagore]] brother of Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
His grandfather Jyoti Prasad was a Congress party member and served legislative and local body positions. His grandmother Pamela Prasad belonged to the Sikh family of [[Kapurthala]]. His great grandfather Jwala Prasad was a [[Indian Civil Service|Colonial Civil Service officer]] and great grandmother [[Purnima Devi]], youngest daughter of [[Hemendranath Tagore]] brother of Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
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He was appointed as In-Charge for [[West Bengal]] for Congress, ahead of [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]].
He was appointed as In-Charge for [[West Bengal]] for Congress, ahead of [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]].


Prasad joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on June 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Union minister Jitin Prasada set to join BJP |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/top-congress-leader-g23-joins-bjp-jitin-prasada-brahmin-face-up-polls-2022-710359 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smart.livehindustan.com/lucknow/news/who-is-jitin-prasad-profile-know-political-journey-family-father-election-win-loss-upa-minister-congress-turncoat-joins-modi-shah-piyush-goyal-bjp-81623227126707.html|title= कांग्रेस छोड़ जितिन प्रसाद BJP में हुए शामिल, जानें कैसा रहा राजनैतिक सफर|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/politics/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-the-presence-of-union-miniter-piyush-goyal-58989|title= जितिन प्रसाद ने छोड़ा कांग्रेस का साथ, भाजपा में हुए शामिल|website= Outlook|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref>
Prasad joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on June 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Union minister Jitin Prasada set to join BJP |date=9 June 2021 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/top-congress-leader-g23-joins-bjp-jitin-prasada-brahmin-face-up-polls-2022-710359 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smart.livehindustan.com/lucknow/news/who-is-jitin-prasad-profile-know-political-journey-family-father-election-win-loss-upa-minister-congress-turncoat-joins-modi-shah-piyush-goyal-bjp-81623227126707.html|title= कांग्रेस छोड़ जितिन प्रसाद BJP में हुए शामिल, जानें कैसा रहा राजनैतिक सफर|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/politics/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-the-presence-of-union-miniter-piyush-goyal-58989|title= जितिन प्रसाद ने छोड़ा कांग्रेस का साथ, भाजपा में हुए शामिल|website= Outlook|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref>


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