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| name = Jitendra Prasada
| name         = Jitendra Prasada
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| birth_date = 12 November 1938
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1938|11|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| birth_place   = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| residence = [[Shahjahanpur]]
| nationality  = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date = 16 January 2001 (aged 62)
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|01|16|1938|11|12}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_place   = [[New Delhi]], India
| office = Vice president, All India Congress committee
| office       = Vice President, [[All India Congress Committee]]
 
| office2      = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]], [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]], [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]], [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Shahjahanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shahjahanpur]]
| constituency2 = [[Shahjahanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shahjahanpur]]
| office2 = Member [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]], [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]], [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]], [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| term2         =
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| predecessor2 =
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| party         = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse       = Kanta Prasada
| spouse =
| children     = 2 (incl. [[Jitin Prasada]])
| children = [[Jitin Prasada]], Jahnavi Prasad
| footnotes     =
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| date         = 9 March |
| date = 9 March |
| year         = 2009 |
| year = 2009 |
| source       = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4065
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4065
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'''Jitendra Prasada''' (12 November 1938 – 16 January 2001) was an Indian politician and a former vice-president of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was also the political advisor to two prime ministers of India, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1991 and [[P V Narasimha Rao]] in 1994.
'''Jitendra Prasada''' (12 November 1938 – 16 January 2001) was an Indian politician and a former vice-president of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was also the political advisor to two prime ministers of India, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1991 and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] in 1994.


Prasad fought Congress Party's presidential election against [[Sonia Gandhi]] on 9 November 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teleradproviders.com/nbn/story.php?id=NjcwNw== |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630100906/http://teleradproviders.com/nbn/story.php?id=NjcwNw== |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=Congress president elections : Sonia vs Jitendra Prasad |date=6 November 2000 |accessdate=28 May 2013 }}</ref> but he was defeated. He died on 16 January 2001 in New Delhi following a cerebral haemorrhage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MITRA|first=Sumit|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|first4=|date=|title=Congress leader Jitendra Prasada passes away|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/20010129-congress-leader-jitendra-prasada-passes-away-775855-2001-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
Prasad fought Congress Party's presidential election against [[Sonia Gandhi]] on 9 November 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teleradproviders.com/nbn/story.php?id=NjcwNw== |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630100906/http://teleradproviders.com/nbn/story.php?id=NjcwNw== |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=Congress president elections : Sonia vs Jitendra Prasad |date=6 November 2000 |accessdate=28 May 2013 }}</ref> but was defeated. He died on 16 January 2001 in [[New Delhi]] following a [[cerebral haemorrhage]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=MITRA|first=Sumit|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|first4=|date=|title=Congress leader Jitendra Prasada passes away|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/20010129-congress-leader-jitendra-prasada-passes-away-775855-2001-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Jitendra Prasad was born to Kunwar Jyoti Prasad and Pamela Devi at Shahjahanpur on 12 November 1938. His grand mother [[Purnima Devi]] was the niece of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and mother Pamela Devi belonged to the royal family of [[Kapurthala State]].
Jitendra Prasada was born to Kunwar Jyoti Prasada and Pamela Devi at [[Shahjahanpur]] on 12 November 1938. His grandmother [[Purnima Devi]] was the niece of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and mother Pamela Devi belonged to the royal family of [[Kapurthala State]].


He was educated at [[Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine|title=India Today Magazine Issue - Dated February 24, 2020|website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref> Other institutes include Sherwood College, [[Nainital]], Colvin Taluqdars College, [[Lucknow]]. He married Kanta Prasad on 27 January 1973. This couple have a son, [[Jitin Prasada]] and a daughter, Jahnavi Prasad. The family of Jitendra Prasad resides at Prasad Bhawan, Shahjahanpur.
He was educated at [[Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine|title=India Today Magazine Issue - Dated February 24, 2020|website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref> Other institutes include Sherwood College, [[Nainital]], Colvin Taluqdars College, [[Lucknow]]. He married Kanta Prasada on 27 January 1973. This couple has son, [[Jitin Prasada]] and a daughter, Jahnavi Prasada. The family of Jitendra Prasada resides at Prasad Bhawan, Shahjahanpur.


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
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