Alok Kumar Shakya Explained

Alok Kumar Shakya
Predecessor3:Late Shri Ram Autar Shakya (MLA)
Term Start2:May 2007
Term End2:March 2012
Term Start3:February 2002
Term End3:May 2007
Term Start:March 2012
Term End:March 2017
Birth Date:1972 3, df=yes
Birth Place:district
Parents:Late Shri Ram Autar Shakya (MLA) (father)
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Smt Rekha Shakya
Children:1 son (Utkarsh Shakya) and 1 daughter (Nishtha Shakya)
Residence:Mainpuri District
Alma Mater:Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Profession:Agriculture Social Service And Politician
Portfolio:Technical Education Minister (2013 - 2015)

Alok Kumar Shakya[1] is a member of the 14th, 15th and Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.[2] [3] He represents the Bhongaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[4] [5] [6] [7] In 2022, prior to by-election in Mainpuri Assembly constituency, Shakya was appointed district president of Samajwadi Party for Mainpuri. This was done in a bid to secure the support of Shakya voters, who were the most populous group after Yadavs in this constituency. He has also served as a minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh.[8]

Early life and education

Alok Kumar was born in Mainpuri district. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.[2]

Political career

Alok Kumar has been a MLA for three terms. He represented the Bhongaon constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[2] Alok Kumar is the only leader who holds the record of consecutive three time MLA from constituency Bhongaon since the Independence. In 2012 U. P. General Elections Alok Kumar won the Bhongaon seat by the margin of over 50,000 votes from his competitor Sakshi Maharaj, prominent and strong leader of Bharatiya Janta Party. He also held the position of State Minister of Technical Education in Uttar Pradesh Government during his third tenure as MLA.The main cause of losing his seat in 2017 is the division of votes in his constituency due to family feud in Yadav Parivaar.[9] He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Ram Naresh Agnihotri of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[10] [11]

Posts held

From To Position Comments
01 2012 2017
02 2007 2012
03 2002 2007
04 2013 2015

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member profile. UP Legislative Assembly. 27 July 2023. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507013400/https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12046/16. live.
  2. News: Member Profile. Legislative Assembly official website. 10 December 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092634/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/108.pdf. live.
  3. News: Candidate affidavit. My neta.info. 10 December 2015. 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211052934/http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1391. live.
  4. News: 2012 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 10 December 2015. 8 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508084526/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf. live.
  5. News: 2007 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 10 December 2015. 13 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713102642/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf. live.
  6. News: 2002 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 10 December 2015. 13 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713105915/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf. live.
  7. News: All MLAs from constituency. elections.in. 10 December 2015. 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211151937/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bhongaon.html. live.
  8. Web site: Mainpuri Bypoll: सपा का बड़ा दांव, उपचुनाव से पहले पूर्व MLA आलोक शाक्य को बनाया मैनपुरी का नया जिलाध्यक्ष. Navbharat Times. 27 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Samajwadi Party manages to hold on to Mainpuri bastion. Times of India. 27 July 2023.
  10. Web site: BHONGAON Election Result 2017, Winner, BHONGAON MLA, Uttar Pradesh. 22 March 2017. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143209/http://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/bhongaon-mla-results. live.
  11. Web site: Bhongaon Assembly Seat Result Live : समाजवाद के मजबूत किले भोगांव सीट पर भाजपा ने दोबारा लहराया परचम, सपा को करीब 4700 वोटों से हराया. News18. 27 July 2023.