| Azad Ari Mardan | |
| Constituency1: | Lalganj, Azamgarh |
| Office: | Member of Legislative Assembly of Lalganj |
| Term Start: | 11 March 2017 |
| Term End: | 10 March 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Bechai Saroj |
| Successor: | Bechai Saroj |
| Birth Date: | 1972 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Parents: | Gandhi Azad |
| Party: | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse: | Sangeeta Azad |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Mehnagar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma Mater: | University of Allahabad |
| Occupation: | MLA |
Azad Ari Mardan is an Indian politician and a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Lalganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[1]
Mardan was born 1 July 1972 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to his father Gandhi Azad. He belongs to the Chamar community, a Scheduled Caste. He got a B.A. degree in 1992 and a LLB in 1995 from Allahabad University.[2] [1] He married Sangeeta Azad; they have one son and two daughters.
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.[1] 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]