| Jagan Prasad Garg | |
| Constituency: | Agra North |
| Office: | MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | Mar 2012 |
| Term End: | Mar 2017 |
| Predecessor: | None |
| Constituency2: | Agra East |
| Office2: | MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly |
| Term2: | May 2007 – Mar 2012 |
| Predecessor2: | Jagan Prasad Garg |
| Successor2: | None |
| Constituency3: | Agra East |
| Office3: | MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly |
| Term3: | Feb 2002 – May 2007 |
| Predecessor3: | Satya Prakash Vikal |
| Successor3: | Jagan Prasad Garg |
| Office4: | MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly |
| Term4: | Nov 1998 – Mar 2002 |
| Birth Date: | 1952 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Village Sarhendi, Agra district |
| Death Place: | Agra district |
| Parents: | Badri Prasad Garg (Father) |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Laxmi Garg (Wife) |
| Children: | Shweta Mittal, Namita Goyal, Vaibhav Garg, Saurabh Garg |
| Residence: | Agra, (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Alma Mater: | Agra college |
| Profession: | Businessman, politician |
Jagan Prasad Garg was an Indian politician and member of the 13th, 14th, 15th and the 16th Legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. Garg was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represented Agra North constituency of Uttar Pradesh during the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Jagan Prasad Garg was born in the village Sarhendi in Agra, India in 1952. Garg completed Bachelor's degree from Agra College. Prior to entering politics, he was a businessperson by profession.[1]
Jagan Prasad Garg has been a MLA for four straight terms (since 1998). He was elected during the by-elections in 1998 for his first term (constituency not known). In his second and third terms, he contested from Agra East (Assembly constituency) (ceased to exist after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"). He later represented Agra North (Assembly constituency) and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] [6]
On 26 October 2017, Garg caused controversy after he told reporters that he believed the Taj Mahal was built after demolishing a Shiva temple.[7]
| From | To | Position | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1998 | 2002 | ||
| 02 | 2002 | 2007 | ||
| 03 | 2007 | 2012 | ||
| 04 | 2012 | 2017 | ||