Mathura Prasad Pal Explained

Mathura Prasad Pal
Term Start:11 March 2017
Term End:22 July 2017
Predecessor:Indra Pal Singh
Successor:Ajit Singh Pal
Birth Date:3 January 1946
Death Place:Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Death Date:22 July 2017
Parents:Lallu Lal Pal
Nationality:Indian
Residence:Vill. Taharpur Gaidu, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
Alma Mater:Intermediate
Spouse:Sewarati Pal (1964–2017)
Profession:Farmer, politician

Mathura Prasad Pal (3 January 1946 – 22 July 2017) was an Indian politician and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represented the Sikandra assembly constituency of Kanpur Dehat district.[1] [2]

Political career

He was elected for the first time in 1991 from Sarvankhera assembly constituency of Kanpur Dehat district as the Janata Dal candidate and a second time in 1996 as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, Pal defeated his close contestant Mahendra Katiyar of the Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 38,103 votes and became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the third time.[3]

Pal died on 22 July 2017 of cancer.[4]

References

  1. Web site: National Election Watch. myneta.info. 16 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Sikandra – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017. india.com. 16 June 2017.
  3. Web site: ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017 . eciresults.nic.in . 15 June 2017.
  4. Web site: UP: BJP legislator Mathura Prasad Pal dies after long-battle with cancer. 22 July 2017.