| Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term Start: | 4 June 2024 |
| Constituency: | Fatehpur |
| Predecessor: | Niranjan Jyoti |
| Office1: | State President of Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 2017 |
| Term End1: | 6 May 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Shivpal Singh Yadav |
| Successor1: | Shyamlal Pal |
| Office2: | Member (MLC) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Constituency2: | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Term Start2: | 6 May 2006 |
| Term End2: | 5 May 2024 |
| Office3: | Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1] |
| Constituency3: | Jahanabad |
| Predecessor3: | Prakash Naraian |
| Successor3: | Chattra Pal Verma |
| Term Start3: | 2 December 1989 |
| Term End3: | 4 April 1991 |
| Office4: | Deputy Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh [2] |
| Term Start4: | 5 December 1989 |
| Term End4: | 24 June 1991 |
| Birth Date: | 1956 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lahuri Sarai, Jahanabad, Fatehpur |
| Party: | Samajwadi Party (1992-present) |
| Otherparty: | Janata Dal (1989-1992) |
| Residence: | Naubasta, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma Mater: | P.P.N. Degree College, Kanpur University (BA, MA) D.A.V. Law College, Kanpur University (LL.B.)[3] |
| Profession: | Politician |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
Naresh Uttam Patel (born 10 January 1956) is an Indian politician, leader of the Samajwadi Party[4] and a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[5] He first became an MLA as a Janata Dal candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party.Currently, he is[6] Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, second only to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the organisational setup in party state unit. With his clean image and educated background (post-graduate from Kanpur University, he has earned a reputation of grass-root leader with wider following among the dominant Kurmi caste voters, the community to which he himself belongs.[7]
His elevation to such an important position indicates Party's new inclusive agenda that can help change image of the Party.[8] He was the Minister in first Mulayam Government from 1989 to 1991 and three times Member of UP Legislative House. He was member of the Backward Class Commission and also member of the Janeshawar Mishra Trust. He was appointed Deputy State President when UP CM Akhilesh Yadav was Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, however when Shivpal Singh Yadav became UP State President of SP, he was removed.[9] He belongs to Kurmi OBCs[10] caste of UP and has been considered to be close[11] to Mulayam Singh Yadav.[12]
He is also one of the founding MLAs of Samajwadi Party. Being a loyalist [13] of OBCs, he has been entrusted with the screening of candidates for the 2017 state elections.[14] [15]
