Sant Prasad Explained
| Sant Prasad |
| Term Start: | 2012 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Term Start3: | October 1996 |
| Term End3: | March 2002 |
| Predecessor3: | Molai |
| Successor3: | Sadal Prasad |
| Birth Date: | 1955 1, df=yes[1] |
| Parents: | Late Munesar Prasad |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Kushmati Devi |
| Children: | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma Mater: | Post Graduate from Jabalpur University[2] |
| Profession: | Politician |
Sant Prasad is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasad is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Khajani constituency in Gorakhpur district.
Political career
Prasad has been a member of the 13th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2012, he has represented the Khajani constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[2]
- in 1996 (13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad defeated Janata Dal candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 11,034 votes.[3]
- in 2002 (14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad lost his seat to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 21,739 votes.[3]
- in 2007 (15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he again lost to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 2,284 votes.[3]
- he was again elected from newly created constituency Khajani (Assembly constituency) in 2012 (16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, Prasad defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Samujh by a margin of 9,436 votes.[4]
- in 2017 (17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, he again defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rajkumar by a margin of 20,079 votes.[4]
Posts held
| From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|
| 01 | October 1996 | March 2002 | | |
| 02 | March 2012 | March 2017 | | [5] |
| 03 | March 2017 | March 2022 | | [6] | |
Notes and References
- News: Member Profile. Legislative Assembly official website. 2 December 2018.
- News: Candidate affidavit. My neta.info. 2 December 2018.
- Web site: Sitting and previous MLAs from Bansgaon Assembly Constituency. www.elections.in. 2 December 2018.
- Web site: Sitting and previous MLAs from Khajani Assembly Constituency. www.elections.in. 2 December 2018.
- Web site: Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results. Election Commission of India. 2 December 2018.
- Web site: Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result. Election Commission of India. 2 December 2018.
