Ajay Kumar Lallu

Ajay Kumar Lallu (born 11 April 1979) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Currently serving as President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. He represents the Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency) constituency in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He is a leader of Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh.[2][3][4]

Ajay Kumar Lallu
MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2012
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency)
President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2019
National President	Sonia Gandhi (Interim)[1]
Preceded by	Raj Babbar
Personal details
Born	4 November 1979 Saverhi, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Parents	Shivnath Prasad
Residence	Multipurpose Minister Housing (Old), Dalibagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	Political science from Kishan PG Collage
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Agriculture
As of 10 June, 2020

Early life and education

Lallu was born 4 November 1979 in Seorahi village of Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Shivnath Prasad. Lallu is unmarried.[5] He belongs to a Backward caste (Kandu, Madheshia-Vaishya). In 2001, he received a Post-Graduate degree in Political science from Kishan PG Collage Seorahi, Kushinagar.[6]

Political career

Lallu started his political journey as General Secretary (Students Union) in 1998–99. In 1999-2000 he was on post of President of students union. He was also on post of State Coordinator of Ekta Parishad from 2001 to 2007.[5] In 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2007) elections, he contest from Seorahi (Assembly constituency) as an Independent candidate but lost by SP's P K Rai. He stood sixth with 2,891 votes. After election he joined Indian National Congress.[7]

After Delimitation order (2008) Seorahi constituency was abolish by Election Commission of India. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he got ticket by Indian National Congress from Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency) of Kushinagar district. He elected MLA by defeating Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Nand Kishor Mishra by a margin of 5,860 votes.[8]

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he again elected MLA by defeating the BJP candidate Jagadish Mishra by a margin of 18,114 votes.[9]

In October 2019, Seeing their hard work, the Congress Party was appointed him as President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.[10][11]

In Media

On 20 May 2020, Lallu was arrested in Agra on the issue of prohibiting the entry of buses organized by Congress into Uttar Pradesh. Same day Lallu was granted bail by an Agra court in a case lodged against him for flouting the norms of lockdown and staging protests along with his party men while squatting on the road. But before being released on bail, he was rearrested by a team of Lucknow police in a second case related to alleged forgery and cheating filed in connection with the Congress' standoff with the UP government over the arrangement of buses for migrant workers. He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days.[12][13]

After that, he was tested for COVID-19 at Mahanagar Civil Hospital and kept in a temporary jail till the test result came. Meanwhile, talking to reporters in Lucknow during his medical examination, Lallu said: “Such cases and jail sentences are a reward for a political worker. The government can heap cases on me and keep me in jail but they should provide immediate relief to migrant workers.”[14] After the report of Corona-19 came negative, the police shifted Lallu from temporary jail to district jail.[15]

On 16 June 2020, The Allahabad High Court granted bail to UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu questioning his party's offer to provide buses for migrant workers.[16][17]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[9]
02	March 2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[7]
03	June 2019	Oct 2019	Leader, Congress Legislature Party
03	Oct 2019	Incumbent	President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee

References

1. "Congress Fails to Shake off the Gandhis, Appoints Sonia as New Interim President". The Wire. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
3. "Tamkuhi Raj MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. "प्रदेश की महिलाएं असुरक्षित : अजय कुमार लल्लू". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. "सदस्य उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
6. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
7. "2007 Election Results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
8. "Tamkuhi Raj Result". elections.in. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
9. "Tamkuhi Raj Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
10. "Priyanka Gandhi Bus Row: UP Congress chief, Ajay Kumar Lallu has been arrested". Zee News. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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12. "'1000 buses' row: UP Congress chief Lallu remanded to 14-day judicial custody". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
13. "कांग्रेस प्रदेश अध्‍यक्ष को आगरा में जमानत मिलने के बाद लखनऊ पुलिस ने किया गिरफ्तार, साथ ले गई". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
14. Service, Tribune News. "UPCC president sent to Lucknow district jail". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
15. "जिला जेल भेजने से पहले यूपी कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष अजय कुमार लल्लू का हुआ कोरोना टेस्ट, जानिए क्या आई रिपोर्ट". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
16. "Allahabad HC grants bail to UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu 4 weeks after row over Priyanka Gandhi's buses for migrants". The Financial Express. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
17. "कांग्रेस प्रदेश अध्यक्ष अजय कुमार लल्लू को मिली जमानत, 21 मई को हुए थे गिरफ्तार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 July 2020.