Swami Prasad Maurya

Swami Prasad Maurya (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.[1][2] He represents the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.[3][4] Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms, has been minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house and Leader of opposition. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour,Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry.His daughter Sanghmitra Maurya(MP from Budaun) was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019.[3][5][6][1][7][8][9]

Swami Prasad Maurya
Minister of Labour, Employment, Coordination in Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
In office March 2012 – March 2017
In office March 2007 – March 2012
Preceded by	Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
Constituency	Padrauna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In office March 2002 – May 2007
Succeeded by	Ajay Pal Singh
In office October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded by	Gajhadar Singh
Constituency	Dalmau
Personal details
Born	2 January 1954[1] Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party
Spouse(s)	Shiva Maurya
Children	2, including Sanghmitra Maurya
Parents	Badlu Maurya
Alma mater	Allahabad University[2]
Profession	Lawyer Agriculturist
Website	http://www.swamiprasadmaurya.com

Early life and education

Maurya was born on 2 January 1954 in Chakwadh, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh to Badlu Maurya. He is married to Shiva Maurya, with whom he has a son and a daughter. His daughter is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Budaun.[10] He attended the Allahabad University and attained Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees.[1][2][11]

Political career

Maurya has been a MLA for five terms. He represented the Padrauna constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party political party. He was previously a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected in the assembly as a member of BSP. On 22 June 2016, Maurya resigned from all party posts alleging "money for ticket" syndicate being run by the party, this claim was later denied by the BSP supremo Mayawati in a press conference on the same day, where she thanked Maurya for doing courtesy on the party for leaving on his own, otherwise he was about to be expelled for promoting dynastic politics within BSP.

In July 2016, Maurya announced that the formation of his organisational unit called Loktantrik Bahujan Manch which launched at Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Ground.[12]

In March 2017, he is appointed as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government. He go ministries of Labour and Employment exchanges, Urban employment and Poverty alleviation in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[13]

On 21 August 2019, After first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Labour, Employment, Co-ordination.[14]

Posts Held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	Oct-1996	Mar-2002	Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
02	Mar-1997	Oct-1997	Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
03	Sep-2001	Oct-2001	Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
04	Mar-2002	May-2007	Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
05	May-2002	Aug-2003	Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
06	May-2002	Aug-2003	Leader of the House, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
07	Aug-2003	Sep-2003	Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
08	May-2007	Nov-2009	Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
09	Nov-2009	Mar-2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
10	November 2007	March 2012	Cabinet Minister in Smt. Mayawati Cabinet
11	March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
12	March 2012	June 2016	Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly	Resigned
13	March 2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
14	March 2017	Incumbent	Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment, Coordination.

Personal life

Maurya converted to Buddhism from Hinduism. His daughter, Sanghmitra Maurya, was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 General Elections.

See also

• Dinanath Bhaskar
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Member Profile" (PDF). U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
3. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
4. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
5. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
6. "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
7. "रोजगार सुविधाओं के लिये उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार का वेब–ठिकाना". sewayojan.up.nic.in.
8. "Official website of the Uttar Pradesh Labour Department". uplabour.gov.in.
9. "उत्तर प्रदेश भवन एवं अन्य सन्निर्माण कर्मकार कल्याण बोर्ड". upbocw.in.
10. "Member Profile". Uttar Pradesh Vidhansabha official website. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. "Swami Prasad Maurya Did Great Favour By Quitting Bahujan Samaj Party: Mayawati". NDTV.com.
12. "BSP rebel leader Swami Prasad Maurya launches Loktantrik Bahujan Manch, 'not a party'". 18 July 2016.
13. "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
14. Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 2 September 2019.