Parasnath Yadav was an Indian politician and was elected 7 times MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh,3 times Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh and 2 times Member of Parliament from Jaunpur. He was suffering from bladder cancer for many years,eventually he died on the 12 June 2020 at his residence in Jaunpur district,Uttar Pradesh.
Dr. Harak Singh Rawat is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA ticket for his daughter in law,Anukriti Gusain,from Congress party and worked as a star campaigner in 2022 Uttarakhand General Elections. He became the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh State in the year 1991 and also won assembly election from Pauri. He has also won as an MLA from Rudraprayag,Lansdowne and Kotdwar and is one of the few leaders in the state with a wide appeal in a large area. He was the candidate of Indian National Congress from Garhwal in 2014 Indian general election. He was expelled from BJP and the Cabinet led by Pushkar Singh Dhami stating that he has indulged in anti-party activities and he is demanding ticket for his daughter in law (Anukriti) as well for the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. He later joined Congress in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.
Anupriya Singh Patel is an Indian politician,teacher and social worker from the state of Uttar Pradesh who is the President of Apna Dal (Soneylal) party since 2016 and the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India since 7 July 2021. She represents Mirzapur in the Lok Sabha since 2014. She was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,Government of India from 2016 to 2019. She was previously elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Rohaniya constituency of the Legislature of Uttar Pradesh in Varanasi,where she had fought a campaign in alliance with the Peace Party of India and Bundelkhand Congress from 2012 to 2014.
Dara Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician,currently serving as member of legislative council,and formerly represented the Madhuban in Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former Cabinet Minister in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He also represented Ghosi in the 15th Lok Sabha,where he was leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In 16th Lok Sabha,he was defeated by Harinarayan Rajbhar who represented Bharatiya Janata Party by more than 140,000 votes.
Mahan Dal is an Indian political party founded by Keshav Dev Maurya based in Uttar Pradesh,India.
Keshav Prasad Maurya is an Indian politician,currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Maurya was associated with a right-wing Hindu organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,before entering active politics through BJP. He was also involved in cow protectionism in his early life. Before 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections,he was made state president of the BJP,and after the victory of BJP,he was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the first Yogi Adityanath Government. Maurya again contested the legislative assembly elections in 2022 from Sirathu Assembly constituency,losing to Pallavi Patel of Samajwadi Party. However,he was given a second term as Deputy CM in the second Yogi Adityanath government.
Mahendra Nath Pandey is an Indian politician currently serving as Minister of Heavy Industries he previously served as Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India and Member of Lok Sabha for Chandauli since 2014. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and is the president of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit. He has also served as Union Minister of State for Ministry of Human Resource Development between 2016 and 2017. He is a member of Modi's second ministry. On 30 May 2019,he was appointed as Cabinet minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,Government of India.
Alok Kumar Shakya is a member of the 14th,15th and Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Bhongaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party. In 2022,prior to by-election in Mainpuri Assembly constituency,Shakya was appointed as district president of Samajwadi Party for Mainpuri. This was done in a bid to secure the support of Shakya voters,who were the most populous group after Yadavs in this constituency. He has also served as a minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Yasar Shah is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Matera constituency of Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He was also Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh Government for Power,Coal,and New and Renewable Energy,Minister Of State (IC) for Transport,and Minister for Commercial Taxes.
Shailendra Yadav Lalai is an Indian politician and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Shahganj constituency in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh,India. He was elected as a member of Legislative Assembly,Uttar Pradesh consecutively for the fourth time. He was the Minister of State for Energy and Planning in the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government led by the then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The national president of Samajwadi Party (SP) and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has appointed him as the opposition's deputy Chief Whip in the current (17th) Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He is believed to be a close ally of Akhilesh Yadav and the latter counts on him a lot.
Sukhdev Rajbhar was an Indian politician and a senior member of 11th,12th,14th,15th,and 17th Legislative Assembly(For Five Terms as a senior member),Uttar Pradesh of India,He Also Served As the Speaker of The 15th Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Assembly From 2007-2012 in the Bahujan Samaj Party’s Mayawati Government as well as a Cabinet Minister,Minister Of State(Independent Charge),Minister Of State at various occasions in the cabinet of several chief ministers in the government of Uttar Pradesh,he also served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council(M.L.C) for 1 term for 6 years from B.S.P. He represented the Didarganj constituency in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He was a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and a Minister in the Mayawati,Kalyan Singh and Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinets.
Gyanendra Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly,in India. Since 2017,he represents the Paniyara in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he was also a member in 11th,13th and 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Shyamdeurawa,which was abolished after Delimitation order (2008).
Dr. Masood Ahmad is an Indian politician and a member of 1993 Legislative Assembly of Tanda,Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Tanda,Ambedkar Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a state President of Rashtriya Lok Dal of Uttar Pradesh since August 2016 to March 2022. He was former Education Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1993.
Asha Maurya is an Indian politician. She was elected to Mahmoodabad in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mukesh Choudhary is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh,representing the Nakur Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Rani Saroj Kumari Gaurihar was an Indian writer,politician and freedom fighter. She hailed from the former princely state of Gaurihar. She served as a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Chandla Assembly constituency from 1967 to 1972. She participated in India's movement of freedom struggle and was jailed once during the freedom movement. She died on 28 August 2022,at the age of 93. She was the last Rajmata and last queen of Gaurihar State. Her notable works include Anand Chhalia and Mandvi Ek Vismrita,both poetry collections.
Maurya is a surname used by Kushwaha caste in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The community called Kushwaha are also known as Koeri,Kachhi,Shakya,Murao and Saini in various parts of the state of Uttar Pradesh. They are second largest OBC group in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after Yadavs and are one of the most politically organised peasant community in India after Jats,Yadavs and Kurmis. In Rajasthan,due to lack of numerical preponderance in assembly constituencies like Jats,they are underrepresented in politics;however,in Bihar,they are a dominant caste,comprising approximately 9 percent of the population of state. They wield influence over 63 assembly constituencies and half a dozen Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
Kushwaha is a surname used by people of Koeri caste in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The Kushwahas are also known as Maurya,Shakya,Saini in various parts of north India. As per one opinion,the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of Kachhi caste,who later merged with the Koeris to become a single homogeneous community. They are a dominant OBC community in the state of Bihar.
Shakya is an Indian surname and is part of the broader Kushwaha (Koeri) community including other surnames like Maurya,Kachhi and Saini,who collectively assert descent from Kusha,a son of the avatar of Vishnu,Rama. This caste group is considered as one of the most numerous OBC castes in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It is estimated that they are distributed across the states,in almost all assembly constituencies. In Uttar Pradesh,they have preponderance in Etah Lok Sabha constituency.
Saini is an Indian surname,used by various communities in North India. In Uttar Pradesh,it is used by people of Kushwaha or the Koeri caste. In Rajasthan and Haryana,it is most often associated with Mali caste. Saini is also a community of Punjab,included in state's list of Other Backward Class from 2016 onwards. In Haryana term Saini is considered synonymous with other terms such as Koeri,Kushwaha,Maurya and Shakya,all included in state's list of Backward Castes.
