Raghuraj Pratap Singh,,commonly known as Raja Bhaiya,is an Indian politician,currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly,representing the Kunda assembly constituency. He has been elected as an MLA for the seventh consecutive time since 1993. In 2018,he founded and became the national president of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik party. Singh has held various Cabinet Minister positions in the Uttar Pradesh government in both SP and BJP administrations.
Hari Kewal Prasad alternatively known as Hari Kewal Prasad Kushwaha was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament for four terms. He was a member of the 9th,10th,12th and the 14th Lok Sabhas of India. In all four terms,he represented the Salempur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party before his death. and his son Ravindra Kushwaha is also currently Member of Parliament 2014 till now
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 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 second term as Deputy CM in the second Yogi Adityanath government.
Dinanath Bhaskar is an Indian politician active in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Once a close associate of Kanshi Ram,he was a founding member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and was Minister for Health during the state's coalition government of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and BSP in 1993. He quit the BSP to join the SP in 1996,rejoined the BSP around 2009 and in 2015 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ram Murti Verma is an Indian politician and former Minister of Milk and Dairy development in the Uttar Pradesh government under Akhilesh Yadav ministry. As a member of the Samajwadi Party,Verma represents the Tanda constituency in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Before that,he represented the Akbarpur constituency in the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Swami Prasad Maurya is an Indian politician and was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Samajwadi Party. 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 was serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour,Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry. Until 2021,he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.
R. S. Kushwaha is an Indian politician from the Lakhimpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. R. S. Kushwaha is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and has previously held the post of the national general secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). He has also served as the president of the Uttar Pradesh state unit of the party during the time of Alliance between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. He defected to SP in October,2021. He was the member of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2016. He also contested the 15th Lok Sabha Elections against congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli constituency.
Janmejay Singh was an Indian politician and member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Deoria in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Deoria is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Deoria in the Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh,India. This seat was known as Deoria North assembly from 1952 to 1967. In 1967,this seat has been changed to Deoria.
Fazilnagar is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Fazilnagar in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh,India.
Bhatpar Rani is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Bhatpar Rani in the Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh,India.
Ashutosh Upadhyay is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of Deoria,Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Bhatpar Rani constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He is son of veteran leader,ex cabinet minister late shri Kameshwar Upadhyay who was 5 times MLA and 3 times minister from U.P.
Suresh Tiwari is an Indian politician and a former member of 15th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of Deoria,Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Barhaj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Shakir Ali is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. He served as the MLA from Pathardeva in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after being elected in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a Samajwadi Party candidate.
Kushwaha is a surname used by people of Koeri caste in Bihar. 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,who comprise about 9% of the population of state of Bihar.
Suraj Singh Shakya was an Indian politician and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly,who was elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sakit Assembly constituency of Etah district of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as Minister of State for Cooperatives in Government of Uttar Pradesh during 1991–92. Shakya has served as M.L.A for four terms. He was first elected in 1991 and was subsequently re-elected in 1993 elections. After his second term,there was a gap and his third term came in 2002,which was followed by his victory in 2007 Assembly elections as well. Besides Bharatiya Janata Party,he has also represented Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Munna Lal Maurya was an Indian politician based in Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to 13th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly via 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. Maurya was elected as a member of Bahujan Samaj Party. He also served as a minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh in the government of Bahujan Samaj Party. His wife Usha Maurya was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a candidate of Samajwadi Party in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. He represented Khaga Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Ram Prakash Kushwaha is an Indian politician based in Uttar Pradesh,who was elected to 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly via 2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. Kushwaha was a member of Bahujan Samaj Party then,and was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Ghatampur Assembly constituency of Kanpur Nagar district. In later years of his political career,he joined Samajwadi Party. He contested 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from Akbarpur-Raniya Assembly constituency as Ghatampur constituency was then reserved for Schedule Castes after delimitation. He lost the election of 2022 to Pratibha Shukla of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kunwar Shivnath Singh Kushwaha was an Indian politician based in Uttar Pradesh,who served as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for five terms. Kushwaha was also a minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was in-charge of eight important ministries during his tenure. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Ghatampur Assembly constituency of the Kanpur district. Between 1975 to 1977,he also served as Deputy Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Nathu Ram Kushwaha was an Indian politician based in Uttar Pradesh,who served as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the 15th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. He was a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislature via 2007 Assembly elections. Kushwaha was an engineer,prior to becoming a politician and he was popularly known as Engineer Nathu Ram Kushwaha in political circle.
