The Samajwadi Party is a socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. The Samajwadi Party is currently led by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. It is currently third-largest party in Lok Sabha with 37 seats.
Ambedkar Nagar is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erstwhile Faizabad district. It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of B. R. Ambedkar, who worked for the advancement of the depressed classes. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.
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.
Tanda is a town in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of Ghaghara River. It is a nagar palika parishad and is part of Ayodhya division in Uttar Pradesh. The town is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east from district headquarter Akbarpur. Tanda is also a tehsil in the district. It has one of the largest handloom weaving industries for manufacturing varieties like gamchha, lungi, polyester clothing, check-shirt clothes material in state of Uttar Pradesh.
Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This Lok Sabha Constituency came into existence in 1996 as 11th Lok Sabha was held in April - May 1996. On 29 September 1995 Ambedkar Nagar district was carved out from Faizabad division in the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.
Katehri, also spelled as Katehari, is a town in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Katehri is also a block in Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
Lalji Verma is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He represented Katehari Assembly constituency in 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. In 2024 Indian general elections, he was elected to Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha on the symbol of Samajwadi Party.
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.
Akbarpur Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Ambedkar Nagar district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. Akbarpur Assembly constituency came into existence in 1955 as a result of the "Final Order DC (1953-1955)". The extant and serial number of this constituency was last defined in "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".
Manoj Kumar Paras is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Nagina constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.
Alapur is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Alapur in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of five assembly constituencies in the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 279 amongst 403 constituencies.
Roshan Lal Verma is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Tilhar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.
HajiAzimulhaq Pahalwan was an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Tanda constituency in Ambedkar Nagar from Samajwadi Party during 2012 to Mar 2017 when Akhilesh Yadav was elected as first time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Mukesh Verma is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and also 17th Legislative Assembly of Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Firozabad, Ambedkar Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of Samajwadi Party.
Ritesh Pandey is an Indian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar constituency. He was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Pandey resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2024. He was also a MLA from Jalalpur constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district, which he represented between June 2017 and May 2019 before elected as MP in. He was appointed the Leader of the BSP in the Lok Sabha in January 2020. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Deputy Leader. According to his election filing he has 30 crores as his assets.
Tanda is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the town of Tanda in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of five assembly constituencies in the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 278 amongst 403 constituencies.
Katehari is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Katehari in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Katehari is one of five assembly constituencies in the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Rakesh Pandey is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Jalalpur as a Samajwadi Party candidate. He was a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambedkar Nagar as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. From 2002 to 2007, he was a MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In January 2022, Pandey left Bahujan Samaj Party and joined Samajwadi Party.
Ram Achal Rajbhar is an Indian politician and currently a member of Samajwadi Party. He is a five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Ram Nagar since March 2022. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party. Kidwai had previously represented Masauli as a member of Bahujan Samaj Party in the 15th, and Kursi in the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly as a Samajwadi Party candidate.
