Shivcharan Prajapati is an Indian politician from Samajwadi Party. He was elected as the MLA from Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh in 1996 from Bahujan Samaj Party. [1] In 2012, he moved to Samajwadi Party but lost the election to the BJP Candidate. [2] He got into controversy by making a statement where he blamed women for rapes. [3] His son, Alok Prajapti had also been in controversy to get in conflict with district officials for not willing to pay toll at a road. [4]