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Swami Prasad Maurya (Hindi: स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्या) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for four terms, has been minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house and Leader of opposition. He is currently Leader of Opposition in the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life and education
Swami Prasad Maurya was born in Pratapgarh. He attended the Allahabad University and attained Bachelor of Laws & Master of Arts degrees.
Political career
Maurya has been a MLA for four 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 at Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Ground.
Posts Held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Oct-1996 | Mar-2002 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly | |
| 02 | Mar-1997 | Oct-1997 | 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 | 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 | Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 09 | Nov-2009 | Mar-2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly | |
| 10 | Nov-2007 | Mar-2012 | Minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 11 | Mar-2012 | Incumbent | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| 12 | Mar-2012 | 22-Jun-2016 | Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |