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Biography
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.
Personal life
Paras was born on 14 June 1967 to Amar Singh 'Ravi' in Binzhahed, Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. He has received education till Intermediate. Paras married Neelam Singh Paras on 17 April 1994, which whom he has a son. He is an agriculturist by profession.
Political career
Manoj Kumar Paras has been a MLA for two term. He represents the Nagina constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party. Paras was also a minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. On 9 March 2014, Paras was sacked (as minister) by Akhilesh Yadav on grounds of "anti-party activities".
In 2017 elections he defeating Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Omwati Devi by a margin of 7,967 votes.
He is accused of rape (2007) and presently in jail as court has rejected his bail (2019).[1][2]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| 02 | 2012 | 2014 | Minister, Stamp and civil defence | Sacked by Akhilesh Yadav in March 2014. |
| 01 | March 2017 | Incumbent | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly |
