Jitendra Prasada (12 November 1938 – 16 January 2001) was an Indian politician and a former vice-president of the Indian National Congress. He was also the political advisor to two prime ministers of India, Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1994.
Jitendra Prasada | |
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| Vice President, All India Congress Committee | |
| Member of 5th, 7th, 8th, 13th Lok Sabha | |
| Constituency | Shahjahanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1938 Shahjahanpur, United Provinces, British India (present day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 16 January 2001 (aged 62) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kanta Prasada |
| Children | 2 (incl. Jitin Prasada) |
| Parents |
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As of 9 March, 2009 Source: [1] | |
Prasad fought Congress Party's presidential election against Sonia Gandhi on 9 November 2000[1] but was defeated. He died on 16 January 2001 in New Delhi following a cerebral haemorrhage.[2]
Personal life
editJitendra Prasada was born to Kunwar Jyoti Prasada and Pamela Devi at Shahjahanpur on 12 November 1938. His grandmother Purnima Devi was the niece of Rabindranath Tagore and mother Pamela Devi belonged to the royal family of Kapurthala State.
He was educated at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences.[3] Other institutes include Sherwood College, Nainital, Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow. He married Kanta Prasada on 27 January 1973. This couple has son, Jitin Prasada and a daughter, Jahnavi Prasada. The family of Jitendra Prasada resides at Prasad Bhawan, Shahjahanpur.
Political career
editPrasad entered politics as a member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad in 1970. He was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971 from Shahjahanpur constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 and 1984 from the same constituency. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 1999. He was again elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from Shahjahanpur constituency.[4]
Posts held
edit- President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee since 5 January 1995
- Vice-President, AICC, June, 1997 to April, 1998
- Chairman, Co-operative Bank, Shahjahanpur
- Vice-Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Celebration Committee
- Cabinet Secretariat; General Secretary, AICC, 1985
- Political Secretary to Rajiv Gandhi, (Congress President)
- Political Secretary to P.V. Narasimha Rao, (Congress President)
- Member, Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, 1983
- Member, Congress Working Committee, 1992 and 1997
- Member, Estimates Committee, 1980–82
- Member, Committee of Privileges, 1994–96
- Member, Committee on Home Affairs, 1995–97
- Member, Committee on Commerce
- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce
Notes
edit- ^ "Congress president elections : Sonia vs Jitendra Prasad". 6 November 2000. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ MITRA, Sumit. "Congress leader Jitendra Prasada passes away". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "India Today Magazine Issue - Dated February 24, 2020". www.indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Lok Sabha - Synopsis of Debates, February 19, 2001". Indian Parliament website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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