Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal (born 12 February 1971) is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Rudhauli constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal
MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012 – March 2022
Preceded byRajendra Prasad Chaudhary
Succeeded byRajendra Prasad Chaudhary
ConstituencyRudhauli (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53)[1]
Purani Basti, Basti, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (2007–2017)
Spouse
Sangeeta Jaiswal
(m. 1994)
[1]
Children2
Residence(s)99, Darulsafa, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh[1]
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician, businessman[1]

Early life and education edit

Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal was born on 12 February 1971 in Purani Basti Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to father Pratap Narayan Jaiswal. In 1990, he enrolled in Kendriya Education Board Children Academy in Dehradun and attained High School Certificate. He married Sangita Jaiswal on 6 May 1994, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[1][2]

Political career edit

Jaiswal has been a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In 2012 elections, he was elected MLA from Rudhauli (Assembly constituency) as a member of Indian National Congress. He defeated his nearest candidate Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary (Bahujan Samaj Party) by a margin of 5,843 (2.88%) votes.[4]

In 2017, Jaiswal resigned from Indian National Congress and joined BJP. In 2017 elections, he was again elected MLA from Rudhauli constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary by a margin of 21,805 (9.80%) votes.[4]

Posts held edit

# From To Position Comments
01 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [5]
02 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
  3. ^ "घर में नाममात्र कैश रखने वाले बीजेपी प्रत्याशी की पत्नी पहनती हैं इतने लाख के जेवर". Patrika. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Rudhauli Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2018.