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Who is Swami Prasad Maurya?

Swami Prasad Maurya

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Who is Swami Prasad Maurya?

Indian politician Swami Prasad Maurya is a member of the Samajwadi Party and also a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.  
 
Life and Education
 
Swami Prasad Maurya was born on January 2, 1954, in Pratapgarh and is married to Shiva Maurya. The couple has two children. Maurya's daughter Sanghmitra is a BJP MP and represents Badaun in the Lok Sabha.
 
Maurya hails from the other backward class (OBC) community. He graduated from Allahabad University and received degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts (LLB).
 
Career
 
Swami Prasad Maurya started his political journey in 1980 and became MLA first from
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LS polls: Swami Prasad Maurya extends support to Chandrashekhar Azad

Maurya also appealed to the people of the Nagina constituency to elect Azad with an overwhelming majority

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Updated On : 13 Apr 2024 | 7:00 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Swami Prasad Maurya to contest from UP's Kushinagar

Kushinagar and Deoria Lok Sabha seats will vote in the seventh and final phase of the general elections on June 1

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2024 | 1:30 PM IST

Swami Prasad Maurya launches new party days after quitting Samajwadi Party

The launch of Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP) came days after Maurya resigned from his MLC seat and severed connections with the Samajwadi Party (SP)

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Updated On : 22 Feb 2024 | 6:42 PM IST
Updated On : 20 Feb 2024 | 1:22 PM IST

SP leader backs Maurya, asks Akhilesh Yadav not to accept resignation

Maurya had on Tuesday resigned as the party's national general secretary accusing the leadership of discriminating against him and not defending him over his remarks

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2024 | 1:33 PM IST

'What was the need of Pran Pratistha': Swami Prasad Maurya in UP Assembly

Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is doing drama and trying to project that there was no Ram Lalla before this govt

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2024 | 12:48 PM IST

Swami Prasad Maurya questions birth of Goddess Lakshmi, invites controversy

Samajwadi Party Leader Swami Prasad Maurya has questioned the birth of Hindu goddess Lakshmi and said "How can Lakshmi be born with four hands?

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2023 | 2:09 PM IST

India-Pak divided because of Hindu Mahasabha not Jinnah: SP leader

"People talking of Hindu Rashtra are enemies of the nation," Swami Prasad Maurya added

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2023 | 10:02 AM IST

Shoe thrown at SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya during party event in Lucknow

The shoe did not reach up to Maurya. Party workers overpowered the alleged assailant and thrashed him

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 2:17 PM IST

Three seats of power looting country, alleges SP's Swami Prasad Maurya

"Today there is an alliance between these three seats of power. When there is a threat to the 'raj gaddi', the 'seth gaddi' and 'mutt gaddi' come to its rescue by opening its coffers

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Updated On : 07 Aug 2023 | 6:51 AM IST

SP MLC Swami Prasad Maurya booked for 'objectionable' comment on Lord Ram

In the video, Maurya can be heard saying -- "Mile Mulayam Kanshi Ram..." and pauses for the crowd to complete the sentence saying "...Hawa main ud gaye Jai Shri Ram"

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 8:37 AM IST

Maurya has been instructed not to indulge in such religious issues: Shivpal

Amid a controversy over Swami Prasad Maurya's remarks on the Ramcharitmanas, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav said he has been instructed not to indulge in such religious issues

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Updated On : 22 Feb 2023 | 7:37 AM IST

Swami Prasad alleges attack by swords in Lucknow amid Ramcharitmanas row

This incident comes weeks after Maurya sparked a major controversy as he demanded the deletion of "insulting comments and sarcasm" targeted at particular castes

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2023 | 7:14 AM IST

Swami Prasad Maurya dares CM Yogi to register FIRs against seers, RSS chief

Maurya had demanded that either those parts be removed or the entire Ramcharitmanas be banned

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Updated On : 07 Feb 2023 | 10:08 AM IST

State scan: Tulsidas configured in Uttar Pradesh's caste strategy

The SP is positioning itself as the voice of the OBCs and Dalits, which, respectively, constitute nearly 40 and 21 per cent of the population in UP

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2023 | 10:52 PM IST

By conferring Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam, govt has mocked stature: Maurya

By conferring the Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on Thursday

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2023 | 3:45 PM IST

Unhinged by FIR, SP leader Maurya stands ground on Ramcharitmanas remarks

Booked for his comments on the Ramcharitmanas, Swami Prasad Maurya has refused to retract his remarks saying he had spoken on a particular verse in Hindu epic poem and not about Lord Ram

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2023 | 9:34 AM IST

Shrikant case: Swami Prasad sends defamation notice to Noida police chief

Maurya, who is also a member of the UP Legislative Council, has sought Rs 11.50 cr as general and special compensation for loss of reputation and family honour, mental torture and physical agony

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Updated On : 13 Aug 2022 | 11:22 PM IST

Shrikant Tyagi got MLA sticker for car from Swami Prasad Maurya: Noida cops

He had also purchased special series numbers, all having at least two zeroes and the Lucknow registration, for his vehicles for which he paid Rs 1.10 lakh each.

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2022 | 9:36 PM IST

BJP workers attacked my convoy: Ex-UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya

Maurya's daughter Sanghmitra Maurya who is a BJP MP too supported her father's allegation as the Samajwadi Party condemned the alleged attack by power-protected miscreants

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2022 | 11:22 PM IST