Jai Prakash

Jai Prakash (born 16 April 1958), also known as Jai Prakash Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2024 as the BJP Member of Parliament from Hardoi Lok Sabha.[1] Having a long political career, he has won Lok Sabha elections four times and was once elected as a Rajya Sabha member.[1]

For the Indian Independence leader, known as JP, see Jayaprakash Narayan.
Not to be confused with Jai Prakash Nishad.
For the Indian Olympic wrestler, see Jai Prakash (wrestler).

Jai Prakash
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Preceded byJai Prakash ( previous term 2019-2024)
ConstituencyHardoi
Personal details
Born (1958-04-16) 16 April 1958
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseJyoti Prakash
ChildrenAditya Prakash Anuj Prakash
ResidenceUnnao
Websitehttp://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=159

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Jai Prakash won by a margin of 27,856 against Samajwadi Party's Usha Verma in the Hardoi Lok Sabha constituency, while in the previous 2019 elections, Jai Prakash had defeated the SP candidate by a comfortable 1,32,474 votes in the same constituency.[3]

Early life and Education

Jai Prakash was born in 1958 to the late Shri Jagannath Prasad and Smt Vidyawati in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He is a graduate who completed his bachelor in Arts and also studied law (LLB) from Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Political career

He entered active politics in Uttar Pradesh, fought several Lok Sabha elections, and became a Member of Parliament from the Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha Constituency. Subsequently, he became the BJP candidate for the nearby Hardoi constituency in 2019.[1]

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jai Prakash garnered 5,68,143 votes, and defeated SP's Usha Verma by a comfortable 1,32,474 votes in the Hardoi constituency.[3] Jai Prakash was able to secure the BJP candidacy again in 2024 elections from Hardoi.[4]

In the 2024 elections, Jai Prakash was up against a stiff challenge from the SP candidate, while the BSP candidate was also a factor in the Hardoi constituency, which has diverse demographics including an important SC community.[5] Jai Prakash was among the few sitting BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh who were able to retain their seats in the 2024 elections. [3]

References
  1. "JAI PRAKASH RAWAT BIOGRAPHY". Indian Express. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180131/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=159
  3. "Hardoi Election Results 2024". Times of India. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. "Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 dates and candidates". WION. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. "Hardoi constituency of Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024". Times of India. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.


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