Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel | |
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Uttar Pradesh state president, Samajwadi Party | |
Assumed office 1 January 2017 |
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Preceded by | Shivpal Singh Yadav |
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (M.L.C.) | |
Assumed office 2006 |
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Member of the 10th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) | |
In office 2 December 1989 – 4 April 1991 |
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Preceded by | Prakash Naraian |
Succeeded by | Chattra Pal Verma |
Constituency | Jahanabad |
Deputy Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government | |
In office 5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Lahuri Sarai, Jahanabad, Fatehpur |
10 January 1956
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Samajwadi Party (1992-present) |
Other political affiliations |
Janata Dal (1989-1992) |
Parents | Roshan Lal |
Residence | Naubasta, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater | P.P.N. Degree College, Kanpur University (B.A.,M.A.) D.A.V. Law College, Kanpur University (LL.B.) |
Naresh Uttam (born January 10, 1956 in Lahuri Sarai, Jahanabad, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh) is a leader of the Samajwadi Party. and member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. He first became an MLA as a Janata Dal candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of theSamajwadi Party. Currently, he is the President of Uttar Pradesh State for Samajwadi Party, second only to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the organisational setup in party state unit. With his clean image and educated background (post-graduate from Kanpur University, he has earned a reputation of grass-root leader with wider following among the dominant Kurmi caste voters. His elevation to such an important position indicates Party's new inclusive agenda that can help change image of the Party. He was the Minister in first Mulayam Government from 1989 to 1991 and three times Member of UP Legislative House. He was member of the Backward Class Commission and also member of the Janeshawar Mishra Trust. He was appointed Deputy when CM Akhilesh was UP party chief of SP, however when Shivpal Yadav became party chief, he was removed. He belongs to Dominant Kurmi OBCs caste of UP and has been considered to be close to Mulayam Singh Yadav.
He is also one of the founding MLAs of Samajwadi Party. Being a loyalist and stalwart leader of OBCs, he has been entrusted with the screening of candidates for the 2017 state elections.