Swami Prasad Maurya
| Swami Prasad Maurya स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्या |
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| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office Mar 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Padrauna |
| MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly | |
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In office Nov 2009 – Mar 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Kuwar Ratanjit Pratap Narayan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Padrauna |
| MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly | |
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In office Mar 2002 – May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Ajai Pal Singh |
| Constituency | Dalmau |
| MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly | |
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In office Oct 1996 – Mar 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Gajhadar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Dalmau |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 2, 1954 Pratapgarh |
| Nationality |
 India
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shiva Maurya (wife) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Parents | Badlu Maurya (father) |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Profession | Lawyer, Agriculturist & Politician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Swami Prasad Maurya (Hindi: स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्या) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for four terms, has been minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house and Leader of opposition. He is currently Leader of Opposition in the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Swami Prasad Maurya was born in Pratapgarh. He attended the Allahabad University and attained Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees.
Maurya has been a MLA for four terms. He represented the Padrauna constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party political party. He was previously a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected in the assembly as a member of BSP. On 22 June 2016, Maurya resigned from all party posts alleging "money for ticket" syndicate being run by the party, this claim was later denied by the BSP supremo Mayawati in a press conference on the same day, where she thanked Maurya for doing courtesy on the party for leaving on his own, otherwise he was about to be expelled for promoting dynastic politics within BSP.
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