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Sant Prasad
Sant Prasad
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2012–2022
Constituency	Khajani
	In office; October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded by	Molai
Succeeded by	Sadal Prasad
Constituency	Bansgaon
Personal details
Born	1 January 1955 (age 69); Bhadar Khas, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janta Party
Spouse	Kushmati Devi
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter
Parent	Late Munesar Prasad
Residence(s)	Bhadar Khas, Badhyapar, Gorakhpur
Alma mater	Post Graduate from Jabalpur University
Profession	Politician

Sant Prasad is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasad is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Khajani constituency in Gorakhpur district.

Political career

Prasad has been a member of the 13th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2012, he has represented the Khajani constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.^[2]

in 1996 (13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad defeated Janata Dal candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 11,034 votes.^[3]
in 2002 (14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad lost his seat to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 21,739 votes.^[3]
in 2007 (15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he again lost to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 2,284 votes.^[3]
he was again elected from newly created constituency Khajani (Assembly constituency) in 2012 (16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, Prasad defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Samujh by a margin of 9,436 votes.^[4]
in 2017 (17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, he again defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rajkumar by a margin of 20,079 votes.^[4]

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	October 1996	March 2002	Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
02	March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	^[5]
03	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bansgaon Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Sitting and previous MLAs from Khajani Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 December 2018.