Azad Ari Mardan
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Lalganj
In office
11 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded byBechai Saroj
Succeeded byBechai Saroj
ConstituencyLalganj, Azamgarh
Personal details
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
SpouseSangeeta Azad
Children3
ParentGandhi Azad
Residence(s)Mehnagar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Education
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
OccupationMLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Agriculture
  • Advocacy

Azad Ari Mardan is an Indian politician and a former member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Lalganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[2]

Early life and education

Mardan was born 1 July 1972 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to his father Gandhi Azad. He belongs to the Chamar community, a Scheduled Caste.[1] He got a B.A. degree in 1992 and a LLB in 1995 from Allahabad University.[1][2] He married Sangeeta Azad; they have one son and two daughters.

Political career

Mardan has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Lalganj constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[2] He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Daroga Prasad Saroj by a margin of 2,227 votes.[3]

His wife Sangeeta Azad was also elected Member of Parliament from Lalganj Loksabha in 2019 general elections by defeating BJP's Neelam Sonkar.[4]

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
01March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Abhishek. "UP election results 2019 : लालगंज संसदीय सीट पर बसपा की संगीता के सिर सजा ताज". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2017". Elections.in. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.


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