Munna Lal Maurya (15 September 1965 - 26 April 2007) was an Indian politician based in

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. He was elected to 13th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly via 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. Maurya was elected as a member of

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. He also served as a minister in

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when Bhartiya Janta Party was in power in state under Kalyan Singh and Rajnath Singh's leadership. His wife

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was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a candidate of Samajwadi Party in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. He represented Khaga Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Life and career

Munna Lal Maurya was born to Nanku Lal Maurya on 16 September 1965 in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh in a

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family. After completing his bachelor's degree, he was married to Anila Devi, also known as

in 1991. Maurya was an agriculturist, before he moved into active politics of the state of Uttar Pradesh, as a member of

. His first stint as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly came in 1996 mid-term elections, when he was elected from Khaga Assembly constituency of the Fatehpur district on the symbol of Bahujan Samaj Party. Between 1997 and 1998, he served as member of Parliamentary Research,Reference and Studies committee of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and later Minister of State in BJP Govt. He defeated Bhup Narayan Singh Lodhi of Bharatiya Janata Party in 1996 assembly elections. He was subsequently defeated in 2002 Assembly Election after losing the election to BSP candidate by 3074 votes.In 2002, he contested as a member of

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. He died in a road accident on April 26, 2007 during UP Assembly Election.

References

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