Who is Keshav Prasad Maurya?

Keshav Prasad Maurya

About Keshav Prasad Maurya

Who is Keshav Prasad Maurya?

Keshav Prasad Maurya is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who serves as the Deputy Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh. He is also an MP from the Phulpur parliamentary constituency of Prayagraj.
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Maurya was born on May 7, 1969, in Kaushambi district to Dhanapati Devi and Late Shyamlal Maurya. His father was a farmer and had a tea shop in Sirathu Nagar and his mother is a housewife. Maurya has two brothers -- Sukh Lal and Rajendra Kumar and three sisters -- Sumitra Devi, Kamlesh Kumari and Asha Devi.

He got married in 1985 to Rajkumari Devi and the couple has two sons Ashish Kumar Maurya and Yogesh Kumar Maurya.
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The politician attended junior high school in Sirathu Nagar and then secondary school in Osa. To support the family during the financial crisis, he used to sell newspapers and help his father at the tea stall. Later, he studied Hindi Literature at the Hindu Sahitya Sammelan in Prayagraj.
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Career
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Since 1980s, Keshav Prasad Maurya has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He was instrumental during the cow-protection and Ram Janmabhoomi movements. He also led the group of Kar Sewak for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in 1990.
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In 2012, Maurya was the first BJP MLA from Sirathu Tahseel. As BJP's Phoolpur MP, he headed the ministries of public works department (PWD), food processing, entertainment tax and public enterprises department.
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He was elected as an MP from the Phulpur constituency in 2014, prior to that, he had contested the 2002, 2007 and 2012 assembly elections. Maurya was appointed the state president of BJP in UP in 2016. A year later, he became the deputy CM of the state.

Latest Updates on Keshav Prasad Maurya

BJP leaders support caste census, says UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

2 min read Last Updated :Nov 30 2023 | 11:35 AM IST
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PM's presence at Ram Mandir consecration matter of good fortune: UP Dy CM

2 min read Last Updated :Oct 26 2023 | 11:28 AM IST
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Sanjeev Jeeva, close aid of Mukhtar Ansari, shot dead outside Lucknow court

1 min read Last Updated :Jun 07 2023 | 7:21 PM IST
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Akhilesh should not try to gain sympathy saying he will be arrested: Maurya

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 23 2023 | 1:38 PM IST
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UP has best policies in every field, says Deputy CM Maurya at GIS

2 min read Last Updated :Feb 11 2023 | 6:11 PM IST
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Uttar Pradesh Dy CM Maurya accuses SP of delaying municipal polls

2 min read Last Updated :Dec 15 2022 | 10:30 AM IST
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Azam Khan was 'riot-provoking' minister in SP regime, says UP Dy CM

2 min read Last Updated :Nov 29 2022 | 10:23 AM IST
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Shinde camp appoints Yuva Sena executive panel members; most kin of rebels

1 min read Last Updated :Oct 01 2022 | 8:11 AM IST
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Keshav Prasad Maurya slams Akhilesh, says 100 SP MLAs ready to join BJP

2 min read Last Updated :Sep 08 2022 | 6:51 AM IST
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Prayagraj airport will be made international facility before 2025 Mahakumbh

1 min read Last Updated :Sep 03 2022 | 7:07 PM IST
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'Organisation is bigger than govt', tweets Keshav Maurya, creates furore

2 min read Last Updated :Aug 22 2022 | 8:50 AM IST
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Akhilesh unable to bear growing stature of backward class leaders: Maurya

2 min read Last Updated :Jul 24 2022 | 12:06 AM IST
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Adityanath reaches Hyderabad to attend BJP National Working Committee meet

1 min read Last Updated :Jul 02 2022 | 6:48 PM IST
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For Congress individual takes precedence over country: Keshav Prasad Maurya

2 min read Last Updated :Jun 16 2022 | 8:41 AM IST
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Nine BJP candidates file nominations for UP Legislative Council polls

2 min read Last Updated :Jun 09 2022 | 1:53 PM IST
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Farmers hope to get justice: Tikait on Ashish Mishra's bail cancellation

2 min read Last Updated :Apr 18 2022 | 2:44 PM IST
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Over one lakh poor people in UP will be given keys within 100 days: Maurya

4 min read Last Updated :Apr 07 2022 | 5:08 PM IST
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UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps Home, Khanna gets Finance Ministry

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 28 2022 | 9:26 PM IST
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Son of UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya injured in road mishap in Jalaun

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 26 2022 | 8:16 PM IST
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BJP enhances Keshav Maurya's stature, retains him as UP deputy CM

2 min read Last Updated :Mar 26 2022 | 12:55 PM IST
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