Jitin Prasada

Jitin Prasada
Jitin Prasada
Minister of Public Works Department; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; March 25, 2022 – March 20, 2024
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Keshav Prasad Maurya
Minister of Technical Education; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 26 September 2021 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Kamal Rani Varun
Succeeded by	Ashish Singh Patel
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
	In office; October 1, 2021 – March 20, 2024
Constituency	Nominated by Governor
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
	In office; 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	M. M. Pallam Raju
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways
	In office; 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	C. P. Joshi
Minister of state for Petroleum & Natural Gas
	In office; 28 May 2009 – 19 january 2011
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Murli Deora
Minister of state for Steel
	In office; 6 April 2008 – 22 May 2009
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Ram Vilas Paswan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Rekha Verma
Constituency	Dhaurara
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Rammurti Singh Verma
Succeeded by	Mithlesh Kumar
Constituency	Shahjahanpur
Personal details
Born	Kunwar Jitin Prasada; 29 November 1973 (age 50); Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (2001–2021)
Spouse	Neha Seth (m. 2010)
Children	2
Parents	Jitendra Prasada; Kanta Prasada;
Relatives	Kumari Janhavi Prasada,; Tagore family,; Kapurthala Royal Family;
Residence(s)	Hata Baba Sahab, Khirani Bag, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education	The Doon School, Dehradun; Sherwood College, Nainital; Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University (B.Com.); International Management Institute, New Delhi (M.B.A.);

Jitin Prasada (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed Cabinet Minister by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former Minister of State for Human Resource Department, Government of India. He was representing Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency) of district Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in 15th Lok Sabha,^[1] where he won by 184,509 votes.^[2] On 9 June 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Prasada attended The Doon School, Dehradun at roughly the same time as politicians Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo and Dushyant Singh.^[8]^[9]^[10]

^ Priya Sahgal. "The Rahul offensive". India Today. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "कांग्रेस का दामन छोड़ BJP में शामिल हुए पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री जितिन प्रसाद, पीयूष गोयल ने दिलाई सदस्यता". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP". The Economic Times. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh". Maulshree Seth. The Indian Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Explained: How Jitin Prasada's defection could impact BJP, Congress, and SP in Uttar Pradesh". 14 June 2021.
^ "Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha". 31 May 2009.
^ "In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMS, all from the same powerful era". 19 December 2018.
^ "UPA's Sachin Pilot, Agatha Sangma & Jitin Prasada on matters personal & political". Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[1] Priya Sahgal. "The Rahul offensive". India Today. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[2] "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[3] "कांग्रेस का दामन छोड़ BJP में शामिल हुए पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री जितिन प्रसाद, पीयूष गोयल ने दिलाई सदस्यता". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[4] "UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[5] "Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP". The Economic Times. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[6] "Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh". Maulshree Seth. The Indian Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[7] "Explained: How Jitin Prasada's defection could impact BJP, Congress, and SP in Uttar Pradesh". 14 June 2021.

[8] "Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha". 31 May 2009.

[9] "In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMS, all from the same powerful era". 19 December 2018.

[10] "UPA's Sachin Pilot, Agatha Sangma & Jitin Prasada on matters personal & political". Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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Jitin Prasada

Minister of Public Works Department Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25) – March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Keshav Prasad Maurya
Minister of Technical Education Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 26 September 2021 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Kamal Rani Varun
Succeeded by	Ashish Singh Patel
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) – March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
Constituency	Nominated by Governor
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	M. M. Pallam Raju
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways
In office 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	C. P. Joshi
Minister of state for Petroleum & Natural Gas
In office 28 May 2009 – 19 january 2011
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Murli Deora
Minister of state for Steel
In office 6 April 2008 – 22 May 2009
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Ram Vilas Paswan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Rekha Verma
Constituency	Dhaurara
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Rammurti Singh Verma
Succeeded by	Mithlesh Kumar
Constituency	Shahjahanpur

Personal details
Born	Kunwar Jitin Prasada (1973-11-29) 29 November 1973 (age 50) Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2001–2021)
Spouse	Neha Seth (m. 2010)
Children	2
Parents	Jitendra Prasada Kanta Prasada
Relatives	Kumari Janhavi Prasada, Tagore family, Kapurthala Royal Family
Residence(s)	Hata Baba Sahab, Khirani Bag, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education	The Doon School, Dehradun Sherwood College, Nainital Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University (B.Com.) International Management Institute, New Delhi (M.B.A.)