Ajay Kumar Lallu
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Ajay Kumar Lallu | |
|---|---|
| AICC Incharge for Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Kumar |
| MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2012 – March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency) |
| President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 7 October 2019 – 16 March 2022 | |
| National President | Sonia Gandhi (Interim) |
| Preceded by | Raj Babbar |
| Succeeded by | Brijlal Khabri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1979 TamkuhiRoad, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Parent | Shivnath Prasad |
| Alma mater | Political science from Kishan PG Collage |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Agriculture |
As of 10 June, 2020 | |
Ajay Kumar Lallu (born 4 November 1979) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India, and ex-president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. He represented the Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency) constituency in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He is a leader of Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3]
Lallu was born 4 November 1979 in Seorahi village of Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Shivnath Prasad. Lallu is unmarried.[4] He belongs to Kandu caste. In 2001, he received a postgraduate degree in political science from Kishan PG Collage Seorahi, Kushinagar.[5]
Political career
Lallu started his political journey as general secretary (Students Union) in 1998–99. In 1999-2000 he was on post of president of students union. He was also on post of State Coordinator of Ekta Parishad from 2001 to 2007.[4] In 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2007) elections, he contested from Seorahi (Assembly constituency) as an Independent candidate but lost to SP's P K Rai. He stood sixth with 2,891 votes. After election he joined Indian National Congress.[6]
After Delimitation order (2008) Seorahi constituency was abolished by Election Commission of India. In 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he got ticket by Indian National Congress from Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency) of Kushinagar district. He was elected MLA by defeating Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Nand Kishor Mishra by a margin of 5,860 votes.[7]
In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was again elected MLA by defeating the BJP candidate Jagadish Mishra by a margin of 18,114 votes.[8]
In October 2019, seeing his hard work, the Congress Party appointed him as President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.[9][10]