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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.
 
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
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Akhilesh should not try to gain sympathy saying he will be arrested: Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav should not try to gain sympathy by claiming that he can get arrested.

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2023 | 1:38 PM IST

UP has best policies in every field, says Deputy CM Maurya at GIS

UP Deputy CM said the state has the best policies in every field, including security, and many big investment proposals have come through the Global Investors Summit-2023 (GIS-2023) here

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2023 | 6:11 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Dy CM Maurya accuses SP of delaying municipal polls

He further said that SP appeared to have no faith in democratic values and also accused the party and its leaders of an anti-Dalit and anti-women mentality

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2022 | 10:30 AM IST

Azam Khan was 'riot-provoking' minister in SP regime, says UP Dy CM

Maurya said that the BJP government has done the work of ending the terror of Azam Khan

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2022 | 10:23 AM IST

Shinde camp appoints Yuva Sena executive panel members; most kin of rebels

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday called Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav the "kingpin" of criminals, rioters and mafia.

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Updated On : 01 Oct 2022 | 8:11 AM IST

Keshav Prasad Maurya slams Akhilesh, says 100 SP MLAs ready to join BJP

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has hit back at Akhilesh Yadav's advice to him to cross over on pattern of what happened in Bihar

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Updated On : 08 Sep 2022 | 6:51 AM IST

Prayagraj airport will be made international facility before 2025 Mahakumbh

Before the Mahakumbh in 2025, the airport in Prayagraj will be made an international facility, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2022 | 7:07 PM IST

'Organisation is bigger than govt', tweets Keshav Maurya, creates furore

He was recently appointed the the BJP legislature party leader in the Legislative Council in place of Swatantra Dev Singh

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Updated On : 22 Aug 2022 | 8:50 AM IST

Akhilesh unable to bear growing stature of backward class leaders: Maurya

'Akhilesh Yadav jee, you are not able to tolerate the growing stature of any leaders of the backward class. You want that there should be no bigger OBC leader, and you are anti-backward,' Maurya said.

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2022 | 12:06 AM IST

Adityanath reaches Hyderabad to attend BJP National Working Committee meet

UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted, "The lotus (BJP) will definitely bloom in the Telangana assembly elections in 2023."

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2022 | 6:48 PM IST

For Congress individual takes precedence over country: Keshav Prasad Maurya

For the Congress an individual takes precedence over the country, alleged Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya as he slammed the party for holding demonstrations

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2022 | 8:41 AM IST

Nine BJP candidates file nominations for UP Legislative Council polls

BJP's nine candidates, including Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Thursday filed their nominations for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections

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Updated On : 09 Jun 2022 | 1:53 PM IST

Farmers hope to get justice: Tikait on Ashish Mishra's bail cancellation

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said the Uttar Pradesh government should now work to provide security, compensation and justice to the aggrieved farmers

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2022 | 2:44 PM IST

Over one lakh poor people in UP will be given keys within 100 days: Maurya

The BJP had promised in its election manifesto for the 2022 assembly elections that it would provide houses to poor families

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2022 | 5:08 PM IST

UP portfolios: Adityanath keeps Home, Khanna gets Finance Ministry

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will head Home, Vigilance and Personnel among the 25 departments with him as the portfolios of the new BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh were announced on Monday

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2022 | 9:26 PM IST

Son of UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya injured in road mishap in Jalaun

Jalaun Superintendent of Police said the deputy CM's son, along with his three companions, was travelling in an SUV and it collided with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the highway

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2022 | 8:16 PM IST

BJP enhances Keshav Maurya's stature, retains him as UP deputy CM

In what could be seen as a growing stature of Keshav Prasad Maurya, the BJP has retained him as deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, despite losing the poll from Sirathu assembly constituency

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2022 | 12:55 PM IST

Keshav Prasad Maurya: Back in saddle as Uttar Pradesh deputy CM

BJP insiders say Maurya helped his parents in agricultural work, ran a tea shop and also sold newspapers in his early days

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2022 | 5:37 PM IST

Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh CM; Maurya, Pathak to be deputy CMs

The swearing-in ceremony was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, the venue having the capacity to accommodate 50,000 people

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2022 | 5:38 PM IST

UP elections: People will make 'son of Sirathu' win big, says Keshav Maurya

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday offered prayers at his residence saying that the people will make 'son of Sirathu' win with a big margin of votes as voting for phase 5 assembly polls start

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2022 | 8:40 AM IST