Jwala Prasad Kureel (15 July 1915 – 25 February 1991) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was an MP of the

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in 1977 representing

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. He was also a three time member of

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Personal life

The son of Raja Ram, Kureel was born on 15 July 1915. He was an Urdu and a Hindi teacher from 1935 to 1943.

Career

Kureel won the Ghatampur Lok Sabha Constituency representing Janata Party in the 1977 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the

from

, in the erstwhile

district. He won from Bhoganipur Assembly Constituency in the

1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1969, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Chandra Bhanu Gup ...

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ticket. In 1962, he won from Ghatampur West Assembly Constituency which is reserved for SC community representing Indian National Congress. He first won from Ghatampur in the 1957 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on Congress ticket. He also served as the convener of Harijan Sub-Committee of District Congress Committee, Kanpur, in 1946. He served Indian National Congress in several capacities including being a member of Provincial Congress Committee, Uttar Pradesh, and secretary, District Congress Committee, Kanpur 1953 and 1955. He was also the president of DCC from 1959 to 1965.

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India MPs 1977–1979 Janata Party politicians 1915 births 1991 deaths Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1969–1974 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Kanpur Dehat district Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub