Kali Prasad (known as Kalicharan Prasad) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Deoria,

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. He represents the Salempur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the

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Early life and education

Prasad was born 6 May 1967 in Devkali, Deoria,

to his father Rajman. He married Swarnalata Devi in 1979, they have two sons and two daughters. He belongs to Chamar ( Schedule Caste) family. In 1990, he got Graduation degree from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University,

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Political career

Peasad has been MLA for one term. Since 2017, he represents Salempur constituency as a member of

. He defeated

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candidate Vijay Laxmi Gautam by a margin of 25,654 votes.

Posts held

References

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