Naresh Uttam Patel (born 10 January 1956) is an Indian politician, leader of the

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and a former member of

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. He first became an MLA as a

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candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of the

. Currently, he is

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State President of

, second only to Chief Minister

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in the organisational setup in party state unit. With his clean image and educated background (post-graduate from Kanpur University, he has earned a reputation of grass-root leader with wider following among the dominant

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caste voters, the community to which he himself belongs. His elevation to such an important position indicates Party's new inclusive agenda that can help change image of the Party. He was the Minister in first Mulayam Government from 1989 to 1991 and three times Member of UP Legislative House. He was member of the Backward Class Commission and also member of the Janeshawar Mishra Trust. He was appointed Deputy State President when UP CM

was

State President of

, however when Shivpal Singh Yadav became UP State President of SP, he was removed. He belongs to Kurmi OBCs caste of UP and has been considered to be close to

Mulayam Singh Yadav Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialism, socialist figure and founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three t ...

. He is also one of the founding MLAs of

. Being a loyalist of OBCs, he has been entrusted with the screening of candidates for the 2017 state elections. Naresh Patel has won as MP in 2024 Loksabha elections from Fatehpur.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uttam, Naresh Chandra People from Fatehpur district Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1989–1991 Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University alumni Living people 1956 births Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2024–2029 Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election