Jagan Prasad Garg

Jagan Prasad Garg was an Indian politician and member of the 13th, 14th, 15th and the 16th Legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. Garg was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represented Agra North constituency of Uttar Pradesh during the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3][4][5]

Jagan Prasad Garg
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 2012 – Mar 2017
Preceded byNone
ConstituencyAgra North
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2007 – Mar 2012
Preceded byJagan Prasad Garg
Succeeded byNone
ConstituencyAgra East
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office
Feb 2002 – May 2007
Preceded bySatya Prakash Vikal
Succeeded byJagan Prasad Garg
ConstituencyAgra East
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
In office
Nov 1998 – Mar 2002
Personal details
Born(1952-07-20)20 July 1952
Village Sarhendi, Agra district
Died10 April 2019(2019-04-10) (aged 66)
Agra district
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseLaxmi Garg (Wife)
ChildrenShweta Mittal, Namita Goyal, Vaibhav Garg, Saurabh Garg
ParentBadri Prasad Garg (Father)
Residence(s)Agra, (Uttar Pradesh)
Alma materAgra college
ProfessionBusinessman, politician
Websitemlajaganprasadgarg.in

Early life and education

Jagan Prasad Garg was born in the village Sarhendi in Agra, India in 1952. Garg completed Bachelor's degree from Agra College. Prior to entering politics, he was a businessperson by profession.[1]

Political career

Jagan Prasad Garg has been a MLA for four straight terms (since 1998). He was elected during the by-elections in 1998 for his first term (constituency not known). In his second and third terms, he contested from Agra East (Assembly constituency) (ceased to exist after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"). He later represented Agra North (Assembly constituency) and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][6]

On 26 October 2017, Garg caused controversy after he told reporters that he believed the Taj Mahal was built after demolishing a Shiva temple.[7]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
0119982002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
0220022007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly[2]
0320072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly[3]
0420122017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly[4]

See also

References
  1. "Profile" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. "Partywise Comparison Since 1977:Agra East". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. "BJP MLA from Agra says Taj Mahal was built over temple". 27 October 2017.
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