Jitin Prasada was born on 29 November 1973 and is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh.
12 Facts About Jitin Prasada
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Jitin Prasada was appointed Cabinet Minister by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021.
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Jitin Prasada was representing Dhaurahra of district Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in 15th Lok Sabha, where he won by 184,509 votes.
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On 9 June 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal.
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Jitin Prasada attended The Doon School, Dehradun at roughly the same time as politicians Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo and Dushyant Singh and Sherwood College.
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Jitin Prasada attended the all-boys' boarding school, The Doon School in Dehradun.
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Jitin Prasada did a degree in commerce from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and then completed his MBA from International Management Institute, New Delhi.
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Jitin Prasada's grandfather Jyoti Prasad was a Congress party member and served legislative and local body positions.
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Jitin Prasada's great grandfather Jwala Prasada was a Colonial Civil Service officer and great grandmother Purnima Devi, youngest daughter of Hemendranath Tagore brother of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
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In 2001, Jitin Prasada Prasad started his career with Indian Youth Congress as a general secretary.
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Jitin Prasada has laid down foundation stone of a Steel factory in his constituency Dhaurahra during his tenure as Union minister of state for Steel in 2008.
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Jitin Prasada was appointed In-Charge for West Bengal for Congress, ahead of 2021.