Daddu Prasad

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Orphan|date=March 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Daddu Prasad

| image =

| birth_date = 5 October 1967

| birth_place = Banda, Uttar Pradesh

| office = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Manikpur Sarhat

| term_start = 1997

| term_end = 2012

| party = Samajwadi Party

| residence = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

| father = Budhu Prasad

| mother = Muliya devi

| spouse = Hera devi

}}

Daddu Prasad (born 5 October 1967) is an Indian politician He was elected to the state of assembly in 1996, 2002 & 2007 Manikpur Sarhat in Chitrakoot district as a candidate of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Daddu Prasad served as Rural Development Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government between 2007 and 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/politics-up-daddu-prasad/2591009.html|title=Daddu Prasad vows to support SP in coming UP polls}}{{Cite news|date=2015-06-26|title=अपनी हत्या कराने को नहीं जाऊंगा मायावती के पास-दद्दू|work=amar aujala|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/banda/daddu-prasad-targeted-sp-bsp-hindi-news}}

and Member of the legislative assembly for three terms daddu is a member of the Samajwadi Party{{Cite web |last=डेस्क |first=एबीपी यूपी |date=2025-04-07 |title=बसपा को बड़ा झटका, सपा में शामिल हुए दद्दू प्रसाद, इस विधानसभा सीट से मिल सकता है टिकट |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/up-politics-daddu-prasad-joins-samajwadi-party-may-get-ticket-from-this-assembly-seat-2920131 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}} which he joined on 7 April 2025 after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/banda/political-banda-news-knp669366129|title=दद्दू प्रसाद ने अखिलेश से मिलाया हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}

Political career

Daddu Prasad has been a MLA for three terms. He represented the Manikpur Sarhat constituency, He was previously a member of Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected in the assembly as a member of BSP. In 1996, 2002,2007 Prasad resigned from all party posts alleging Daddu Prasad "money for ticket" syndicate being run by the party.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/day-after-he-was-expelled-daddu-accuses-maya-of-selling-tickets/|title=Day after he was expelled, Daddu accuses Maya of selling tickets|date=30 January 2015}}

Personal life

Daddu Prasad is a Buddhist and an Ambedkarite, follower of B. R. Ambedkar.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} He converted to Buddhism from Hinduism.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

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