Naresh Uttam Patel

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| name = Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 4 June 2024

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| constituency = Fatehpur

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| predecessor = Niranjan Jyoti

| office1 = State President of Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh

| term_start1 = 1 January 2017

| term_end1 = 6 May 2024

| predecessor1 = Shivpal Singh Yadav

| successor1 = Shyamlal Pal

| office2 = Member (MLC) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

| constituency2 = elected by Legislative Assembly members

| term_start2 = 6 May 2006

| term_end2 = 5 May 2024

| office3 = Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly{{cite web| url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Assemblywise_members_hindi.aspx?AssNo=10 | language=hi | title=दसवीं विधान सभा के सदस्य (Members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326220959/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Assemblywise_members_hindi.aspx?AssNo=10 | access-date=18 January 2024 | archive-date=26 March 2017}}

| constituency3 = Jahanabad

| predecessor3 = Prakash Naraian

| successor3 = Chattra Pal Verma

| term_start3 = 2 December 1989

| term_end3 = 4 April 1991

| office4 = Deputy Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh {{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206225826/http://hindi.newsroompost.com/218345/perstige-of-sp-state-president-naresh-uttam-is-on-the-stake/ | url=http://hindi.newsroompost.com/218345/perstige-of-sp-state-president-naresh-uttam-is-on-the-stake/ | title=उप्र चुनाव : सपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष उत्तम की प्रतिष्ठा दांव पर (UP elections: SP state president Uttam's reputation at stake) | language=hi | archive-date=6 February 2017 }}

| term_start4 = 5 December 1989

| term_end4 = 24 June 1991

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|1|10}}

| birth_place = Lahuri Sarai, Jahanabad, Fatehpur

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| party = Samajwadi Party (1992-present)

| otherparty = Janata Dal (1989-1992)

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| residence = Naubasta, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

| alma_mater = P.P.N. Degree College, Kanpur University (BA, MA)
D.A.V. Law College, Kanpur University (LL.B.)[http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/State-Legs-Affi/2006/Naresh%20Chandra/Naresh%20Chandra6.jpg Form in Hindi]

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| profession = Politician

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| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata5 = Mulayam Singh Yadav

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Naresh Uttam Patel (born 10 January 1956) is an Indian politician, leader of the Samajwadi Party{{cite web|url=http://www.samajwadiparty.in/vidhanparishad.php |title=Samajwadi Party :: Official Website |website=Samajwadiparty.in |date= |accessdate=16 July 2016}} and a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/upmlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=70|title=Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam(Samajwadi Party(SP)):(ELECTED FROM UP LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info}} He first became an MLA as a Janata Dal candidate in 1989 and is one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party.

Currently, he is{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sp-packs-executive-with-young-leaders/article6803456.ece | title= SP packs executive with young leaders | date=20 January 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | first=Atiq | last=Khan | accessdate=11 March 2019 }} Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, second only to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav 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 Kurmi caste voters, the community to which he himself belongs.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/fatehpur-for-sp-s-kurmi-leader-who-upset-niranjan-jyoti-s-applecart-101717703523329.html|title=Fateh(pur) for SP's Kurmi leader who upset Niranjan Jyoti 's applecart |website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=7 June 2024}}

His elevation to such an important position indicates Party's new inclusive agenda that can help change image of the Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/jhansi/sp-leader-naresh-uttam-targeted-modi-government-1258202/ |title=कल गुलजार आज उजाड़ (Buzzing yesterday, desolate today) |website=Patrika.com |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=18 January 2024}} 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 Akhilesh Yadav was Uttar Pradesh State President of Samajwadi Party, however when Shivpal Singh Yadav became UP State President of SP, he was removed.{{Cite news|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/hindusthan-samachar-hindi-epaper-hshind/abaki-bar-pradesh-me-phir-sapa-sarakar-naresh-uttam-newsid-51622806|title=अबकी बार प्रदेश में फिर सपा सरकार: नरेश उत्तम - Hindusthan Samachar Hindi {{!}} DailyHunt|last=|first=|date=|work=|newspaper=Dailyhunt|access-date=12 December 2016|via=}} He belongs to Kurmi OBCs{{Cite web|url=http://www.swatantraawaz.com/headline/3687.htm|title = नरेश उत्तम सपा के पिछड़ा वर्ग प्रकोष्ठ के अध्यक्ष | Hindi News Portal | Hindi News | Online Hindi News}} caste of UP and has been considered to be close{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/citadel-unchallenged/290346 |title=Citadel Unchallenged |website=Outlookindia.com |date= |accessdate=16 July 2016}} to Mulayam Singh Yadav.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/in-3-years-sp-nominated-27-as-mlcs-not-one-akhilesh-man/ |title=In 3 years, SP nominated 27 as MLCs, not one Akhilesh man |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=24 May 2015 |accessdate=16 July 2016}}

He is also one of the founding MLAs of Samajwadi Party. Being a loyalist {{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar-10823346.html|title=विकास के लिए एकजुट हो पिछड़ा वर्ग : नरेश उत्तम -|website=Jagran}} of OBCs, he has been entrusted with the screening of candidates for the 2017 state elections.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sp-samajwadi-party-agra-muslim-votebank-up-assembly-elections-2017-akhilesh-mulayam/1/454077.html |title=UP assembly elections 2017: SP looking for candidates who can woo Muslim voters in Agra : Uttar Pradesh, News - India Today |website=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=25 July 2015 |accessdate=16 July 2016}}{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=13 July 2024 |title=Ex-legislators {{!}} In the major league now |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806121923/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archivedate=6 August 2024 |accessdate=6 August 2024 |language=en}}