Mathura Prasad Pal

Mathura Prasad Pal
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
In office
11 March 2017 – 22 July 2017
Preceded byIndra Pal Singh
Succeeded byAjit Singh Pal
ConstituencySikandra
Personal details
Born(1946-01-03)3 January 1946
Died22 July 2017(2017-07-22) (aged 71)
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSewarati Pal (1964–2017)
ParentLallu Lal Pal
Alma materIntermediate
OccupationMLA
ProfessionFarmer, politician

Mathura Prasad Pal (3 January 1946 – 22 July 2017) was an Indian politician and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represented the Sikandra assembly constituency of Kanpur Dehat district.[1][2]

Political career

He was elected for the first time in 1991 from Sarvankhera assembly constituency of Kanpur Dehat district as the Janata Dal candidate and a second time in 1996 as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, Pal defeated his close contestant Mahendra Katiyar of the Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 38,103 votes and became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the third time.[3]

Pal died on 22 July 2017 of cancer.[4]

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly

References

  1. ^ "National Election Watch". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Sikandra – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". india.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017". eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ "UP: BJP legislator Mathura Prasad Pal dies after long-battle with cancer". 22 July 2017.