Jitendra Prasada

Jitendra Prasada
Member 5th, 7th, 8th, 13th Lok Sabha
Constituency	Shahjahanpur
Personal details
Born	12 November 1938 Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Died	16 January 2001 New Delhi
Political party	INC
Children	Jitin Prasada
Residence	Shahjahanpur
As of March 9, 2009 Source: [1]

Jitendra Prasada (12 November 1938–16 January 2001) was an Indian politician and a former Vice-President of the Indian National Congress. He was also the Political Advisor to two Prime Ministers of India, Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and P V Narasimha Rao in 1994. He died on 16 January 2001 in New Delhi after a brief illness.

Personal life

Jitendra Prasada married Kanta on 27 January 1973. They have a son, Jitin Prasada and a daughter, Jahnavi Prasada.

Political career

Prasada was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad from 1970-71. He was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971 from Shahjahanpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 and 1984 from the same constituency. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1994-99. He was again elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from Shahjahanpur constituency. B.Sc.(Agriculture); I.N.C. (Uttar Pradesh); Son of Kunwar Jyoti Prasada and Shrimati Pamela Devi; Born at Lucknow, November 12, 1938; Educated. at (i) Sherwood College, Nainital, (ii) Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow and (iii) Agricultural Institute, Allahabad; Married to Shrimati Kanta Prasada, January 27, 1973;

Agriculturist; President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee since January 5, 1995; Vice-President, AICC, June, 1997 to April, 1998; Chairman, Co-operative Bank, Shahjahanpur; Vice-Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Celebration Committee, Cabinet Secretariat; General Secretary, AICC, 1985; Political Secretary to (i) Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Congress President and (ii) Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, Congress President; Member, (i) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, 1970–71, (ii) 5th Lok Sabha, 1971–77, (iii) 7th Lok Sabha, 1980–84, (iv) 8th Lok Sabha, 1984–89, (v) Indian Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, 1983, (vi) Congress Working Committee, 1992 and 1997, (vii) Estimates Committee, 1980–82, (viii) Committee of Privileges, 1994–96, (ix) Committee on Home Affairs, 1995–97, (x) Committee on Commerce, (xi) Committee on Public Undertakings and (xii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1994.

Special interest : Upliftment of the poor.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Reading.

External links

• Biographical sketch from Parliament of India records