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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Akash Saxena
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| constituency = [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur]]
| office = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly]]
| term_start = 8 December 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Azam Khan (politician)|Azam Khan]]
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}}
| birth_place = [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
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| birth_name =
| parents = [[Shiv Bahadur Saxena]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = Politician
| Relation =
}}

'''Akash Saxena''' (born 1975) is an Indian politician. He represents the [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur]] [[Assembly constituency]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/trending-news/rampur-upchunav-2022-who-is-rampur-bjp-candidate-advocate-akash-saxena-uppm/1442344|title=रामपुर से बीजेपी प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना, आजम खान को जेल भिजवाने वाले नेता का सियासत के दिग्गज परिवार से नाता}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=4873|title=National Election Watch|publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> He won the assembly Rampur by-election in December 2022, defeating [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate Asim Raza by more than 33,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rampur bypoll election results 2022: Lotus blossoms in Rampur, BJP's Akash Saxena wins by over 33,000 votes, SP concedes defeat |url=https://zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/rampur-bypoll-election-results-2022-lotus-blossoms-in-rampur-bjps-akash-saxena-wins-by-over-33000-votes-sp-concedes-defeat-2546016.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=December 8, 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He is the son of former BJP MLA & UP's Cabinet Minister [[Shiv Bahadur Saxena]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rampur bypoll: Azam Khan hoodwinked Muslims by showing them 'fear of BJP', says party candidate Akash Saxena |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rampur-bypoll-azam-khan-hoodwinked-muslims-by-showing-them-fear-of-bjp-says-party-candidate-akash-saxena/articleshow/95954910.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=December 3, 2022}}</ref> The BJP-led state government of Uttar Pradesh has given him a [[Security categories in India|Y category security]] since 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Pankul |title=UP govt provides Y-category security to man who lodged FIR against Azam Khan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/up-govt-provides-y-category-security-to-man-who-lodged-fir-against-azam-khan/articleshow/65249678.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=August 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Saxena contested [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] as [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur]] [[Assembly constituency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/rampur-by-election-result-2022-live-updates-up-rampur-bypolls-result-winners-name-akash-saxena-asim-raza-bjp-sp-2276396|title=आजम खान के गढ़ में बीजेपी ने खिलाया कमल, रामपुर में आकाश सक्सेना ने सपा प्रत्याशी को हराया}}</ref> and defeated his close contestant Mohd. Asim Raja from [[Samajwadi Party]] with a margin of 33,772 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/live/up-rampur-by-election-result-live-updates-rampur-vidhan-sabha-upchunav-result-2022-news-in-hindi-sht|title=रामपुर में पहली बार खिला कमल, आकाश सक्सेना ने दर्ज की शानदार जीत}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.amarujala.com/live/uttar-pradesh/rampur/rampur-by-election-result-2022-live-updates-vote-counting-vidhan-sabha-upchunav-akash-saxena-vs-asim-raza|title=भाजपा प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना जीते, 33 हजार से ज्यादा वोटों से रजा को हराया}}</ref> From 8 December 2022 he has become member of the [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri/kurawali/news/mainpuri-remained-with-mulayam-for-26-years-azam-mla-for-10-times-130655154.html|title=रामपुर में आखिरी वक्त में उलटफेर, भाजपा की जीत}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttar-pradesh/state/rampur/bjp-candidate-akash-saxena-won-in-rampur-by-election/up20221208154001392392029|title=रामपुर उपचुनाव में आजम का किला ढहा, भाजपा प्रत्याशी आकाश सक्सेना जीते}}</ref>

He has served as the Convener of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s Small-Scale Industries Cell for [[Western Uttar Pradesh]]. Akash Saxena was the president of the Indian Industries Association, Rampur.<ref>{{cite news |title=आकाश सक्सेना को मिली वाई श्रेणी की सुरक्षा |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/rampur-bjp-leader-take-y-type-security-18263339.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=31 July 2018 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

=== March 2022 assembly election ===
In March 2022 assembly election, Akash Saxena secured 76,084 votes for BJP, losing the election against SP's Azam Khan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rampur Assembly Election results 2022 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/rampur-assembly-election-results-2022-rampur-vidhan-sabha-natija-jailed-sp-leader-azam-khan-retains-his-hot-seat-gets-over-1-31-lakh-votes-2443155.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 2022 || till date || Member, [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] || Elected in Bypoll
|-
|}

== Controversies ==
Akash Saxena has filed more than 60 cases against [[Samajwadi Party]] leader and former UP minister [[Azam Khan (politician)|Azam Khan]], which become a significant reason for Azam Khan and his son [[Abdullah Azam Khan]] to go to jail. He filed a complaint alleging MLA Abdullah Azam Khan had obtained multiple birth certificates to increase his age to the eligibility limit for contesting state assembly elections. Based on his complaint, upon investigation by the Rampur District Magistrate found Abdullah Khan guilty of faking his date of birth to contest polls. The report was sent to the [[Election Commission of India]]. In January 2019, Saxena further lodged a case of forgery in the birth certificate case at a local police station. In January 2020, the court declared the three, Azam Khan, Abdullah Zam Khan and Tazeen Fatma, to be absconders for failing to appear in court during the hearings of the case. On 26 February 2020, Azam Khan and her wife, [[Tazeen Fatma]] and son Abdullah Khan were sent to jail for making a fake birth certificate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abbas |first1=Nazar |title=Rampur court proclaims Azam, his wife, their son ‘absconding’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/rampur-court-proclaims-azam-his-wife-their-son-absconding/articleshow/72875633.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=सपा सांसद आजम खान के नाम पुलिस ने रामपुर में कराई मुनादी, घर के बाहर चस्पा किया नोटिस |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/news/up-rampur-sp-mp-azam-khan-tazeen-fatma-and-abdullah-azam-khan-police-annnouncement-absconded-gets-seizure-notice-under-section-82-stuck-126475915.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=2020-01-09 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fake birth certificate case of son: SC dismisses plea of SP leader Azam Khan |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/fake-birth-certificate-case-of-son-sc-dismisses-plea-of-sp-leader-azam-khan/articleshow/93108774.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=July 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FIR by BJP neta nailed Azam Khan & kin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/fir-by-bjp-neta-nailed-azam-kin/articleshow/74349053.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=February 28, 2020}}</ref>

In March 2021, Saxena complained about [[Mohammad Ali Jauhar University]]'s funding. He alleged that the highest donation had been shown in the balance sheets of 2015, 2016, and 2017 at the time of demonetization when Azam Khan was a minister. The donation of Rs 222 crore is shown in the balance sheet, whereas the income tax returns of the people who donated money show that they were not capable of giving that much donation. Saxena asked where did this money come from then. Akash Saxena provided the balance sheet of Jauhar University to the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED), and the money laundering case is being investigated.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saxena |first1=Vishal |title=BJP नेता ने ईडी को दिए साक्ष्य, नोटबंदी के दौरान आजम खां के जौहर को दान में मिले थे 222 करोड़ |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/rampur-azam-khan-jauhar-university-trust-got-a-donation-of-222-crores-in-demonetisation-nodelsp-3919085.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=December 25, 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Aamir |title=आजम खान की बढ़ेंगी मुश्किलें, जौहर यूनिवर्सिटी के खिलाफ ED भी कर सकती है जांच |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/up-assembly-elections/story/azam-khan-troubles-may-increase-enforcement-directorate-may-investigate-johar-university-funding-ntc-1380743-2021-12-26 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=26 December 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

In 2019, Akash Saxena filed a complaint against Azam Khan for delivering hate speech, alleging that Khan was trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims. In the same hate speech case, Khan was convicted in 2022 and his legislatorship from the state assembly was terminated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan jailed for three years in 2019 hate speech case |url=https://scroll.in/latest/1036003/samajwadi-party-mp-azam-khan-convicted-in-2019-hate-speech-case |publisher=[[Scroll.in]] |date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>

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