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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amarpal Maurya
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| website = https://amarpalmaurya.com/
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2024
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| predecessor = [[Anil Agrawal]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Amarpal Maurya''' is an Indian politician. He is a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="The Economic Times 2024 g745">{{cite web | title=BJP wins eight Rajya Sabha seats; SP bags two seats in UP | website=The Economic Times | date=27 February 2024 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-wins-eight-rajya-sabha-seats-sp-bags-two-seats-in-up/articleshow/108050334.cms?from=mdr | access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sehgal 2024 l934">{{cite web | last=Sehgal | first=Manjeet | title=Cross-voting gives BJP edge in Himachal, UP; Congress success in Karnataka | website=India Today | date=27 February 2024 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajya-sabha-election-56-seats-in-15-states-go-to-polls-with-cross-voting-likely-in-up-karnataka-himachal-2507474-2024-02-27 | access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="‘Elite’ intellectuals to grassroots workers, how Modi reshaped BJP’s Rajya Sabha contingent in 10 yrs">{{cite news |last1=ThePrint |first1= |date=14 February 2024 |title='Elite' intellectuals to grassroots workers, how Modi reshaped BJP's Rajya Sabha contingent in 10 yrs |url=https://theprint.in/politics/elite-intellectuals-to-grassroots-workers-how-modi-reshaped-bjps-rajya-sabha-contingent-in-10-yrs/1965036/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005173016/https://theprint.in/politics/elite-intellectuals-to-grassroots-workers-how-modi-reshaped-bjps-rajya-sabha-contingent-in-10-yrs/1965036/ |archivedate=5 October 2024 |accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref>

Maurya served as State General Secretary of the organisation for the Bharatiya Janata Party and was fielded as a candidate from [[Unchahar Assembly constituency]] in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. In this election, he faced two times MLA from [[Samajwadi Party]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey (politician)|Manoj Kumar Pandey]] and was defeated by a margin of 3% votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/raibareli/news/state-general-secretary-will-now-be-candidate-from-unchahar-will-amarpal-maurya-be-able-to-cross-bjps-line-129361356.html|title=ऊंचाहार से भाजपा ने अमरपाल मौर्य को दिया टिकट:सगंठन में प्रदेश महामंत्री हैं अमरपाल मौर्य, सपा के कद्दावर नेता मनोज पांडेय से होगा मुकाबला |website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=27 October 2024}}</ref>

Maurya is an original resident of [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]] of Uttar Pradesh, but, he is said to have influence over voters in both Pratapgarh and [[Raebareli district]]. In past, he has also worked for the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in [[Haryana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/national/story-how-bjp-makes-plan-raebareli-strong-with-amarpal-maurya-sent-rajyasabha-9315108.html|title=BJP strengthened plan Raebareli by sending Amarpal Maurya to Rajya Sabha|website=Hindustan|accessdate=27 October 2024}}</ref> In a personal interview, Maurya said that he comes from a farming family, which used to grow vegetables and in his childhood, he used to go to market to sell the vegetables. In his student life, he entered into politics and contested his first legislative assembly election from Unchahar Assembly constituency. He secured more than 76,000 votes, which was far better than votes polled in favour of any of the BJP candidate from this constituency in past.<ref name=ABP>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/rajya-sabha-election-amarpal-maurya-filed-nomination-he-sold-vegetables-in-early-days-2614172|title=कभी बेची सब्जी अब जाएंगे राज्यसभा! अमरपाल मौर्य बोले- अंदाजा ही नहीं था, अचानक आया फोन |website=ABP news|date=16 February 2024 |accessdate=27 October 2024}}</ref>

Maurya pitched for [[Lok Sabha]] candidature from [[Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency]] in 2019, but in the seat distribution, this constituency was given to BJP's ally Apna Dal and he was asked by party leadership to contest on the symbol of Apna Dal. However, Maurya refused to do so. In February 2024, he was sent to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament by the BJP.<ref name=ABP/>

After working for years as the member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Maurya also worked as the personal assistant of former [[Madhya Pradesh]] chief minister and veteran BJP leader [[Uma Bharti]] to rise in ranks within the BJP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/rajya-sabha-elections-2024-bjp-amarpal-maurya-candidate-in-up-mission-80-big-plan-ann-2609664|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2024: बीजेपी ने अमरपाल मौर्य को बनाया राज्यसभा चुनाव का उम्मीदवार, मिशन-80 के लिए बनाया है खास प्लान |website=ABP|date=11 February 2024 |accessdate=27 October 2024}}</ref>

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