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| name = Azad Ari Mardan<br />
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| constituency1 = [[Lalganj (Assembly constituency)|Lalganj]], [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]]<br />
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] of <br /> [[Lalganj (Assembly constituency)|Lalganj]]<br />
| term_start = March 2017<br />
| term_end = <br />
| predecessor = Bechai<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|07|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name="Profile"/><br />
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| parents = [[Gandhi Azad]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<br />
| spouse = [[Sangeeta Azad]]<br />
| partner = <br />
| relations = <br />
| children = 3<br />
| residence = Mehnagar, [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]]<br />
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|Agriculture| Advocacy}}<br />
| education = {{ubl|[[Bachelor of Arts]]|[[Bachelor of Laws]]}}<br />
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'''Azad Ari Mardan''' is an [[India]]n politician and a member of [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] of [[India]]. He represents the [[Lalganj (Assembly constituency)|Lalganj]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4539|accessdate=12 December 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/2021.06.07-041526/https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4539|archive-date=7 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Mardan was born 1 July 1972 in [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], to his father Gandhi Azad. He belongs to the [[Chamar]] community, a [[Scheduled Caste]].<ref name=Profile/> He got a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in 1992 and a [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] in 1995 from [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]].<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=20220|work=official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|title=Member Profile|accessdate=12 December 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607041842/http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=20220|archive-date=7 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> He married [[Sangeeta Azad]]; they have one son and two daughters.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Mardan has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Since 2017, he has represented the Lalganj constituency and is a member of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> He defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Daroga Prasad Saroj]] by a margin of 2,227 votes.<ref name="2017 result">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/lalganj.html|title=Assembly result 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=Elections.in|archive-url=https://archive.today/2021.06.07-041515/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/lalganj.html|archive-date=7 June 2021|url-status=live|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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His wife [[Sangeeta Azad]] was also elected [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Lalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lalganj Loksabha]] in [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general elections]] by defeating [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP's]] [[Neelam Sonkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Abhishek|title=UP election results 2019 : लालगंज संसदीय सीट पर बसपा की संगीता के सिर सजा ताज|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-lalganj-loksabha-seat-won-by-sangeeta-azad-19250955.html|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2020-05-24|url-status=live|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/2021.06.07-041432/https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-lalganj-loksabha-seat-won-by-sangeeta-azad-19250955.html}}</ref><br />
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==Posts held==<br />
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments<br />
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| 01 ||March 2017 || Incumbent || Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] ||<ref>{{cite web<br />
|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2017<br />
|url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2017-election-results.html<br />
|website=Elections.in<br />
|date=23 May 2020<br />
|access-date=7 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 June 2021<br />
|archive-url=https://archive.today/2021.06.07-041938/https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2017-election-results.html<br />
}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]<br />
[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Azamgarh district]]<br />
[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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