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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Jagan Prasad Garg
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| constituency = [[Agra North (Assembly constituency)|Agra North]]
| office = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = Mar 2012
| term_end =Mar 2017
| predecessor = None
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| constituency2 = [[Agra East (Assembly constituency)|Agra East]]
| office2 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]]
| term2 = May 2007 – Mar 2012
| predecessor2 = Jagan Prasad Garg
| successor2 = None
| constituency3 = [[Agra East (Assembly constituency)|Agra East]]
| office3 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th Legislative Assembly]]
| term3 = Feb 2002 – May 2007
| predecessor3 = [[Satya Prakash Vikal]]
| successor3 = Jagan Prasad Garg
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| office4 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|13th Legislative Assembly]]
| term4 = Nov 1998 – Mar 2002
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1952|07|20}}
| birth_place = Village Sarhendi, [[Agra district]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|04|10|1952|07|20}}
| death_place = [[Agra district]]
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| parents = Badri Prasad Garg (Father)
| citizenship = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| spouse = Laxmi Garg (Wife)
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| children =Shweta Mittal, Namita Goyal, Vaibhav Garg, Saurabh Garg
| residence = [[Agra]], ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
| alma_mater = [[Agra college]]
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| profession = Businessman, politician
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'''Jagan Prasad Garg''' was an Indian politician and member of the [[Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|13th]], [[Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]], [[Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th]] and the [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th]] [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative assemblies]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Garg was a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and represented [[Agra North (Assembly constituency)|Agra North]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]] during the [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite news|title=Profile|publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/89.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" 2002 Election Results ">{{cite news|title=2002 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" 2007 Election Results ">{{cite news|title= 2007 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" 2012 Election Results ">{{cite news|title= 2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Partywise Comparison Since 1977:Agra East">{{cite news|title=Partywise Comparison Since 1977:Agra East|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S24/partycomp342.htm}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jagan Prasad Garg was born in the village Sarhendi in [[Agra district|Agra]], India in 1952. Garg completed [[Bachelor's degree]] from [[Agra College]]. Prior to entering politics, he was a businessperson by profession.<ref name="Profile"/>

==Political career==
Jagan Prasad Garg has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for four straight terms (since 1998). He was elected during the by-elections in 1998 for his first term (constituency not known). In his second and third terms, he contested from [[Agra East (Assembly constituency)]] (ceased to exist after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"). He later represented [[Agra North (Assembly constituency)]] and was a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name=" Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 ">{{cite news|title= Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] official website|accessdate=1 May 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}</ref>

On 26 October 2017, Garg caused controversy after he told reporters that he believed the [[Taj Mahal]] was built after demolishing a [[Shiva]] temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/271017/bjp-mla-from-agra-says-taj-was-built-over-temple.html|title = BJP MLA from Agra says Taj Mahal was built over temple|date = 27 October 2017}}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 1998 || 2002 || Member, [[Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|13th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 02 || 2002 || 2007 || Member, [[Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th Legislative Assembly]] ||<ref name="2002 Election Results"/>
|-

| 03 || 2007 || 2012 || Member, [[Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]] ||<ref name="2007 Election Results"/>
|-

| 04 || 2012 || 2017 || Member, [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||<ref name="2012 Election Results"/>
|-

|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Politics}}
* [[Agra North (Assembly constituency)|Agra North]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garg, Jagan Prasad}}
[[Category:People from Agra]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Politicians from Agra]]

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Ali omar at 03:58, 17 August 2022