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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Jitin Prasada addressing at the International Literacy Day celebrations, in New Delhi on September 08, 2013.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| name = Jitin Prasada
| caption = Jitin Prasada in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = Shahjahanpur
| office1 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 26 September 2021
| office2 = [[Cabinet Minister|Minister of Technical Education]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term2 = 26 September 2021
| appointed2 = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| office3 = [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister of State]], [[Government of India]]
| term3 = 2008 - 2014
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| suboffice3 = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of State, HRD]]
| subterm3 = 28 Oct 2012 - 26 May 2014
| subterm4 = 19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct 2012
| suboffice4 = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways]]
| suboffice5 = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
| subterm5 = May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011
| suboffice6 = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of State, Steel]]
| subterm6 = Apr 2008 - May 2009
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency7 = [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhaurara]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term7 = 2009 - 2014
| successor7 = [[Rekha Verma]]
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[Shri Ram College of Commerce]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021-present)
| father = [[Jitendra Prasada]]
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (2001-2021)
}}

'''Jitin Prasada''' (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from [[India]] appointed as Cabinet minister by State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former Minister of State for Human Resource Department, [[Government of India]]. He was representing [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of district [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], Uttar Pradesh in [[15th Lok Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20090518-the-rahul-offensive-739682-2009-05-07|title=The Rahul offensive|author=Priya Sahgal|website=India Today|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> where he won by {{formatnum:184509}} votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531190009/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/congress-plays-dalitbrahmin-card-in-uttar-pradesh/63220-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2009|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> On 9 June 2021 Jitin Prasad quit the [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of senior [[BJP]] leader [[Piyush Goyal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/trending-news/former-union-minister-jitin-prasada-join-bjp-in-presence-of-bjp-piyush-goyal-smup/916861|title= कांग्रेस का दामन छोड़ BJP में शामिल हुए पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री जितिन प्रसाद, पीयूष गोयल ने दिलाई सदस्यता|website= Zee News|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/congress-youth-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-presence-of-union-minister-piyush-goyal-before-up-assembly-elections-news-and-updates/1739947/|title= UP में कांग्रेस को बड़ा झटका! युवा चेहरा जितिन प्रसाद BJP में शामिल, ब्राह्मण वोटों को लुभाने में निभा सकते हैं अहम भूमिका|website= Jansatta|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp/articleshow/83365158.cms | title=Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-brahmin-vote-7351404/ | title=Explained: Jitin Prasada and the Brahmin question ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Maulshree Seth | date=9 June 2021 | accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jitin-prasada-bjp-up-elections-congress-7351320/|title = Explained: How Jitin Prasada's defection could impact BJP, Congress, and SP in Uttar Pradesh|date = 14 June 2021}}</ref>

Prasada attended [[The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]] at roughly the same time as politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]] and [[Dushyant Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/|title = Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha|date = 31 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/the-one-school-that-produced-3-cms-several-leaders-who-dominate-indias-politics/165773/|title = In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMS, all from the same powerful era|date = 19 December 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Prasada was born in [[Shahjahanpur]], Uttar Pradesh to politician [[Jitendra Prasad]] and his wife Kanta Prasad. He attended the all-boys' boarding school, [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] (where he was a contemporary of politicians [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] and [[Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo]].<ref>https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/11330-cool-breeze-surprise-bjp-face-himachal</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/meet-the-chocolate-boy-of-shahjahanpur/story-gT7Gxiv8IAVcb2OdkfwpHO.html|title = Meet the chocolate boy of Shahjahanpur|date = 22 June 2009}}</ref> He did a degree in commerce from the [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Delhi University]] and then completed his [[Masters in Business Administration|MBA]] from [[International Management Institute (India)|IMI]], New Delhi.

His grandfather Jyoti Prasad was a Congress party member and served legislative and local body positions. His grandmother Pamela Prasad belonged to the Sikh family of [[Kapurthala]]. His great grandfather Jwala Prasad was a [[Indian Civil Service|Colonial Civil Service officer]] and great grandmother [[Purnima Devi]], youngest daughter of [[Hemendranath Tagore]] brother of Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==Political career==
In 2001, Jitin Prasad started his career with [[Indian Youth Congress]] as a general secretary. In 2004, he won his first election and was elected Member of the Parliament in the 14th Lok Sahbha from his hometown constituency of Shahjahanpur, UP.

In his first tenure as Member of the Parliament Jitin Prasad was inducted as Minister of State for Steel and was one of the youngest minister in the Cabinet(April 2008). In 2009, he fought and won the election from Dhaurara, as his home bastion Shahjahanpur came under the [[delimitation]] process.

His promise of getting the [[Meter gauge]] railway track of the district [[Lakhimpur Kheri]] converted to [[Broad gauge]] gathered major support for his candidature during 2009 Parliamentary elections. He has laid down foundation stone of a Steel factory in his constituency [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)]] during his tenure as Union minister of state for Steel in 2008. For the 14th [[Lok Sabha]], Jitin held the positions for Committee on Petitions (Member); Committee on Information Technology and Communications (Member); Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Steel.

He was appointed as In-Charge for [[West Bengal]] for Congress, ahead of [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]].

Prasad joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on June 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Union minister Jitin Prasada set to join BJP |date=9 June 2021 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/top-congress-leader-g23-joins-bjp-jitin-prasada-brahmin-face-up-polls-2022-710359 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smart.livehindustan.com/lucknow/news/who-is-jitin-prasad-profile-know-political-journey-family-father-election-win-loss-upa-minister-congress-turncoat-joins-modi-shah-piyush-goyal-bjp-81623227126707.html|title= कांग्रेस छोड़ जितिन प्रसाद BJP में हुए शामिल, जानें कैसा रहा राजनैतिक सफर|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/politics/congress-leader-jitin-prasada-joins-bjp-in-the-presence-of-union-miniter-piyush-goyal-58989|title= जितिन प्रसाद ने छोड़ा कांग्रेस का साथ, भाजपा में हुए शामिल|website= Outlook|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110108085113/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4065 Official biography of Shri Jitin Prasad]
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4065 biography from Govt. of India records]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-28/india/28165675_1_affairs-and-public-distribution-list-of-cabinet-ministers-food-and-civil-supplies Jitin Prasad: Petroleum & Natural Gas]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Spirituality/Gods_the_most_misused_name_Jitin_Prasad/rssarticleshow/3586026.cms Gods the most misused name]

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