Jai Mangal Kanojiya

Jai Mangal Kanojiya is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Maharajganj (Assembly constituency) in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Jai Mangal Kanojiya
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded bySudama
ConstituencyMaharajganj (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1976-02-03) 3 February 1976
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Sunita Kannaujia
(
m. 1996)
Children4
ParentsGabbu Prasad Kanojiya
ResidenceVeerbahadur Municipality Council, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh
EducationLiterate
OccupationMLA
Profession

Early life and education

Kanojiya was born 3 February 1976 in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh to father Gabbu Prasad Kanojiya. In 1996, he married with Sunita Kannaujia, they have one son and three daughters. He belong from Scheduled Caste (Dhobi) community. He is Literate in education. He is a agriculturist by profession.[3][4]

Political career

Kanojiya started his journey in politics with 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he got ticket by Bharatiya Janata Party and he elected MLA from Maharajganj (Assembly constituency) by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Nirmesh Mangal by a margin of 68,361 (27.95℅) votes.[5]

Controversy

In April 2018, a video viral of Kanojiya's in which he was seen playing gambling and drinking at Tiger Resort casino in Rupendahi district of Nepal. Tiger Resort also famous for consumption of foreign women's body trade and Indian old notes.[6][7]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
01March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[5]
gollark: You could wait and do other things.
gollark: Did I remember to actually plant it? I might not have. There are saplings and slimy dirt in storage at least.
gollark: We also have a slime tree outside. Please replant it if you use it.
gollark: And slime islands are accessible easily via cobble pillars.
gollark: Why not? Manual apiaries are affordable enough.

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. "Jai Mangal MLA of Maharaj ganj". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "सदस्य उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Maharajganj Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. "Maharajganj MLA Jai Mangal Kanojiya Seen in casino in nepal video viral". www.india.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. "Maharajganj BJP MLA Jai Mangal seen gambling in casino". Jansatta. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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