title: Sant Prasad
text: # Sant Prasad
  
  Sant Prasad is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasad is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Khajani constituency in Gorakhpur district.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Prasad has been a member of the 13th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2012, he has represented the Khajani constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
  
  * in 1996 (13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad defeated Janata Dal candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 11,034 votes.
  * in 2002 (14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections Prasad lost his seat to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 21,739 votes.
  * in 2007 (15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he again lost to Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Sadal Prasad by a margin of 2,284 votes.
  * he was again elected from newly created constituency Khajani (Assembly constituency) in 2012 (16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, Prasad defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Samujh by a margin of 9,436 votes.
  * in 2017 (17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh) elections, he again defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Rajkumar by a margin of 20,079 votes.
  
  ## Posts held
  
  | # | From | To | Position |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | October 1996 | March 2002 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
  | 02 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
  | 03 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
  