Manoj Kumar Paras

Manoj Kumar Paras
Paras with Akhilesh Yadav
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Self
Constituency	Nagina
State Minister Uttarpradesh Stamp & Civil Defence
In office 2012–2014
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded by	Omwati Devi
Succeeded by	Self
Constituency	Nagina
Personal details
Born	(1967-06-14) 14 June 1967 (age 58) Binzhahed, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Neelam Singh Paras ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	1
Residence(s)	Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh
Profession	Agriculturist, politician

Manoj Kumar Paras is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Nagina constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.^[1][2][3]

Paras was born on 14 June 1967 to Amar Singh 'Ravi' in Binzhahed, Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. After completing intermediate education, Paras enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts degree in Garhwal University, Uttarakhand, but dropped out completing the first year. Paras married Neelam Singh Paras on 17 April 1994, with whom he has a son. He is an agriculturist by profession.^[1][4][5]

Manoj Kumar Paras has been a MLA for two terms. He represents the Nagina constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party. Paras was also a minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. On 9 March 2014, Paras was sacked (as minister) by Akhilesh Yadav on grounds of "anti-party activities".^[1]

In 2017 elections he defeated Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Omwati Devi by a margin of 7,967 votes.^[6]

• Nagina
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Government of India
• Politics of India
• Samajwadi Party