Dr. Sanghamitra Maurya is an Indian politician and doctor. During the 2019 Indian general election, Sanghamitra was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Sanghamitra Maurya was born on Thursday, 3 January 1985 (age 37 years; as in 2022) in Allahabad city of Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. His hometown is Lucknow. After completing his schooling, he decided to study medicine because he once heard his father saying that he wanted him to become a doctor. Sanghamitra studied MBBS from ERA’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Sanghamitra Maurya
Family
parents and siblings
Sanghamitra Maurya is the daughter of Swami Prasad Maurya (an Indian politician and member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, India) and Shiv Maurya. Sanghamitra was born 14 years after his parents’ marriage. He has a brother named Utchrist, who is also a politician.
Father of Sanghamitra Maurya
Brother of Sanghamitra Maurya
husband and children
Sanghamitra first met Naval Kishore Shakya during his college days. Reportedly, Maurya and Kishore studied MBBS from ERA’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital at the same time. They first became friends and then fell in love with each other. After dating each other for a few years, both of them got married in 2010. Her husband Naval Kishore Shakya is a cancer surgeon and politician. As of 2022, he is a member of the Samajwadi Party. The couple has a son named Samrajya. On 21 December 2017, Sanghamitra filed for divorce from her husband due to irreconcilable differences and was granted a divorce on 19 January 2021.
Dr. Naval Kishore Shakya
Sanghamitra Maurya with his son
religion/religious views
Sanghamitra Maurya was born in a Hindu OBC family. In 2018, Sanghamitra converted from Hinduism to Buddhism along with his family. In April 2018, 500 lower caste Hindus (including Sanghamitra and his family) gathered at Veera Maidan in Maharashtra to convert to Buddhism. They raised slogans,
I will not have any faith in Ram and Krishna, who are considered incarnations of God, nor will I worship them. …I do not believe and will not believe that Lord Buddha was an incarnation of Vishnu. …I will henceforth live my life in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Buddha.
Since then she has been propagating Buddhism.
livelihood
Treatment
After completing MBBS, Sanghamitra Maurya started working as a medical officer in the district hospital of Pratapgarh. He worked there for some time and then left his medical career to pursue a political career.
political
Sanghamitra started his political career in 2010 by contesting the District Panchayat elections from Etah, Uttar Pradesh. Subsequently, she joined the Bahujan Samaj Party and contested elections from Kasganj in 2012. However, she failed miserably to make an impact. In 2014, she contested the Mainpuri constituency (as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party), but lost to Mulayam Singh Yadav. In 2016, Maurya resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Within a year of joining BJP, Sanghamitra was asked to contest elections from Padrauna seat. However, he refused to do so. He managed BJP’s Parivartan Yatra in five districts.
Sanghamitra Maurya is a member of BJP
Maurya also played a role in BJP’s women’s cell. In 2019, Sanghamitra contested the Indian general election from Badaun constituency, on a BJP ticket, and defeated senior Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav (nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav). She is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. In July 2019, she became a member of the Other Backward Classes Welfare Committee. In September 2019, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare and the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Sanghamitra Maurya during a rally
controversies
- In 2013, a case was registered against Sanghamitra at Kotwali Mainpuri police station on charges of promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion, caste, place of birth, residence, language etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintaining harmony .
- A complaint was also lodged against him at Gunnaur police station in Badaun district regarding illegal payment in connection with an election.
- Sanghamitra had raised questions on Aparna Yadav (daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav) joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022. He made a post on his Facebook account in which he called Yogi Adityanath as his (Aparna Yadav) cousin.
Sanghamitra Maurya’s Facebook post
Address
Permanent
6/237 E-Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, Uttar Pradesh
Current (2019)
216, Uttar Pradesh Bhawan, SP Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
net worth
His net worth in 2019 is around Rs. 4 crores.
property and properties
Sanghamitra owned the following assets in 2019.
movable property
- Bank Deposit Rs. 1,05,11,103
- Insurance policy Rs. 1,22,44,990
- Motor vehicle Rs. 84,000
- Other property (revolver, rifle, donnelly gun) worth Rs. 1,50,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural land Rs. 8,00,000
- Residential Building Rs. 1,46,00,000
Favorite
Facts/General Knowledge
- His favorite pastimes include reading and travelling.
- Indian politicians Kanshi Ram and Sushma Swaraj are her political influences. In an interview, Sanghamitra revealed that she was once influenced by Mayawati. Talking about Mayawati he said,
She was so strict during her (Mayawati’s) first term. But then something happened to him.”
- Working as a medical officer in the district hospital of Pratapgarh, he accepted a symbolic salary of Rs. Gave only Rs 100 and donated the remaining amount to the hospital fund for poor patients.
- Sangamitra has a tattoo on her right arm. This tattoo is dedicated to the most important people in his life i.e. his parents and his son Empire.
Sanghamitra Maurya’s tattoo
- During an interview, Sanghamitra revealed that his political philosophy was to give voice to the poor, the most marginalized and the most backward. He said,
Unless you prepare such people to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, your work is not complete.”
He further said that his priorities include a good medical college, better rail and road connectivity and opportunities for girls’ education in the Badanu constituency.
- Sanghamitra has written many concise and meaningful articles on social topics in various newspapers and magazines.
- Maurya has actively participated in various social and cultural activities. She has been a part of ‘Swajatya Sammelan’ and various associated programs (held every year) for a long time.
- In 2017, he released the book ‘Modism Ke Mayne’ with Deepak KS. He has also written the book ‘Baton of Buddhism’.
Sanghamitra Maurya’s book ‘Meanings of Modiism’
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