Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana

This article is about the Indian politician. For the late Indian freedom fighter and politician, see Jayaprakash Narayan.
Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana
నాగభైరవ జయప్రకాశ్ నారాయణ
President, Lok Satta Party,
EX-MLA, Andhra Pradesh, India
In office
2009–2014
Constituency Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India
Personal details
Born (1956-01-14) 14 January 1956
Andhra Pradesh
Spouse(s) Radha
Children Snigdha (daughter)
Siddharth (son)

Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana (born 14 January 1956), also known as J.P., is an Indian former politician[1]IAS. A former physician, J.P. is a political reformer and columnist. He is the founder and the President of Lok Satta Party, and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally constituency Andhra Pradesh in south India.[2] In May 2014, he contested from Malkajgiri as a Member of Parliament and lost.

Narayan is the founder of Lok Satta Party,and is also the founder and General Secretary of Foundation for Democratic Reforms, an independent public-policy think-tank and research-resource centre.[3]

A former Indian public administrator, well known for his role in electoral reforms and the Right to Information (RTI) act. He has also written columns in Indian newspapers, such as Times of India, The Economic Times, Financial Express, The Hindu and Eenadu, and hosted television shows covering elections and politics such as "Pratidhwani".

Early life

Jayaprakash Narayan with his wife Radha, at Shamshabad International Airport, Hyderabad

Jayaprakash Narayana was born on 14 January 1956, in Naghbir, Maharashtra into a Telugu speaking family, and was raised in Godavarru Village from the age of 3, near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and pursued his education in Telugu Medium. Then after the age of 7, he along with his parents moved to another village, Vemanda near Indupally, Krishna Dist. He joined Andhra Loyola College in 1969 for his intermediate education. He obtained his medical degree from Guntur Medical College.

Civil service

Narayana joined public administration after making it to I.A.S. in 1980 standing All India Rank 5. He worked on agriculture, irrigation, technology and youth rehabilitation projects in various capacities and in various districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Some of his achievements during his 16-year-long career in government include:[4]

He also has several major policy initiatives to his credit.

Social reforms

Narayana's experience in the government convinced him that the faulty governance process is the biggest hurdle in India’s path of progress and Indians achieving greater success. What India needs today is a fundamental change in the rules of the game and not a periodic change of players. In order to translate his vision into practical reality, he resigned from the I.A.S in 1996 so that he could work on the grassroots movement for good governance.[5][6] Narayan talked about the efficacy of reforms in the governance and Economy of Andhra Pradesh among several other issues on various platforms in educational and political institutes. He emphasizes that democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people.

Political and administrative reforms

Narayana has served on the following panels:

Foundation For Democratic Reforms

Narayana is the founder member of Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR) and currently serves as its general secretary. FDR is one of India's leading think-tanks and research-resource centers for formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political, electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy.

Lok Satta Movement

Lok Satta Movement
Main article: Lok Satta Movement

Narayana started the Lok Satta Movement in 1996 to educate the citizens of India about voting, rights and government. Lok Satta, a non-partisan movement for democratic reforms in India, worked on various activities[4] like election reforms, police reforms, right to information act and voter registration procedures. The movement initially started in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai and the Vote JUHU campaigns.[7]

Lok Satta has emerged as India’s leading civil society initiative for governance reforms and is at the forefront of key initiatives like disclosure of candidate wealth and criminal history details, political funding reform, decriminalization of politics, improvement of electoral registration, comprehensive judicial reforms including local courts and national judicial commission and citizen's charters.

Lok Satta movement has also been the driving force in achieving the following governance reforms in recent years, among others:

Political career

Narayana started the Lok Satta party on 2 October 2006 with clean politics, good governance and improvement of India as the main goals. When he launched the party, he stated that this party aimed to enrich the political scenario in India with its true spirit. He felt that it could be considered as an alternative to any other political party, since it aimed to create a true and faithful political picture in India without involving illegitimate money, liquor and caste in elections.

2008 By-elections

In 2008, the Lok Satta Party ran in the Assembly by-elections for the first time, and was able to secure second place in two of the four places (Khiratabad,Terlam) it contested seats.[8]

Andhra Pradesh 13th Assembly

Narayana is one of the vocal leaders in assembly proceedings. Some of the major contributions to Andhra Pradesh 13th assembly are:

Felicitations

Narayan has been felicitated with several laurels. These include:

Participation in national panels

Dr Jayaprakash Narayan has served on several national panels. Notable among them are:

See also

References

External links

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