Saini is an Indian surname, used by various communities in North India. In Uttar Pradesh, it is used by people of Kushwaha or the Koeri caste.[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1] In Rajasthan and Haryana, it is most often associated with Mali caste.[5][6]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Bishan Lal Saini, member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from Radaur Assembly constituency.
- Dharam Singh Saini, multiple times Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Nakur Assembly constituency, former minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- Madan Lal Saini, former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Member of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
- Pawan Saini, member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ladwa Assembly constituency.
- Prabhu Lal Saini, former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Anta Assembly constituency, cabinet minister in Vasundhara Raje's government.
- Rajkumar Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, Haryana.
- Rajpal Singh Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha), from Uttar Pradesh.
- Satyapal Singh Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament from Sambhal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Vikram Singh Saini, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Khatauli Assembly constituency.
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References[edit | edit source]
Notes
- ā Maurya belongs to the biggest caste group among OBCs after Yadavs and Kurmis. Known by the surnames Kachhi, Maurya, Kushwaha, Saini and Shakya, this group is present in most assembly seats from east to west UP. Maurya had been strategically groomed by the BSP to attract these votes. Since the expulsion in 2011 of former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, who belongs to the same caste group.[4]
Citations
- ā "Swami Prasad Maurya: Asset to BJP, especially in SP strongholds". Indian express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ā "Eye on OBCs,Mayawati appoints Maurya as BSP's national gen secy". Indian express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ā "BJP bets big on non-Yadav OBCs in UP Assembly polls". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ā "Swami Prasad Maurya's exit: BSP loses OBC face, Mayawati's voice before the media". Indian express. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ā "No one is made CM on basis of caste: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot". Indian express. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ā "Jat agitation-Refrain at roadblocks: Didn't make it to civil services, quota would have helped". Indian express. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2023.