Awadhesh Pratap Mall

Awadhesh Pratap Mall was the ruler of Majhauli Raj in the Deoria district before the state merged with the former British provinces as Uttar Pradesh in 1947 when India became independent from British rule.^[1] After independence, he was a member of the Indian National Congress party and won multiple elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Awadhesh Pratap Mall
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1967–1969
Succeeded by	Shiv Bacchan
Constituency	Salempur
In office 1969–1974
Preceded by	Ugra Sen
Succeeded by	Surendra Prasad Mishra
Constituency	Barhaj
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Durga Prasad Mishra
Succeeded by	Suresh Yadav
Constituency	Salempur
Personal details
Born	Majhauli Raj, British India
Died	Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress Party
Residence	Deoria district
Profession	Politician

Early life

Awadhesh Pratap Mall was born in the early 1900s in Majhauli Raj as the descendant of Raja Dev Narain Mall who was a well known ruler of the aforementioned state in 1857.^[3] Mall was 117th ruler of Majhauli.

Political career

Mall won a seat in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1967 from Salempur constituency in Deoria district.^[4] He later won a seat in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in the 1969 election from Barhaj.^[5] He did not win elections after 1974, but regained the Salempur seat by winning in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 1985 as an Indian National Congress party candidate.^[4]

Personal life and death

Mall married Maharani Bhuvneshwari Devi. He died in early 2000s in Deoria district.^[6]