page_title: Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Jayaprakash Narayan &amp; Spouse
context_page_description: Jaya Prakash Narayan, is an Indian liberal politician. A former physician, J.P. is a political reformer and columnist. He is the founder and the President of Lok Satta Party, and was an Ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally constituency Andhra Pradesh in India. 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.
  A former Indian public administrator, well known for his role in electoral reforms and the Right to Information 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", and also acts as a mentor to Vision India Foundation.
context_section_description: Jayaprakash Narayan 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 District. He joined Andhra Loyola College in 1969 for his intermediate education. He obtained his medical degree from Guntur Medical College.
caption: Jayaprakash Narayan with his wife Radha, at Shamshabad International Airport, Hyderabad.
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