Itwa is a tehsil and town in the Siddharthnagar district in Basti division within Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and adjacent to Nepal. Itwa is situated 182 km from the State's Capital City Lucknow.Currently Shri Mata Prasad Pandey is the biggest political face from Itwa. He is currently Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Notable individuals of the tehsil include Maulana Anwar Bastavi.Maulana Anwar Bastavi is General Secretary of Jamiat Ahle Hadees Eastern U.P.