Shivpal Singh Yadav

Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 6 April 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is the founder of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya).[5]

Shivpal Singh Yadav
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.)
Assumed office
17 October 1996
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
ConstituencyJaswantnagar
Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government
In office
15 March 2012 – 24 October 2016
In office
06 September 2003[1] – 11 May 2007
Uttar Pradesh state president, Samajwadi Party
In office
13 September 2016 – 1 January 2017
Preceded byAkhilesh Yadav
Succeeded byNaresh Uttam Patel
In office
6 January 2009 – 4 June 2009[2]
Preceded byRam Sharan Das
Succeeded byAkhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh state incharge, Samajwadi Party
In office
12 April 2016[3] – 13 September 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byn/a
Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
26 May 2009 – 9 March 2012
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded bySwami Prasad Maurya
Personal details
Born (1955-04-06) 6 April 1955
Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyPragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) Samajwadi Party (till 2018)
Spouse(s)Sarla Yadav
RelationsMulayam Singh Yadav (brother)
Ram Gopal Yadav (cousin)
Akhilesh Yadav (nephew)
Dharmendra Yadav (nephew)
Akshay Yadav (nephew)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grandnephew)
Children2
ResidenceLucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materK.K. P.G. College, Etawah, Kanpur University (B.A.) (1976),
Lucknow Christian College, University of Lucknow (B.P.Ed.) (1977)[4]
Websitehttp://shivpalsinghyadav.com

Career

Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007[6] during the Mayawati regime.

On 31 January 2017, Yadav announced he would form a new political party after the upcoming 2017 Assembly election.

On 28 September 2018, He announced his new political party named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party.[7]

On 24 October 2018, He was given Election Commission of India approval for the party officially named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya).[8]

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References
  1. http://www.bbc.com/hindi/southasia/030906_mulayam_nk.shtml
  2. http://hindi.oneindia.com/news/2009/06/04/sp-appoints-akhilesh-vadav-as-up-party-chief.html
  3. http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/politics/shivpal-yadav-appointed-as-samajwadi-partys-incharge-in-up-469016.html
  4. http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2573
  5. "State elections 2007 result". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. "Leader of Opposition, UP Assembly". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  7. ravi.srivastava (28 September 2018). "शिवपाल की पार्टी का नाम प्रगतिशील समाजवादी पार्टी, एक साल पहले करा चुके हैं रजिस्ट्रेशन". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. "Shivpal Yadav floats new party- Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)". The Indian Express. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.


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