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 by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Jaswantnagar |
| 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 by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Uttam Patel |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 4 June 2009[2] | |
| Preceded by | Ram Sharan Das |
| Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Uttar Pradesh state incharge, Samajwadi Party | |
| In office 12 April 2016[3] – 13 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Leader of the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 26 May 2009 – 9 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Swami Prasad Maurya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1955 Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) Samajwadi Party (till 2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarla Yadav |
| Relations | Mulayam Singh Yadav (brother) Ram Gopal Yadav (cousin) Akhilesh Yadav (nephew) Dharmendra Yadav (nephew) Akshay Yadav (nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grandnephew) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | K.K. P.G. College, Etawah, Kanpur University (B.A.) (1976), Lucknow Christian College, University of Lucknow (B.P.Ed.) (1977)[4] |
| Website | http://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]
References
- http://www.bbc.com/hindi/southasia/030906_mulayam_nk.shtml
- http://hindi.oneindia.com/news/2009/06/04/sp-appoints-akhilesh-vadav-as-up-party-chief.html
- http://khabar.ibnlive.com/news/politics/shivpal-yadav-appointed-as-samajwadi-partys-incharge-in-up-469016.html
- http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2573
- "State elections 2007 result". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- "Leader of Opposition, UP Assembly". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- 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.
- "Shivpal Yadav floats new party- Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)". The Indian Express. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.