Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav
President of the Samajwadi Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2017
Preceded by	Mulayam Singh Yadav
21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 15 March 2012 – 19 March 2017
Preceded by	Mayawati
Succeeded by	Yogi Adityanath
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Mulayam Singh Yadav
Constituency	Azamgarh
	In office; 2000–2012
Preceded by	Mulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded by	Dimple Yadav
Constituency	Kannauj
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
	In office; 2012–2018
Personal details
Born	1 July 1973; Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse(s)	Dimple Yadav
Relations	Shivpal Singh Yadav (uncle); Ram Gopal Yadav (uncle); Dharmendra Yadav (cousin); Akshay Yadav (cousin); Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (nephew)
Children	3
Parents	Mulayam Singh Yadav (father); Malti Devi (mother);
Residence	1 Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Alma mater	JSS Science and Technology University (B.E.); University of Sydney (M.E.)
Profession	Politician
Website	http://www.samajwadiparty.in

Akhilesh Yadav (pronunciation ; born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and the president of the Samajwadi Party who has served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Having assumed office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office. He is currently the Member of Parliament from Azamgarh in the 17th Lok Sabha. His first significant success in politics was being elected as the Member of the Lok Sabha for the Kannauj constituency. He is the son of veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder-patron of Samajwadi Party who has served as the Minister of Defence in Government of India and three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education

Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Malti Devi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, later Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[2] Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh which put her in a vegetative state. She died in 2003. With Mulayam Singh Yadav busy making a career in politics, Akhilesh was brought up mostly by his paternal grandparents. He completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town[3] He was schooled at the Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his Bachelor's and master's degrees in Civil Environmental Engineering at JSS Science and Technology University. He also has a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.[4]

Political career

Akhilesh Yadav meets PM Narendra Modi

2000: elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from kannauj (the city of perfume) in a by-election in 2000. He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution[5][6]
2000–2001: Member of the Committee on Ethics[7]
2004–2009: elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was at times a member of the following committees: Committee on Urban Development, Committee on Provision of Computers for various departments, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee on Environment and Forests.
2009-2012 : elected as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was at times a member of the following committees: Member of the Committee on Environment and Forests, Committee on Science and Technology, and the JPC on the 2G spectrum case.
10 March 2012: appointed as leader of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.
15 March 2012: at the age of 38 years, he became the youngest Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh.
May 2012: resigned from the Kannauj seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections[8]
May 2012: became a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council[9]

In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP-Congress Alliance headed by Yadav won 55 seats and was defeated by the BJP. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March. [10]

May 2019: elected as a Member of Parliament from Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Family

Since Yadav became chief minister, the family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and the other with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav. Yadav had the support of his father's cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav. His uncle Shivpal Yadav was supported by a friend Amar Singh and Yadav's father Mulayam Singh Yadav who later backed Akhilesh Yadav.[11]

References

"CM moves to new residence at Vikramaditya Marg". Daily Pioneer. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
"Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
Dixit, Neha. "Akhilesh Yadav in the family business". The Caravan. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
"10 things you want to know about Akhilesh Yadav". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
Lok Sabha (Parliament of India ) http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564
"Akhilesh Yadav". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
"Akhilesh Yadav Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
"Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple to contest Kannauj Lok Sabha by-polls". India Today. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
"Akhilesh Yadav elected unopposed for UP legislative council". The Times of India. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/up-elections-chief-minister-akhilesh-yadav-resigns/story-seO9Y8UvUyNVOrHBTDF3fP.html%7Ctitle=Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav resigns
Rai, Manmohan (29 August 2016). "Infighting erupts in ruling Yadav family in UP, Mulayam continues to pull the power strings". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

External links

Akhilesh Yadav on Twitter

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Mulayam Singh Yadav	Member of Parliament for Kannauj 2000–2012	Succeeded by Dimple Yadav
Political offices
Preceded by Mayawati	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 15 March 2012 – 20 March 2017	Succeeded by Yogi Adityanath
Party political offices
Preceded by Mulayam Singh Yadav	President Samajwadi Party 1 January 2017 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "CM moves to new residence at Vikramaditya Marg". Daily Pioneer. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[2] "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[3] Dixit, Neha. "Akhilesh Yadav in the family business". The Caravan. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[4] "10 things you want to know about Akhilesh Yadav". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[5] Lok Sabha (Parliament of India ) http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564

[6] "Akhilesh Yadav". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[7] "Akhilesh Yadav Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[8] "Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple to contest Kannauj Lok Sabha by-polls". India Today. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[9] "Akhilesh Yadav elected unopposed for UP legislative council". The Times of India. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[10] ttps://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/up-elections-chief-minister-akhilesh-yadav-resigns/story-seO9Y8UvUyNVOrHBTDF3fP.html%7Ctitle=Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav resigns

[11] Rai, Manmohan (29 August 2016). "Infighting erupts in ruling Yadav family in UP, Mulayam continues to pull the power strings". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 April 2017.