Akhilesh Yadav
| Akhilesh Yadav अक्खिलेश यादव |
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| MP | |
| In office 2000 - Present |
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| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Kannauj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1973 Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | SP |
| Children | Aditi Yadav, Tina Yadav and Arjun Yadav |
| Residence | Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | www.akhileshyadav.com |
Akhilesh Yadav (Hindi: अक्खिलेश यादव) (born 1 July 1973), is an Indian politician and the Lok Sabha member for Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by election in 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections. Akhilesh Yadav has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore affiliated to University of Mysore.[1]
He also has a Masters in environmental engineering from Sydney University.[2]
Akhilesh Yadav has already locked four Lok Sabha elections since 2000 (he had won the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009, but had to vacate it since he had already won from Kannauj), and now after being appointed as party’s UP president is spearheading the campaign to bring back Samajwadi Party to power in 2012 in UP assembly elections.
[edit] 2009 By
Akhilesh's wife, dimple, unsuccessfully contested the by election for Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar.[3] The Firozabad seat had been won by Akhilesh Yadav in the May 2009 general elections by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate SPS Baghel. Akhilesh, who also won from Kannauj, vacated the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, leading to a by poll. He studied at Dholpur Military School.[4][5][6]
[edit] Reference
- ^ "Shri Akhilesh Yadav: Profile". Government of India. http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=564. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Roy, Rustam (6 November 2009). "I am not fighting for family but for party's honour: Mulayam's bahu Dimple Yadav". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-am-not-fighting-for-family-but-for-partys-honour-Mulayams-bahu-Dimple-Yadav/articleshow/5202073.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-am-not-fighting-for-family-but-for-partys-honour-Mulayams-bahu-Dimple-Yadav/articleshow/5202073.cms. Retrieved 7 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Pradhan, Sharat (12 November 2009). "Analysis: Why Dimple Yadav came a cropper in UP bypoll". Redith casff. http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/10/why-did-mulayam-bahu-lost-in-up-bypoll.htm. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ SARIN, RITU; AMITAV RANJAN (14 December 2008). "Law Minister at the wheel in CBI’s U-turn on Mulayam case". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/law-minister-at-the-wheel-in-cbis-uturn-on/398248/. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Probe UP CM's money: SC to CBI". CNN-IBN. 1 March 2007. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/probe-up-cms-money-sc-to-cbi/34867-37-p1.html.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Samajwadi Party
- Akhilesh Yadav Website
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
- Akhilesh Yadav Profile
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