Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Mainpuri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1987 Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Raj Laxmi Yadav |
| Relations | Mulayam Singh Yadav (granduncle) Lalu Prasad Yadav (father-in-law) Rabri Devi (mother-in-law) Tejashwi Yadav (brother-in-law) Tej Pratap Yadav (brother-in-law) |
| Residence(s) | Saifai village, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Delhi Public School, Leeds University |
| Profession | Politician |
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (born 21 October 1987) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha, where he has represented the Mainpuri constituency of Uttar Pradesh since 2014 as a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Tej Pratap Singh, who has an MBA from Leeds University in the UK,and studied in Schools like Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun and Delhi Public School, Noida is related to two powerful politician families: Yadavs of Uttar Pradesh his grandfather, Ratan Singh Yadav, who was the elder brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav[1] and Yadavs of Bihar through his marriage to Raj Laxmi, the youngest daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav.[2] The marriage took place in 2015 and in 2016, the couple had a child.[3]
Singh was elected as a Samajwadi Party member to the Lok Sabha in 2014 at the age of 26. He had successfully contested a by-election for the Mainpuri constituency of Uttar Pradesh, a seat previously held by his grand-uncle, Mulayam Singh Yadav.[1]
Post Held
| SL | From | To | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2014 | 2019 | Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (1st term) from Mainpuri |
References
- ^ a b Fareed, Mohd Faisal (17 September 2014). "Fifth of family joins SP chief in Lok Sabha". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Akhilesh Yadav can become PM: Tej Pratap Singh Yadav". The Economic Times. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandson Tej Pratap Singh blessed with baby boy". Mid-Day. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.