Ajay Singh Yadav

Ajay Singh Yadav
President of All India Congress Committee(OBC Department)
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 February 2022 — 17 October 2024
Preceded byTamradhwaj Sahu
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1991 – 2014
Preceded byRaghu Yadav
Succeeded byRandhir Singh Kapriwas
ConstituencyRewari
Minister of Power, Forests & Environment
Government of Haryana
In office
2005 – 2009
Minister of Irrigation, Public Works & Elections
Government of Haryana
In office
2009 – 2014
Personal details
Born2 November 1958
Saharanwas, Rewari
Political partyIndian National Congress until 2024
SpouseShakuntla Yadav
Children2 (including Chiranjeev Rao)
Residence(s)315-L, Model Town, Rewari-123401

Captain Ajay Singh Yadav is a former Indian National Congress politician from the state of Haryana, India. In 2008 he was appointed as Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections[1] for that state.[2] In February 2022, he was appointed the National Chairman of Other Backward Class department of the All India Congress Committee.[3]

Early life

Ajay Singh Yadav was born on 2 November 1958 in a Yadav family at Saharanwas village, Rewari district, Haryana. His father was Rao Abhey Singh, who had also been a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana. He was educated at various places including Jaipur, Chandigarh, New Delhi and Rewari, graduating with the degrees of BSc and LL.B. Singh became second lieutenant in the Indian Army on 7 June 1980, and resigned seven years later on 26 June 1987 as captain.[2] After his military service, Singh pursued a political career in Rewari district.

Electoral performance

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 33,922 52.78% Increase29.36
HVP Rajinder Singh 8,098 12.60% New
BJP Shiv Rattan Singh 7,463 11.61% New
Independent Inderpal 5,092 7.92% New
Sarvajati Janta Panchayat Mittar Sain 4,198 6.53% New
LKD Jaggan Singh 1,758 2.74% Decrease52.64
Independent Jai Singh 931 1.45% New
Jawan Kisan Mazdur Party Chiranji S/O Mam Chand 655 1.02% New
Doordarshi Party Lal Chand 432 0.67% New
Independent Joginder 367 0.57% New
Margin of victory 25,824 40.18% Increase8.23
Turnout 64,269 59.98% Decrease12.01
Registered electors 1,11,081 Increase11.06
INC gain from LKD Swing Decrease2.59
1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 22,099 26.70% Decrease26.08
Independent Randhir Singh Kapriwas 20,332 24.56% New
BJP Sharda 18,566 22.43% Increase10.82
BSP Ishwar Yadav 7,362 8.89% New
SP Master Brinder Singh 5,943 7.18% New
Samata Party Sunil Rao 2,705 3.27% New
Independent Shri Ram Sambharya 2,004 2.42% New
AIIC(T) K . R. Khurana 1,262 1.52% New
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Jagdish Sharma 472 0.57% New
Margin of victory 1,767 2.13% Decrease38.05
Turnout 82,779 65.55% Increase4.69
Registered electors 1,32,344 Increase19.14
INC hold Swing Decrease26.08
2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 26,036 28.96% Increase2.27
Independent Vijay Somani 21,112 23.49% New
Independent Randhir Singh Kapriwas 20,016 22.27% New
Independent Rajender Singh 10,167 11.31% New
BJP Shiv Rattan Singh 9,006 10.02% Decrease12.41
Independent Hirdey Ram 1,266 1.41% New
Independent Ashok Gulati 624 0.69% New
HVP Sheo Lal 542 0.60% New
Independent Radhey Shyam 536 0.60% New
Margin of victory 4,924 5.48% Increase3.34
Turnout 89,890 66.90% Increase4.33
Registered electors 1,34,414 Increase1.56
INC hold Swing Increase2.27
2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 48,924 44.72% Increase15.75
BJP Randhir Singh Kapriwas 36,145 33.04% Increase23.02
Independent Vijay Somany 12,140 11.10% New
INLD Thekedar Rajinder Singh 5,840 5.34% New
BSP Manjeet 3,003 2.74% New
Independent Sudesh 969 0.89% New
Independent Rohtash 574 0.52% New
Margin of victory 12,779 11.68% Increase6.20
Turnout 1,09,404 73.77% Increase6.89
Registered electors 1,48,312 Increase10.34
INC hold Swing Increase15.75
2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Randhir Singh Kapriwas 81,103 52.92% Increase32.66
INLD Satish Yadav 35,637 23.25% Increase20.57
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 31,471 20.53% Decrease19.78
BSP Pritam Kumar 1,312 0.86% Decrease4.47
HJC(BL) Raghu Yadav 935 0.61% Decrease0.36
Independent Vijay Somany 784 0.51% New
Margin of victory 45,466 29.66% Increase18.63
Turnout 1,53,268 75.18% Increase2.49
Registered electors 2,03,862 Increase23.04
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase12.60
2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Rewari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Singh Yadav 48,557 40.31% Decrease4.40
Independent Satish S/O Roshan Lal 35,269 29.28% New
BJP Randhir Singh Kapriwas 24,396 20.25% Decrease12.78
BSP Vijay Somany 6,418 5.33% Increase2.58
INLD Anil Kumar 3,225 2.68% Decrease2.66
HJC(BL) Rajinder Singh 1,164 0.97% New
Margin of victory 13,288 11.03% Decrease0.65
Turnout 1,20,446 72.69% Decrease1.07
Registered electors 1,65,691 Increase11.72
INC hold Swing Decrease4.40

Political career

Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana for six consecutive terms, totalling 25 years.[2]

He held the following offices:[2]

  • Member, A.I.C.C.
  • Member, P.C.C.
  • Deputy Leader Congress Legislative Party
  • President D.C.C., Rewari
  • Secretary, Haryana State Kisan Congress
  • Minister for Jails, for Printing & Stationery, for Social Welfare and Women as well as for Child Development
  • Officiated C.L.P. Leader in Haryana
  • Deputy Leader C.L.P. in Haryana
  • AICC State Observer for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
  • Finance, Irrigation & PWD Minister.
  • National Chairman, A.I.C.C. O.B.C. (present)

He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly. On 29 July 2014, Singh resigned from his post and submitted his resignation letter to Bhupinder Singh Hooda. However, Singh has not resigned from the party.[6]

Yadav and his sister, Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, were accused of influencing a land deal in Solan, Himachal Pradesh in 2008 by putting undue pressure on Panchkula Tehsildar Satish Kumar to issue residence certificate without proper documents.[7] Official inquiries supported claims of impropriety, which Yadav denied.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Excess water flow in rivers play havoc in state - Express India". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "MLA Details". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. ^ ANI (25 February 2022). "Congress appoints Capt Ajay Singh Yadav as AICC National Chairman of OBC department". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Winning Candidate List for Haryana State Assembly Elections 2005". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Haryana Results". Election Commission of India, Constituencywise-All Candidates. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Haryana Power Minister Capt Ajay Yadav resigns, slams Hooda for not giving 'respect' in Congress". Patrika Group. No. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. ^ Haryana Finance Minister and his judge sister bent norms for land deal: probe – Indian Express
  8. ^ Chhabra, Arvind (6 April 2011). "Judgment Day". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2013.