Rajesh Yadav (politician)

Rajesh Yadav
राजेश यादव
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2012
Preceded byNone
ConstituencyKatra
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office
7 May – 12 March
Preceded byVirendra Pratap Singh
Succeeded byRoshan Lal Verma
ConstituencyTilhar
Personal details
Born (1969-11-21) 21 November 1969 (age 55)[1]
Shahjahanpur district[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party[1]
SpouseAnjana Yadav
Children2 sons: Jayant Yadav and Abhay Yadav
ParentLate Satyapal Singh Yadav (Father)[1] Late Shakuntala Yadav (Mother)[1]
ResidenceShahjahanpur district
Alma materGuru Nanak Dev Engineering College
Swami Sukhdevanand Law College[2]
ProfessionPolitician and farmer

Rajesh Yadav (Hindi: राजेश यादव) is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1][2] He represents the Katra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Rajesh Yadav was born in Shahjahanpur district. He attended the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College and Swami Sukhdevanand Law College and attained Bachelor of Engineering & Bachelor of Laws degrees.[2][1]

Political career

Rajesh Yadav has been a MLA for two terms. He represented the Katra constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[1][2]

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Veer Vikram Singh Prince of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6]

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
02 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Live KATRA Seat Election Result 2022 in Uttar Pradesh".