Rajesh Yadav (politician)

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]

Rajesh Yadav
राजेश यादव
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
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 54)[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

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

#FromToPositionComments
0120122017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
0220072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

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