Chandrapal Singh Yadav
| Chandrapal Singh Yadav | |
|---|---|
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 26 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| MP (Lok Sabha) | |
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In office May 2004 – May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sujan Singh Bundela |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Jain Aditya |
| Constituency | Jhansi-Lalitpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 March 1959 Dakor, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gyanwati Yadav |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Jhansi |
| As of 21 September, 2006 | |
Chandrapal Singh Yadav (born 19 March 1959, Dakor, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician who serves as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (the lower house) for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1996 and 2001.[1]
He was educated at Gorakhpur University and Lucknow University and has M.Sc., M.A. (Geography), B.Ed. and LL.B. degrees.[1] As of 2006, he declared his profession to be an agriculturist. He married Gyanwati Yadav on 1 January 1977, and the couple have a son and a daughter.[1]
Yadav served in the 14th Lok Sabha as a member of the Committee on Estimates, Committee on Energy and Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.[1]
Yadav has also been involved in public education programs focused on Dalits and has organized public dramatic performances which attack practices that Indian rationalists consider superstitions.[1]
Yadav stood as a candidate in the Indian general election, 2014 from Jhansi constituency[2] and was defeated by Uma Bharti of the BJP.[3][4]
In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha upon election.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 14 th Lok Sabha: Yadav, Shri Chandrapal Singh". Government of India. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jhansi: Five-way battle". The Economic Times. 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Election Results 2014: Seven Union Ministers taste humiliating defeat in Uttar Pradesh". The Economic Times. 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014, Uttar Pradesh - Jhansi". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ↑ "11 new members take oath in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. PTI. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-30.