Chandrapal Singh Yadav

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Chandrapal Singh Yadav
MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh
In office
26 November 2014 – 25 November 2020
Succeeded byHardwar Dubey
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
MP (Lok Sabha)
In office
May 2004 – May 2009
Preceded bySujan Singh Bundela
Succeeded by
ConstituencyJhansi-Lalitpur
Personal details
Born (1959-03-19) 19 March 1959 (age 62)
Dakor, Uttar Pradesh
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Gyanwati Yadav
Children1 son and 1 daughter
ResidenceJhansi
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 MSc, M.A. (Geography), BEd and LL.B. degrees[1] along with PhD from Bundelkhand University in 2006.[2] 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 2014 Indian general election from Jhansi constituency[3] and was defeated by Uma Bharti of the BJP.[4][5]

In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha upon election.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "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.
  2. ^ https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=562
  3. ^ "Jhansi: Five-way battle". The Economic Times. 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Election Results 2014: Seven Union Ministers taste humiliating defeat in Uttar Pradesh". The Economic Times. 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014, Uttar Pradesh - Jhansi". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ "11 new members take oath in Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.


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