Akhilesh Yadav (; born 1 July 1973)[2] is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[3] Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office till date.[4] Yadav is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kannauj in the 18th Lok Sabha and the parliamentary party leader of Samajwadi Party in 18th Lok Sabha.[5] A son of veteran Indian politician, Mulayam Singh Yadav, he was elected as the Member of the 13th Lok Sabha in the year 2000 ( by-poll) for the Kannauj constituency. He was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Karhal in the 18th Vidhan Sabha,[6][7] before resigning[8] and has also been the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from March 2022 to June 2024.
Akhilesh Yadav | |
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 Yadav in 2013 | |
| Leader of Samajwadi Party in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |
| Deputy | Babu Singh Kushwaha |
| Preceded by | S. T. Hasan |
| 32nd Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 26 March 2022 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Governor | Anandiben Patel |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Ram Govind Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Mata Prasad Pandey |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 March 2022 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sobaran Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Constituency | Karhal |
| 2nd President of Samajwadi Party | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2017 | |
| Guidance Leader | Mulayam Singh Yadav (till October 2022) |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 15 March 2012 – 19 March 2017 | |
| Governor | Aziz Qureshi Ram Naik |
| Ministry & Departments |
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| Preceded by | Mayawati |
| Succeeded by | Yogi Adityanath |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 5 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kashinath Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahadur Pathak |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Subrat Pathak |
| Constituency | Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 22 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Lal Yadav |
| Constituency | Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 25 Feb 2000 – 2 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Dimple Yadav |
| Constituency | Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1973 Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Shivpal Singh Yadav (uncle) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Residence | 1, Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Mysore (B.E.) University of Sydney (M.E.) |
| Profession |
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Early life and education
Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Malti Devi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, later Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.[9] Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh which put her in a vegetative state. She died in 2003. With Mulayam Singh Yadav busy making a career in politics, Akhilesh was brought up mostly by his paternal grandparents.
He completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town.[10] He was schooled at Dholpur Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India.[11] Akhilesh Yadav also holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.[12][13][14]
Political career
Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000.[13] He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution.[15][16] Yadav served as a Member of the Committee on Ethics from 2000 to 2001[17] and in 2004 was elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was at times a member of the following committees: Committee on Urban Development, Committee on Provision of Computers for various departments, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee on Environment and Forests.
From 2009–2012 Yadav was elected and served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term. During this period he was a member of the following committees: Member of the Committee on Environment and Forests, Committee on Science and Technology, and the JPC on the 2G spectrum case. On 10 March 2012 he was appointed leader of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. On 15 March 2012, at the age of 38, he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the youngest to hold the office.[18]
In May 2012 Yadav resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections.[19] In the same month he became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council.[20] In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP-Congress Alliance headed by Yadav was unable to form the government. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March.[21]
The 2019 Indian general elections and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections saw Yadav being elected to the parliament and state assembly simultaneously, with Yadav later retaining his state assembly seat, and thereby submitting his resignation in the Lok Sabha.[22]
In 2024 Indian general election Yadav was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Kannauj.[7]
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March 2012, aged 38, winning 224 seats in the March 2012 assembly elections.[18] During his tenure, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the most modern and longest expressway in India, was completed and inaugurated.[23][24][25] Yadav also launched the "UP100 Police Service",[26] "Women Power Line 1090"[27] and "108 Ambulance Service".[28] Infrastructural accomplishments of his government include projects like the Lucknow Metro Rail,[29] Lucknow International Ekana Cricket Stadium,[30] Janeshwar Mishra Park (Asia's largest park),[31] Jayaprakash Narayan International Convection Center, IT city.[32]
His chief ministerial tenure also saw emphasis on developing power sector, modernising the police force, setting up Kisan Bazaars and Mandis, introducing social welfare schemes such as Lohiya Awas Yojana, Kanya Vidya Dhan, Kisan Avam Sarvhit Bima Yojana, Pension Yojna and allotting unemployment allowances.[33][32] Between 2012-2015, over 15 Lakh laptops were distributed to the 10th and 12th passout students by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, making it one of the largest distribution schemes by any government in the world.[34]
Positions held
Akhilesh Yadav has been elected 1 time as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.[35]
| # | From | To | Position | Party |
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| 1. | 2000 | 2004 | MP (1st term) in 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj (by-poll) | SP |
| 2. | 2004 | 2009 | MP (2nd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Kannauj | SP |
| 3. | 2009 | 2012 | MP (3rd term) in 15th Lok Sabha from Kannauj (resigned in 2012) and Firozabad (resigned in 2009) | SP |
| 4. | 2012 | 2018 | MLC (1st term) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chief Minister (1st term) in Government of UP (2012-2017) |
SP |
| 5. | 2019 | 2022 | MP (4th term) in 17th Lok Sabha from Azamgarh (resigned in 2022) | SP |
| 6. | 2022 | 12 June 2024[36] | MLA (1st term) from Karhal Leader of the Opposition of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
SP |
| 7. | 2024[37] | Present | Member of the 18th Lok Sabha (5th time) from Kannauj | SP |
Personal life
Akhilesh Yadav is married to Dimple Yadav, a Member of Parliament. The couple has three children; two daughters: Aditi and Tina, and a son, Arjun. Akhilesh is a civil engineer, agriculturist, and socio-political worker. He has a keen interest in sports, mainly football and cricket. His favourite pastimes are reading, listening to music, and watching films.[38]
Since Yadav became chief minister, his family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and the other with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav. Akhilesh had the support of his father's cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav, while Shivpal later went on to make his own political party, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), which ahead of 2022 elections joined the SP+ coalition, with Shivpal being elected as an MLA on an SP ticket.[39]
See also
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