Shivpal Singh Yadav | |
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| Member of theUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 17 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Jaswantnagar |
| Cabinet Minister inUttar Pradesh Government | |
| In office 15 March 2012 – 24 October 2016 | |
| In office 6 September 2003[1] – 11 May 2007 | |
| State president,SP inUttar Pradesh | |
| In office 13 September 2016 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Uttam Patel |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 4 June 2009[2] | |
| Preceded by | Ram Sharan Das |
| Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Uttar Pradesh state Incharge inSamajwadi Party | |
| In office 12 April 2016[3] – 13 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position opened |
| Succeeded by | Position closed |
| Leader of the Opposition,Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 26 May 2009 – 9 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Swami Prasad Maurya |
| President ofPragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 10 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-02-16)16 February 1955 (age 70) |
| Political party |  Samajwadi Party (1992–2017; 2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2017-2018),Samajwadi Secular Morcha (2018) andPragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) (2018-2022) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Mulayam Singh Yadav (brother) Ram Gopal Yadav (cousin) Akhilesh Yadav (nephew) Dimple Yadav (Daughter in law) Dharmendra Yadav (nephew) Akshay Yadav (nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grand-nephew) Aditya Yadav (son) |
| Children | 2 (1 son & 1 daughter), IncludingAditya Yadav (politician) |
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| Residence(s) | Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | K.K. P.G. College, Etawah Kanpur University (B.A., 1976), Lucknow Christian College University of Lucknow (B.P.Ed., 1977)[4] |
Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 16 February 1955) is a politician and educationist fromUttar Pradesh, India. He was born inSaifai village,Etawah district, and is a younger brother ofSamajwadi Party leader lateMulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,Akhilesh Yadav. He is a Member of theUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing theJaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, from 1996 till now. He is also the National General Secretary ofSamajwadi Party and was appointed on 29 January 2023.
In 2018 he founded his own party namedPragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya), which was merged intoSamajwadi Party in 2022.[5]
Shivpal Singh Yadav was born on 16 February 1955[6] inSaifai village,Etawah district to Sughar Singh Yadav and Murti Devi. He has studied inKanpur University'sK.K. P.G. College, Etawah andUniversity of Lucknow'sLucknow Christian College and earned BA (1976) and BPEd (1977) degrees respectively.
Shivpal is the youngest among 5 brothers. Ratan Singh Yadav,Mulayam Singh Yadav, Abhay Ram Yadav and Rajpal Singh Yadav are his elder brothers. He has 1 sister Kamla Devi Yadav.
Rajya Sabha MPRam Gopal Yadav and his sister Geeta Yadav are his cousins.
Shivpal Singh Yadav has been the MLA from theJaswantnagar constituency since 1996.
Yadav was the leader of the opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during theMayawati regime.[7]
Shivpal Singh Yadav has served 6 times asMLA. He lost the17th Lok Sabha election fromFirozabad in 2019.
| # | From | To | Position | Party |
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| 1. | 1996 | 2002 | MLA (1st term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
| 2. | 2002 | 2007 | MLA (2nd term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
| 3. | 2007 | 2012 | MLA (3rd term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
| 4. | 2012 | 2017 | MLA (4th term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
| 5. | 2017 | 2022 | MLA (5th term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
| 6. | 2022 | Present | MLA (6th term) fromJaswantnagar | SP |
Shivpal Singh Yadav is married to Sarla Yadav since 1981 and they have a son Aditya Yadav and daughter Dr. Anubha Yadav. Anubha's husband Ajay Yadav is anIAS officer of 2010 batch andTamil Nadu cadre.[8][9]