Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 16 February 1955) is a politician and educationist from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader late Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He is a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, from 1996 till now. He is also the National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party and was appointed on 29 January 2023.
In 2018 he founded his own party named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya), which was merged into Samajwadi Party in 2022.[5]
Early life and education
Shivpal Singh Yadav was born on 16 February 1955[6] in Saifai village, Etawah district to Sughar Singh Yadav and Murti Devi. He has studied in Kanpur University's K.K. P.G. College, Etawah and University of Lucknow's Lucknow Christian College and earned BA (1976) and BPEd (1977) degrees respectively.
Family
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 MP Ram Gopal Yadav and his sister Geeta Yadav are his cousins.
Career
Shivpal Singh Yadav is the MLA from the Jaswantnagar constituency since 1996.
Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during the Mayawati regime.[7]
Positions held
Shivpal Singh Yadav has served 6 times as MLA. He had lost the 17th Lok Sabha election from Firozabad in 2019.
| # | From | To | Position | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | 2002 | MLA (1st term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 2. | 2002 | 2007 | MLA (2nd term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 3. | 2007 | 2012 | MLA (3rd term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 4. | 2012 | 2017 | MLA (4th term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 5. | 2017 | 2022 | MLA (5th term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 6. | 2022 | Present | MLA (6th term) from Jaswantnagar | SP |
Personal life
Shivpal Singh Yadav is married to Mrs. Sarla Yadav since 1981 and they have a son Aditya Yadav and daughter Dr. Anubha Yadav. Anubha Yadav is married to Ajay Yadav who is an IAS officer of 2010 batch and Tamil Nadu cadre.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "यूपी: अखिलेश को सपा की कमान". 4 June 2009.
- ^ "शिवपाल का कद बढ़ा, बने सपा के यूपी प्रभारी". News18 Hindi.
- ^ "Shivpal Singh Yadav(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- JASWANTNAGAR(ETAWAH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ^ "State elections 2007 result". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Shivpal Yadav". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Leader of Opposition, UP Assembly". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "अपने IAS दामाद की पोस्टिंग के लिए शिवपाल ने लिखी पीएम को चिट्ठी, नियमों में ढील देकर केंद्र ने दिया डेप्युटेशन". NDTV India. 26 July 2016.
- ^ "आईएएस दामाद के लिए शिवपाल ने लिखी मोदी को चिट्ठी, पीएम ने तोड़ा नियम". Amar Ujala. 27 July 2016.