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Akhilesh Yadav
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- Born 01 July 1973
- Age 51
- Birth Place Saifai, Uttar Pradesh India
- Profession Politician, Civil Engineer
- Political Party Samajwadi Party
- In Office 32nd Leader Of The OppositionUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 26 March 2022 - 11 June 2024, Member Of The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 10 March 2022 - 11 June 2024, 20th Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh 15 March 2012 - 19 March 2017, Member Of The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 6 May 2012 - 5 May 2018
- Residence 1 Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Akhilesh Yadav BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 05 Feb 2025
Akhilesh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), is a prominent regional leader with a strong political legacy, Akhilesh Yadav's youth appeal, and regional influence make him a key player to watch as parties gear up for the upcoming electoral bat...
Akhilesh Yadav PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Spouse | Dimple Yadav (1999), |
| Education | University of Mysore (B.E.), University of Sydney (M.E.) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Akhilesh Yadav
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 13th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | 30 May 2019 - 22 March 2022 |
| Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | 15 March 2012 - 19 March 2017 |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 10 March 2022 - Present |
AKHILESH YADAV NEWS
Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP govt of 'fake encounters', caste-based bias in police postings
October 14, 2025 8:09 pm
The SP chief alleged that under the BJP rule, “women and daughters are not safe”, and criminal incidents such as “rape, murder and loot” occur every day.
Azam is ‘like SP tree, protects us’: Akhilesh after much-awaited rendezvous
October 09, 2025 12:24 pm
Meeting goes as per the script of SP liking, Azam plays it down: 'not headline worthy'.
Akhilesh’s visit to Rampur to meet Azam Khan: Last-minute travel changes leave party, police scrambling
October 08, 2025 12:35 pm
The SP national president will be landing by private aircraft at Bareilly airport, from where he will take a chopper to the helipad on the Jauhar University premises in Rampur.
Akhilesh holds meetings, SP seeks to plug the gaps ahead of SIR in Uttar Pradesh
September 26, 2025 12:34 pm
Wants 10-member panel and two BLAs in place at every booth, so as to not be caught napping when the poll roll revision happens
Akhilesh Yadav to meet Azam Khan in Rampur on Oct 8; some in SP ask why take so long
September 26, 2025 7:27 am
The SP chief never visited the senior party leader while he was jailed twice for a total of 5 years
Azam Khan released: Akhilesh promises to withdraw all cases against him when SP comes to power
September 23, 2025 6:45 pm
Akhilesh Yadav promised journalists that even cases against them would also be withdrawn when the SP government comes to power and added, “We would even help you with Income Tax and ED cases as well.”
Delhi Confidential: Care For Old Guard
September 18, 2025 3:41 am
One of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s closest lieutenants – party chief spokesperson Rajendra Choudhary (78) – was admitted to a government hospital in Lucknow for a minor stomach ailment earlier this week.
The K Kavitha case signals deeper problems in India's regional parties
September 04, 2025 1:31 pm
Health of Indian democracy depends not only on free and fair elections between parties, but also on democracy within them
‘Jugaad aayog’: As Akhilesh joins Opposition chorus in Bihar, both EC and tariffs in his crosshairs
August 30, 2025 9:10 pm
The SP chief, who joined Congress’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Ara on the penultimate day, claimed that the person who ‘bullied’ the Opposition is ‘afraid of US President Donald Trump’
Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP govt over fertiliser scarcity
August 30, 2025 2:09 pm
Yadav said educated people must think "with a hand on their heart" how the BJP and its allies have "held hostage their knowledge and wisdom by feeding them communal politics."
India rebukes Pakistan over Afghan clashes, calls Islamabad a ‘sponsor of terror’
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India has strongly condemned Pakistan’s recent military actions along the Afghan border, accusing Islamabad of sheltering and sponsoring terrorist organisations amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours. At a press briefing on Thursday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also underlined New Delhi’s support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and independence.
AKHILESH YADAV PHOTOS
Picture This: Akhilesh's march to Amarinder's move, what made news in politics today
September 19, 2022 9:59 pm
IE 100 2022: List of most powerful Indians
April 21, 2022 10:24 am
As the PM now for eight years, Modi remains disruptor-in-chief with a regularity that expands his presence and crimps his critics. Yogi Adityanath towers over the horizon, having entered the top five Sangh Parivar club. He ranks just after Mukesh Ambani.
Modi, Priyanka, Akhilesh rally across UP as state votes in fifth phase of polls
February 27, 2022 9:02 pm
Uttar Pradesh went for fifth phase of voting on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: I hereby declare
March 07, 2022 10:38 am
Assembly elections in five states — Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur– will be completed in seven phases with UP being the first to go to polls on February 10. Results of all the assembly polls will be declared on March 10.
Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav: Political leaders detained over Lakhimpur Kheri violence
October 05, 2021 9:37 pm
Leaders on their way to meet the kin of those who lost their lives in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence were detained or sent back, even as Section 144 remained in place in the district.
Akhilesh Yadav goes cycling near Gomti, takes pot shots at Yogi government
June 04, 2018 7:07 pm
Taking pot shots at the Yogi Adityanath government, Akhilesh Yadav expressed hope that now that his official residence is vacated, the state BJP government would do something meaningful for the people.
Mulayam Singh Yadav celebrates 79th birthday, showers blessings on Akhilesh
November 22, 2017 5:20 pm
Mulayam Singh Yadav also cut a cake on the occasion and offered the first slice to his son Akhilesh.
Burying the hatchet? Akhilesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav meet in public after a year
October 12, 2017 6:11 pm
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav touched the feet of his Father Mulayam Singh Yadav during Dr Ram Manohar Loihia's Death anniversary function at Lohia Park in Lucknow on Thursday.
First SP-Congress roadshow in Lucknow in pictures
January 29, 2017 8:04 pm
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are due to start on February 3. SP and Congress have agreed to sharing the 403 assembly seats in the state, with SP contesting from 298 seats and Congress from 105 seats.
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AKHILESH YADAV VIDEOS
SP - BSP Alliance: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav welcomes the move
June 22, 2020 6:05 pm
After BSP and SP announced the alliance between the two parties, Tejashwi Yadav said that the people of India welcome the alliance. He also claimed that BJP will be whitewashed in UP and Bihar
Want a dialogue with all parties to settle the Ayodhya dispute, says union minister Uma Bharti
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
Union Minister Uma Bharti has said that leaders across party lines must come together and sort out the Ayodhya dispute through dialogue. She also said that those in the government want to build a temple at the disputed site but will need support from
UP Elections 2017: Samajwadi Party Belongs To Netaji, Says Akhilesh Yadav
June 22, 2020 7:10 pm
Assembly Polls 2017: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Holds Rally In Riot-Hit Muzaffarnagar
June 22, 2020 7:11 pm
Samajwadi Party Government Moved To Bury 19 Cases Against Political Leaders For UP Polls
June 22, 2020 7:12 pm
An investigation of official records has revealed that over the years, the SP government moved to bury at least 19 cases against senior political leaders from the state.
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Writes To PM Modi To Shift Budget After Assembly Polls
June 22, 2020 7:12 pm
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Claims Samajwadi Party Would Have Won More Than 250 Seats On Its Own
June 22, 2020 7:12 pm
Speaking at Sultanpur, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the SP would have won more than 250 seats on its own to form a majority government again but now that the alliance had been formed, the SP-Congress combine would win more than 300 of 403 seats in the House.
Mulayam Singh Yadav Announces Akhilesh As CM Candidate For Samajwadi Party
June 22, 2020 7:14 pm
Declaring himself as the national president of Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav, took a softening of stand on Monday evening as he announced Akhilesh Yadav would be the Chief Minister candidate for the party
Samajwadi Party Soap Opera
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
While Akhilesh Yadav has been declared the Samajwadi Party’s national working president, his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav has challenged the same calling it unconstitutional.
Ramgopal Yadav: 90 Per Cent Of Samajwadi MPs, MLAs, MNCs Are In Akhilesh's Favour
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
The election symbol of Samajwadi Party formally came under dispute with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s camp telling the Election Commission that the party is “actually” headed by him now and not its founder Mulayam Singh.
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