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Mulayam Singh Yadav

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  • Born 22 November 1939
  • Birth Place Saifai
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Samajwadi Party (1992-2022)
  • In Office 21st Minister Of Defence 1 June 1996 - 19 March 1998, 15th Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh 29 August 2003 - 13 May 2007, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 23 May 2019 - 10 October 2022, Cabinet MinisterGovernment Of Uttar Pradesh 23 June 1977 - 17 February 1980, 20th Leader Of The OppositionUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 14 May 2007 - 26 May 2009, 10th Leader Of The OppositionUttar Pradesh Legislative Council 26 June 1982 - 8 November 1984, Guidance Leader Of The Samajwadi Party 1 January 2017 - 10 October 2022, President Of The Samajwadi Party 3 October 1992 - 1 January 2017
  • Residence Saifai, Etawah, UP
  • Awards Padma Vibhushan (2023) (posthumous)

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Mulayam Singh Yadav BIOGRAPHY

Mulayam Singh Yadav, born November 22, 1939, is a senior Indian politician and the supremo of the Samajwadi Party. He is currently a member of Lok Sabha, representing Azamgarh constituency of Uttar Pradesh. In his career as a politician, he also served as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice -- 19...

Mulayam Singh Yadav PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Malati Devi ​ ​(1957; died 2003), ​Sadhana Gupta ​ ​(2003; died 2022), ​
Children Akhilesh Yadav
Education Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College, Etawah, B.R. College, Agra University

POSITIONS HELD BY Mulayam Singh Yadav

Position Tenure
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly N/A
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 29 August 2003 - 13 May 2007
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 5 December 1989 - 24 June 1991
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 4 December 1993 - 3 June 1995
Member of the 11th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 12th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha 23 May 2019 - 10 October 2022
Minister of Defence (India) 1 June 1996 - 19 March 1998

MULAYAM SINGH YADAV NEWS

On Day 1 of Prayagraj meet, RSS pays tribute to Mulayam, others

October 17, 2022 2:39 am

RSS functionaries also paid tribute to Dwarka Peeth's Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopnand, panchpeethadhishwar Acharya Dharmendra, former justice RC Lahoti, stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava, former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and archaeologist B B Lal.

A Letter From Saifai, UP: A village grapples with the loss of Netaji

October 16, 2022 2:51 pm

It was in the sand pits of Saifai that Mulayam learnt his first manoeuvre, one that he perfected as he made his way to the top of UP politics. Over the years, as the pits gave way to wrestling rings, some things remained unchanged — Saifai’s deep connection with Mulayam.

How Oct 1990 shaped Mulayam’s M-Y politics

October 16, 2022 6:59 pm

When frenzied kar sevaks tried to break into the Babri Masjid on October 30, Mulayam ordered a police firing to repulse them — something P V Narasimha Rao could not to do on December 6, 1992, leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

Mulayam Singh Yadav: A plebian socialist

October 14, 2022 10:01 am

Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles Verniers write: Yadav played a role in national politics but the UP Vidhan Sabha was his political home, where he was elected 10 times.

What now for Akhilesh and Shivpal? SP insiders try to read straws in the wind

October 14, 2022 6:53 am

The Samajwadi Party chief and his estranged uncle have been seen together several times in recent days following Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death. Party workers wonder if rapprochement is on the cards.

Mulayam Singh Yadav’s politics of secularism, socialism and social justice remains relevant today

October 14, 2022 6:02 am

Sudha Pai writes: During his three stints as CM, Yadav introduced several welfare schemes for the empowerment of backwards and poor Muslims. It remains to be seen if Akhilesh Yadav can broaden the base of the SP, revive Yadav’s ideological legacy, and meet the challenge of right-wing hegemony

Rajnath to Kharge to Pawar: All in Saifai to bid farewell to Mulayam

October 12, 2022 2:36 pm

The cremation was held at a ground about 400 metres from Mulayam's house amid slogans of “Netaji Amar Rahein” from hundreds of SP workers at the village where their leader was born.

Among Saifai mourners, a farmer’s wife: Netaji touched my feet whenever we met

October 12, 2022 3:25 pm

“Netaji considered me as a sister and touched my feet whenever we met,” said 58-year-old Shridevi as she jostled through the crowd to make her way to the podium where the mortal remains of the 82-year-old leader were kept for the people to pay their last respects.

Sharad Yadav: 'Had the Janata parivar stayed together, Mulayam Singh Yadav would have definitely become PM'

October 12, 2022 7:01 am

“UP would have been divided had he not been there... He stood like a rock and prevented the division of the state, which was his biggest achievement,” says RJD leader Sharad Yadav

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia writes: The Netaji I knew

October 12, 2022 8:54 am

A grass roots leader, a national icon – Mulayam Singh Yadav was a father-figure to me

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