30-480: Akhilesh Yadav ( pronunciation ; born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh . 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. Yadav is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kannauj in the 18th Lok Sabha and
60-719: 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. 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. Akhilesh Yadav also holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from
90-650: A law degree. He started his political career with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1964 and was involved in organizing a group of rail commuters in Mumbai . He represented Borivali in the state assembly in 1978 and was re-elected twice, before becoming Minister of State for Railways in 1998, when he was influential in forming the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation . In 2004 he published a statement in which he demanded apology from
120-576: Is a socialist political party in India . It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi . The Samajwadi Party is currently led by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , Akhilesh Yadav . While the party is largely based in Uttar Pradesh , it has significant presence in many other Indian states as well. It has been
150-784: Is a veteran Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party , served as the 19th Governor of Uttar Pradesh . Ram Naik was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha and was Minister of Oil and Natural Gas in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet (1999–2004). He was instrumental in introducing Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme . He was the BJP candidate for elections to the 14th Lok Sabha representing Mumbai North , but lost to famous Bollywood actor Govinda , an INC candidate from Virar . A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer since childhood, he holds
180-458: 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. Since Yadav became chief minister, his family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and
210-437: The 2014 Badaun gang rape , Yadav drew widespread criticism when he replied to a journalist's question about a sharp rise in rape cases when he replied saying: "It's not as if you faced any danger." The comments came days after Yadav's father and then Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav stated at an election rally that he opposed the death penalty for rapists saying, "Boys will be boys. They make mistakes". Akhilesh Yadav
240-670: The Babri Masjid demolition , the party rose to power by pursuing secular politics. The support of its key voters, Other Backward Classes and Muslims helped the party become a major political force in Uttar Pradesh. In West Bengal , the West Bengal Socialist Party of Kiranmoy Nanda merged with the SP in 2010. The Samajwadi Party is now led by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , Akhilesh Yadav . He
270-714: The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , the youngest to hold the office. 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. In the same month he became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council . In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP - Congress Alliance headed by Yadav was unable to form
300-621: The Lucknow Metro Rail, Lucknow International Ekana Cricket Stadium , Janeshwar Mishra Park (Asia's largest park), Jayaprakash Narayan International Convection Center, IT city . 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. Between 2012-2015, over 15 Lakh laptops were distributed to
330-588: The Save Indian Family Foundation encouraged voters to support the Samajwadi Party or vote None of the above because they had said they opposed the alleged misuse of gender bias laws. In 2019 general election, the Samajwadi Party was defeated by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh though allying with Bahujan Samaj Party . It became the thirteenth largest party in parliament. In the general elections of 2019, it won only five seats, while
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#1732766134986360-668: The University of Sydney , Australia. Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000. He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution. Yadav served as a Member of the Committee on Ethics from 2000 to 2001 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
390-546: The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from March 2022 to June 2024. 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 . 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
420-548: 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. Yadav's tenure as chief minister, had some major questionable and controversial decisions. On 28 July 2013, Yadav suspended IAS officer and Noida Sub-Divisional Magistrate Durga Shakti Nagpal , after she demolished a wall of an under-construction mosque in Kadalpur village, in
450-507: The BSP won 10. Recently, Samajwadi Party joined the newly formed Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance formed as an umbrella alliance of opposition parties in India. In the 2024 Indian general election , the Samajwadi Party achieved a historic breakthrough by winning 37 seats, making it the third-largest party in the 18th Lok Sabha . In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party contested
480-734: The Party for 5 years. The Samajwadi Party provided outside support to the United Progressive Alliance government up to the fourteenth general election. After the fourteenth general election, its support became unnecessary when the UPA became the largest alliance. It contested the 2009 general election in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Lok Janshakti Party of Bihar . In April 2014,
510-679: The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chairwoman Sonia Gandhi for removal of quotes from statues dedicated to the Indian revolutionaries, such as Subhas Chandra Bose , Madan Lal Dhingra , Vinayak Damodar Savarkar , Bhagat Singh , and Bahadur Shah Zafar . Ram Naik announced in September 2013 that he will not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls. On 14 July 2014 he was named as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh . Within
540-477: The Rabupura area of Jewar. Nagpal was known for taking action against illegal sand-mining, which had caused major environmental impacts. While Nagpal's suspension was supported by Samajwadi Party leaders like Narendra Bhatti and Azam Khan , it condemned by several serving and former IAS officers, as well as leaders from BJP and Congress. Yadav eventually revoked Nagpal's suspension on 22 September 2013. Following
570-438: The country, but by far the bulk of its victories have been in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2012 legislative assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, SP registered a landslide victory with a clear majority in the house, thus enabling it to form a government in the state. This was expected to be the fifth term of Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister of state, but he selected his son, Akhilesh Yadav instead. This became official on 15 March. It
600-707: The elections in alliance with the Indian National Congress . Together, they secured 43 out of the 80 seats in the state, marking a significant gain for the INDIA Alliance . The SP has two MLAs in Maharashtra and one MLA in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election. Under the guidance of Kailash Chaurasia, who was the Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and under the direction of Dr.Arvind Srivastava, Shri Shivendra Nandan made
630-474: The formal announcement of the formation of Samajwadi Sentinel and in this sequence, Samajwadi Samvad to put forward the public's views. He reportedly cited the fight for equal rights for all races and issues related to inequality in youth-related matters as the main issues presented. The Samajwadi Party has front line campaigning groups. Ongoing debate on party policy comes from many of their leaders. Among them are: Ram Naik Ram Naik (born 17 April 1934)
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#1732766134986660-459: The government. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March. 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. In 2024 Indian general election Yadav
690-410: The largest vote bases in the state of Uttar Pradesh in terms of the collective voting pattern, with more than 37% vote share in the 2022 assembly elections and 44% in the 2024 general elections . The Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged when Janata Dal fragmented into several regional parties. The party was founded by Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1992. Created just months before
720-567: 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. Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( abbr. SP ; lit. ' Socialist Party ' )
750-616: The parliamentary party leader of Samajwadi Party in 18th Lok Sabha . 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 , before resigning and has also been the Leader of Opposition in
780-450: The ruling party in the state of Uttar Pradesh for four terms – three times under Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav , the fourth and most recent being Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav 's full majority government in the 2012–2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The coalition of the party and its alliance partners: Samajwadi Alliance SP+ is currently the largest bloc in Uttar Pradesh in terms of Lok Saba MPs. The alliance has one of
810-449: Was also the first time that SP was head of the UP government for a full term of five years. However, the party suffered a landslide defeat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election , slumping to only 47 seats as the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to victory. In a National Convention held on 1 January 2017, called by Ram Gopal Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav was appointed as president of
840-490: Was chosen as the President for the first time in an Emergency meeting in 2017. He was chosen for second time in 2017 at Agra Convention of Samajwadi Party. He was chosen for the third time at the party's national convention held in September 2022 at Lucknow, after he was chosen as the President at the party's national convention held on 1 January 2017. The party have contested Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections around
870-448: 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
900-627: Was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Kannauj . 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. During his tenure, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway , the most modern and longest expressway in India, was completed and inaugurated. Yadav also launched the "UP100 Police Service", "Women Power Line 1090" and "108 Ambulance Service". Infrastructural accomplishments of his government include projects like
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