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Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav is a famous Indian politician and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. Born in a poor peasant's family on 22nd November 1939, Mulayam Singh Yadav has served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three terms (1989 - 1991, 1993 - 1995 and 2003 - 2007). He has also served as the Union Defence Minister of India from 1996 to 1998 under the United Front Government when he was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996. Currently he represents Azamgarh in the Loksabha.Born to Mr. Sughar Singh and Mrs. Murti Devi in Saifai village, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav has been married twice. He married Malti Devi and they had only one son Akhilesh Yadav (born in 1973) who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Malti Devi died in 2003. Yadav's second wife is Sadhna Gupta Yadav and they have a son named Prateek Yadav (born in 1988). Mulayam Singh Yadav is considered as one of the key players in the Indian politics and has over the years played a pivotal role in the formation of the government as well as in the opposition. He has gained a B.A, B.T and M.A. degree in the field of Political Science from K.K. college in Etawah, A.K. college in Shikohabad and the B.R. college, Agra University respectively. He joined politics at the early age of 15 after being inspired by the principles and ideologies of socialist Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya. In his political career that began in 1960, Mulayam Singh Yadav was the President of the Student's Union at Etawah Degree College from 1962 to 1963 and was also the President at A.K. College, Shikohabad and K.K. College in Etawah. He was motivated by the works of former Prime Ministers of India which included Mr. V.P. Singh, Chowdhary Charan Singh and Mr. Chandra Shekhar. Mulayam Singh was an active participant of several agitations seeking welfare and protection rights for labourers, farmers, students as well as backward and minority classes. Mulayam Singh Yadav has won several Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and has been a Lok Sabha member five times. In 1967, he became the MLA for the first time after winning the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. During the emergency regime, he was one of the Opposition leaders and was jailed by the Indira Gandhi Government. He became the Cooperative and Animal Husbandry Minister in Uttar Pradesh in 1977 and became the Lok Dal President in 1980. He was the Lok Dal (B) President in Uttar Pradesh from 1982 to 1985, Janata Dal President in Uttar Pradesh from 1985 to 1987. He was the Member of the Legislative Council in Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991. Mulayam Singh became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the first time in 1989. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Lesiglative Council of Uttar Pradesh after the dissolution of his government. In 1992, he formed Samajwadi Party and in 1993 became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time and continued it till 1995. He contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time in 1996 during the 11th Lok Sabha Elections from Mainpuri constituency and became the Union Minister under the United Front. He was the chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Committee from 1999 to 2000. He was also a member of General Purposes Committee. Mulayam Singh Yadav became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the third time in 2003 and held the post till May 2007.In 2014, Mulayam Singh Yadav contested for the Lok Sabha elections from two constituencies of Mainpuri and Ghazipur, winning both. He later resigned from the Mainpuri seat. He is currently serving as the Lok Sabha MP representing Azamgarh constituency in the house.

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Happy That SP's Ideology Is Expanding: Akhilesh Yadav's Cheeky Response As Aparna Yadav Joins BJP
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Not Just Karnataka MLA Ramesh Kumar: List of 6 Politicians Who Have Shamed Women With Sexist Remarks
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Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Yadav Tests COVID-19 Positive, Currently Asymptomatic
PTI | October 14, 2020 10:29 PM IST
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the party
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Veteran Samajwadi Party Leader And Former MLC Mulayam Singh Yadav Passes Away
India.com News Desk | October 5, 2020 1:00 PM IST
Speaking to reporters, his grandson Gaurav Yadav said that he had recently returned home from a
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Mulayam Singh Yadav Admitted to Lucknow Hospital Again, Second Time in Past 5 Days
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This is the second time in the past five days that Mulayam had to be hospitalised.
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Mulayam Singh Yadav Celebrates 81st Birthday With Party Workers, Cuts 81 Kg Cake
India.com News Desk | November 22, 2019 4:43 PM IST
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday celebrated his 81st birthday at the party
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1995 Guest House Scandal: At Akhilesh's Request, Mayawati Withdraws Case Against Mulayam
India.com News Desk | November 8, 2019 11:29 AM IST
According to reports, the case was withdrawn in February, nearly a month after the two parties
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Mulayam Addresses Press Conference After Gap of 3 Years, Backs Azam Khan
India.com News Desk | September 3, 2019 3:09 PM IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav also said that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue if the
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UP: Mulayam Admitted to Hospital in Kaushambi After Complaint of Urinary Retention
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Following complaints of urinary retention, Mulayam Singh Yadav was today taken to a hospital in
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath Meets SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at Residence, Tweets 'I Pray to God For His Speedy Recovery'
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Upset Over BSP's Performance in Lok Sabha Election, Mayawati Sacks Party in-charges of Six States
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Mulayam Wants Seniors to Return After Poll Debacle, Shivpal Yadav Can Make Comeback
IANS | June 2, 2019 3:43 PM IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav has asked his son, Akhilesh Yadav, to build bridges with his estranged uncle
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Except For Mulayam And Akhilesh, Yadav Clan in UP Fails to Make it to LS
PTI | May 24, 2019 3:57 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 542 Seats up For Grabs But Spotlight Only on Few
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Disproportionate Assets Case: CBI Gives Clean Chit to Mulayam Singh Yadav, Son Akhilesh; Says 'no Evidence Found' Against SP Leaders
India.com News Desk | May 21, 2019 10:56 AM IST
"No evidence has been found against Akhilesh Yadav in disproportionate assets case," the CBI told
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‘Akhilesh is Made to Take Off Shoes Before Meeting Mayawati, This is His Position’
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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath apparently hinted at cracks developing in the SP-BSP alliance when
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SP-BSP ‘Gathbandhan’ Will Get Majority, Everyone Believes it: Mulayam Singh Yadav
India.com News Desk | April 27, 2019 10:21 PM IST
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav asserted that SP-BSP alliance will get majority in UP.
SP-BSP ‘Gathbandhan’ Will Get Majority, Everyone Believes it: Mulayam Singh Yadav
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