Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav /अक्खिलेश यादव
Akhilesh Yadav during AGM at Kolkata..
MP
In office 2000 - Present
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Yadav
Constituency	Kannauj
Personal details
Born	1 July 1973 (1973-07-01) (age 38) Okhla, New Delhi
Political party	SP
Spouse(s)	Dimple Yadav
Residence	Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

Akhilesh Yadav {अक्खिलेश यादव} (born 1 July 1973)is an Indian politician and the Lok Sabha member for Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by election in 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections. Akhilesh Yadav has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore affiliated to University of Mysore.^[1] Samajwadi Party’s young MP from Kannauj Akhilesh Yadav has already locked four Lok Sabha elections since 2000(he had won the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009 but had to vacate it since he had already won from Kannauj), and now after being appointed as party’s UP president is spearheading the campaign to bring back Samajwadi Party to power in 2012 in UP assembly elections.

2009 By

Akhilesh's wife, Dimple, unsuccessfully contested the by election for Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar.^[2] The Firozabad seat had been won by Akhilesh Yadav in the May 2009 general elections by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate SPS Baghel. Akhilesh, who also won from Kannauj, vacated the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, leading to a by poll.^{[3] [4][5]}

1. ^ "Shri Akhilesh Yadav: Profile". Government of India. http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=564. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
2. ^ Roy, Rustam (6 November 2009). "I am not fighting for family but for party's honour: Mulayam's bahu Dimple Yadav". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-am-not-fighting-for-family-but-for-partys-honour-Mulayams-bahu-Dimple-Yadav/articleshow/5202073.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-am-not-fighting-for-family-but-for-partys-honour-Mulayams-bahu-Dimple-Yadav/articleshow/5202073.cms. Retrieved 7 March 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Pradhan, Sharat (12 November 2009). "Analysis: Why Dimple Yadav came a cropper in UP bypoll". Redith casff. http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/10/why-did-mulayam-bahu-lost-in-up-bypoll.htm. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
4. ^ SARIN, RITU; AMITAV RANJAN (14 December 2008). "Law Minister at the wheel in CBI’s U-turn on Mulayam case". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/law-minister-at-the-wheel-in-cbis-uturn-on/398248/. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
5. ^ "Probe UP CM's money: SC to CBI". CNN-IBN. 1 March 2007. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/probe-up-cms-money-sc-to-cbi/34867-37-p1.html. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 

External links

• Official website of Samajwadi Party
• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
• Akhilesh yadav profile

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Name	Yadav, Akhilesh
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Date of birth	1 July 1973
Place of birth	Okhla, New Delhi
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