Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh in 2006
21st Minister of Defence
In office
1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byPramod Mahajan
Succeeded byGeorge Fernandes
15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
29 August 2003 – 13 May 2007
Governor
Preceded byMayawati
Succeeded byMayawati
In office
5 December 1993 – 3 June 1995
Governor
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byMayawati
In office
5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991
Governor
Preceded byN. D. Tiwari
Succeeded byKalyan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 10 October 2022
Preceded byTej Pratap Singh Yadav
Succeeded byDimple Yadav
ConstituencyMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byRamakant Yadav
Succeeded byAkhilesh Yadav
ConstituencyAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byDharmendra Yadav
Succeeded byTej Pratap Singh Yadav
ConstituencyMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
In office
10 March 1998 – 29 August 2003
Preceded byD. P. Yadav
Succeeded byRam Gopal Yadav
ConstituencySambhal, Uttar Pradesh
In office
15 May 1996 – 4 December 1998
Preceded byUday Pratap Singh
Succeeded byBalram Singh Yadav
ConstituencyMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Cabinet Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
23 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
Chief Minister
Ministry & Department's
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Co-Operative
20th Leader of the Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
14 May 2007 – 26 May 2009
Chief MinisterMayawati
Preceded byLalji Tandon
Succeeded byShivpal Singh Yadav
In office
4 July 1995 – 1 June 1996
Chief MinisterMayawati
Preceded byKalyan Singh
Succeeded byDhaniram Verma
In office
17 March 1985 – 10 February 1987
Chief Minister
Preceded byRajendra Singh
Succeeded bySatyapal Singh Yadav
10th Leader of the Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
26 June 1982 – 8 November 1984
Chief Minister
Preceded byMahipal Shastri
Succeeded bypost abolished
Guidance Leader of the Samajwadi Party
In office
1 January 2017 – 10 October 2022
PresidentAkhilesh Yadav
Preceded bypost established
Succeeded bypost abolished
President of the Samajwadi Party
In office
3 October 1992 – 1 January 2017
Preceded bypost established
Succeeded byAkhilesh Yadav
Personal details
Born(1939-11-22)22 November 1939
Saifai, United Provinces, British India
(present-day Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died10 October 2022(2022-10-10) (aged 82)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political partySamajwadi Party (1992–2022)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Malati Devi
    (m. 1957; died 2003)
  • Sadhana Gupta
    (m. 2003; died 2022)
    [1]
RelationsThe Yadav Family
ChildrenAkhilesh Yadav[2]
Residence(s)Saifai, Etawah, UP
Alma mater
Occupation
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2023) (posthumous)

Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and also as the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of India. A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time Member of Parliament representing Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Sambhal and Kannauj constituencies in the Lok Sabha, a ten-time member of the Legislative Assembly, member of the Legislative Council and the Leader of Opposition several times as well. Yadav was a prominent figure of his time in Uttar Pradesh politics, and was often referred to as Netaji (meaning respected leader in Hindi) and sometimes Dhartiputra (son of mother earth) by his party leaders and workers.[3][4] Known for several controversies, Yadav was one of the few politicians to be labelled "Supporter of Rape and Rapists" due to his comments on rape and anti-women views and opinions.[5] In 2023, he was posthumously conferred with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award by the Government of India.[6]

  1. ^ India Today (10 July 2022). "Who was Sadhna Gupta, Mulayam Singh Yadav's second wife". Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Mulayam Singh Yadav| National Portal of India".
  3. ^ "Mulayam Singh Yadav". 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha member profile". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Mulayam Singh Yadav backs rapists for votes". The Economic Times. 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Mulayam Singh Yadav conferred with Padma Vibhushan". NDTV. 26 January 2023.

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