Mulayam Singh Yadav is a famous Indian politician. He is the founder and chairman of the Samajwadi Party (SP). He is a former Union Minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three terms.
Wiki/Biography
Mulayam Singh Yadav was born on Wednesday, November 22, 1939 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh (82 years; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He pursued BA, BT and MA in Political Science from Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College, Etawah (UP), Adarsh Krishna (PG) College, Shikohabad (UP) and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh respectively. After completing his college education, he started working as a lecturer in Kajhar, Uttar Pradesh.
Mulayam Singh Yadav in college
appearance
Height: 5′3″ (approximately)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: white
family and caste
Mulayam Singh Yadav belongs to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). He was born into a poor peasant family.
Parents and siblings
He was born to Sughar Singh and Murti Devi. He has a sister, Kamla Devi Yadav (younger; housewife). He has four brothers: Shivpal Singh Yadav (younger; politician), Ratan Singh Yadav (older; deceased), Abhay Ram Yadav (older; farmer) and Rajpal Singh Yadav (younger; former government employee ). His cousin Ram Gopal Yadav is also a politician.
Mulayam Singh Yadav and his sister Kamla Devi Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Singh Yadav
Abhay Ram Yadav, brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav
wife and children
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s first marriage was to Malti Devi. In 1973, while giving birth to Akhilesh Yadav, Malti entered a vegetative state due to complications. She died on May 27, 2003, after a long illness. Mulayam Singh Yadav had an affair with Sadhana Gupta while he was married to his first wife in the 1980s. Mulayam and Sadhana gave birth to son Prateek Yadav (businessman) in 1988. Many did not know about his marriage to Sadhana Gupta until February 2007, as Mulayam had to have his marriage to Sadhana Gupta recognized in the Supreme Court of India. Cases of disproportionate assets. Akhilesh is married to Dimple Yadav (politician) and Prateek is married to Aparna Yadav (politician). Sadhana Gupta passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana, after a long illness on July 9, 2022.
Mulayam Singh Yadav and first wife Malti Devi
Mulayam Singh Yadav and second wife Sadhana Gupta
Mulayam Singh’s eldest son Akhilesh Yadav and daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son Prateek Yadav and daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav
Profession
Mulayam Singh Yadav was influenced by the principles and ideology of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. He was involved in politics from the age of 15 and met the likes of Janeshwar Mishra, Ram Sewak Yadav, Karpoori Thakur and others. In 1962, Mulayam was elected president of the students’ union of AK College, Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh. Mulayam joined the People’s Party in 1960. In 1967, he was elected as Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (MLA). He served as a provincial councilor for 8 terms. In 1977, he served as Minister of State for the first time. In 1980, he was appointed Chairman of the People’s Party.
In 1982, Yadav was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Alliance Legislative Council. He held this position until 1985. The People’s Party split in 1985. Mulayam Singh Yadav launched the ‘Krantikari Morcha’ along with Chandra Shekhar and the CPI. Mulayam first became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1989. In November 1990, after the collapse of Vice President Manmohan Singh’s government, Yadav joined the Janata Dal (Socialist Party) led by Chandra Shekhar and continued to serve as the chief minister of the Janata Party with the support of the Congress Party and the Janata Party. After the Congress withdrew its support in April 1991, the Awami League parliamentary elections were held in June 1991, and Mulayam lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In 1992, Mulayam formed the Samajwadi Party (SP). He contested the 1993 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party (BSP) and won. Mulayam Singh Yadav was appointed Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second term. He has the support of Congress and the BJP. He served as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh until June 1998, when his partners opted out of the alliance.
Mulayam Singh Yadav speaks at rally
In 1996, Yadav contested and won the election for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed federal defense minister in the United Front coalition government. The government collapsed again, and in 1998, Yadav was elected as a member of the Sambhar Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In 1999, after the collapse of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, Yadav contested general elections in Sambal and Kannauj constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. He won two seats before resigning the Kannauj seat for his son Akhilesh Yadav. They then contested by-elections from Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency.
Mulayam Singh Yadav and Pranab Mukherjee
After the 2003 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party returned to power and Mulayam Singh Yadav was elected as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. In 2007, the Socialist Party of the Philippines came to power and Mayawati became the chief minister. In 2012, the Samajwadi Party returned to power, but Mulayam gave way to his son Akhilesh Yadav as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav
In 2014, he contested the general elections from Azamgarh and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. He won two seats but resigned from Mainpuri seat and chose to become Azamgarh MP. In 2019, he contested the general election from Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency and won. He is currently the MP from Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.
dispute
- After the 2012 Delhi rape case, India demanded the death penalty for the accused. Mulayam Singh’s statement at a rally sparked strong reactions and criticism from around the world. He said——
Ladke, ladke hain… Galti ho jati hai (Boys will be boys…they make mistakes).
- In 2014, after the Padang rape case, Mulayam said that rapes occurred all over India, but the media only showed the incidents that occurred in Uttar Pradesh. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also criticized his remarks and said-
We say no to the dismissive, destructive attitude that “boys will be boys.” We can work together to educate more people about the stigma that violence against women inflicts on us all.
- In 2007, Yadav was accused by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation of disproportionate assets. The Central Bureau of Investigation claimed that the income of Mulayam and his son had increased by 1 billion rupees since 1997. A case was registered against Mulayam, his sons Akhilesh and Prateik and his daughter-in-law. -Rao Deepur Yadav. Dimple’s name was later removed from the chargesheet as she did not hold any public office and she was not in contempt of court. On May 21, 2019, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dropped all charges against Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family as there was no evidence against them.
Awards
In 2023, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honor.
address
5, Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
sign
Signed by Mulayam Singh Yadav
Assets and property
Cash: INR 16.70 lacs Bank deposit: INR 9.69 lacs Agricultural land: 11 plots of land, valued at INR 7.89 lacs Non-agricultural land: valued at INR 22.50 lacs, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh Residential building: valued at INR 6.12 lacs, Uttar Pradesh Other Buildings in Etawah: Joint Family House Value 3.4 0 Lakers Uttar Pradesh Saifai INR
net worth and salary
Salary: INR 1 + Perks (as MP)
Net Worth: INR 20.56 Crore (as of 2019)
die
He passed away due to a long illness on October 10, 2022, after being on a ventilator for several days at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon.
Facts/Trivia
- Mulayam Singh Yadav is a professionally trained wrestler.
- His family’s finances were very tight. Whenever he wanted to go somewhere outside the village, he had to borrow a bicycle from someone else. Because his family can’t afford it.
Mulayam Singh Yadav Cycling
- In 1992, he founded the Samajwadi Party; because he was tired of shifting from one party to another and depending on the support of other parties.
- After becoming the chief minister of UP for the first time, he had to give up his post within 3 years due to the demolition of Babri Masjid. He was called “Mulla Mulayam”; because of his preference for Muslims. When he resigned, he said he was upset about the demolition. When the mosque was demolished, Mulayam ordered security forces to shoot anyone who tried to demolish the mosque.
- Mr Yadav’s blood group is B positive.
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