Rajesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Rajesh Yadav (Hindi: राजेश यादव) is an Indian politician and member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.^[1][2] He represents the Katra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.^[3][4][5]

Rajesh Yadav राजेश यादव
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2012
Preceded by	None
Constituency	Katra
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office 7 May – 12 March
Preceded by	Virendra Pratap Singh
Succeeded by	Roshan Lal Verma
Constituency	Tilhar
Personal details
Born	(1969-11-21) 21 November 1969 (age 55)[1] Shahjahanpur district[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party[1]
Spouse	Anjana Yadav
Children	2 sons: Jayant Yadav and Abhay Yadav
Parent	Late Satyapal Singh Yadav (Father)[1] Late Shakuntala Yadav (Mother)[1]
Residence	Shahjahanpur district
Alma mater	Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College Swami Sukhdevanand Law College[2]
Profession	Politician and farmer

Early life and education

Rajesh Yadav was born in Shahjahanpur district. He attended the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College and Swami Sukhdevanand Law College and attained Bachelor of Engineering & Bachelor of Laws degrees.^[2][1]

Political career

Rajesh Yadav has been a MLA for two terms. He represented the Katra constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.^[1][2]

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Veer Vikram Singh Prince of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[6]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2012	2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
02	2007	2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

See also

• Katra (Assembly constituency)
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Tilhar (Assembly constituency)
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly