Sangeeta Yadav

Sangeeta Yadav is an Indian politician. She is a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha). She was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Chauri-Chaura Assembly constituency in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha.^[1]

Sangeeta Yadav
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Syed Zafar Islam
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office 2017–2022
Preceded by	Jai Prakash Nishad
Succeeded by	Sarvan Kumar Nishad
Constituency	Chauri-Chaura (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born	(1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 44) Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Ajay Kumar ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	1
Residence(s)	Harraiya, Chauri-Chaura, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater	MMH College, Gaziabad Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Politician Transport Business

Early life

Yadav was born on July 20, 1981 in Borivali, Mumbai of Maharashtra. Her father is Shri R P Yadav. In 2009, she married Ajay Kumar Maurya.^[2] She belongs to Yadav community. She earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from MMH College, Ghaziabad in 2004.^[3]

Career

Yadav joined the BJP in 2013 and was elected to the 2017 assembly elections as its candidate from the Chauri Chaura Gorakhpur, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Manoranjan Yadav by 45,660 votes.^[4]

In the 2022 assembly elections, this seat was allocated to the Nishad Party under the alliance. YADAV did not object to the party's decision. The party nominated her as a Rajya Sabha candidate in June 2022.^[5]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[6]
02	June 2021		National Secretary, BJP Mahila Morcha
03	June 2022		Member, Rajya Sabha