Sangram Yadav

Sangram Yadav is an Indian politician. He served as a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh . He represents the Atraulia constituency in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India, and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.^[2][3][4]

Sangram Yadav
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by	Surendra Prasad Mishra
Constituency	Atraulia
Personal details
Born	(1971-10-03) 3 October 1971 (age 53) Senpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Parent	Balram Yadav
Residence(s)	Senpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh[citation needed]
Alma mater	Allahabad University[1]
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Politician, Agriculture

Early life

Yadav was born on 3 October 1971 in Senpur, Azamgarh to his father Balram Yadav (5 time MLA from Atraulia).^{[citation needed]} He married Sandhya Yadav in 2005 and they had two sons.^{[citation needed]}

He earned a M.A. degree in 1994, an LLB in 1997, and a PhD in 2005 from University of Allahabad.^[2][5]

Political career

In 2012, he was elected by Atraulia constituency as a member of Samajwadi Party. He served as MLA for two consecutive terms. In his first term 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections he defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate, Surendra Prasad Mishra, by a margin of 43,620 votes.^[6]

In his second term 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017), elections he defeated Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Kanhaiya Lal Nishad by a margin of 2,467 votes.^[6]

Terms

From	To	Position	Comments
March 2012	March 2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[7]
March 2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[8]