Akhilesh Yadav
{{short description|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Akhilesh Yadav
| image = AkhileshYadavJI9456.png
| caption = Akhilesh Yadav
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|07|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
| residence = 1 Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/cm-moves-to-new-residence-at-vikramaditya-marg.html |title=CM moves to new residence at Vikramaditya Marg |work=Daily Pioneer |date=8 October 2016 |access-date=5 April 2017}}
| office1 = 32nd Leader of the Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| governor1 = Anandiben Patel
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Yogi Adityanath
| term_start1 = 26 March 2022
| term_end1 = 11 June 2024
| predecessor1 = Ram Govind Chaudhary
| successor1 = Mata Prasad Pandey
| office2 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 10 March 2022
| term_end2 = 11 June 2024
| constituency2 = Karhal
| predecessor2 = Sobaran Singh Yadav
| successor2 = Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
| office3 = 2nd President of the Samajwadi Party
| 1blankname3 = Guidance Leader
| 1namedata3 = Mulayam Singh Yadav{{small|(till october 2022)}}
| term_start3 = 1 January 2017
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Mulayam Singh Yadav
| office4 = 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start4 = 15 March 2012
| term_end4 = 19 March 2017
| governor4 = Aziz Qureshi
Ram Naik
| predecessor4 = Mayawati
| successor4 = Yogi Adityanath
| office5 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
| term_start5 = 6 May 2012
| term_end5 = 5 May 2018
| constituency5 = Elected by Legislative Assembly members
| office6 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency6 = Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
| term_start6 = 4 June 2024
| term_end6 =
| predecessor6 = Subrat Pathak
| successor6 =
| term_start7 = 30 May 2019
| term_end7 = 22 March 2022
| constituency7 = Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
| predecessor7 = Mulayam Singh Yadav
| successor7 = Dinesh Lal Yadav
| constituency8 = Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
| term_start8 = 25 Feb 2000
| term_end8 = 2 May 2012
| predecessor8 = Mulayam Singh Yadav
| successor8 = Dimple Yadav
| party = Samajwadi Party
| spouse = {{marriage|Dimple Yadav|1999}}
| children = 3
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|civil engineer}}
| alma_mater = University of Mysore (B.E.)
University of Sydney (M.E.)
| father = Mulayam Singh Yadav
| mother =
| relations = Shivpal Singh Yadav (uncle)
| 2blankname4 = Ministry & Departments
| 2namedata4 = *Home and Confidential
- Appointment and Personnel
- Finance
- Energy
- Excise
- Higher Education
- Secondary Education
- Housing
- Sugar & Cane Development
- Industrial Development
- General Administration
- Other departments not allocated to a Minister.
| predecessor5 = Kashinath Yadav
| successor5 = Vijay Bahadur Pathak
| image_size = 200
| office = Leader, Samajwadi Party in Lok Sabha
| term_start = 9 June 2024
| predecessor = S. T. Hasan
| deputy = Babu Singh Kushwaha
}}
Akhilesh Yadav ({{audio|Akhilesh Yadav pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 1 July 1973){{cite web |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564 |title= Members Bioprofile |publisher=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=29 August 2021}} is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/akhilesh-yadav-22828.html|title= Akhilesh Yadav Biography|publisher=oneindia.com |access-date=29 August 2021}} Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office till date.{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/akhilesh-yadav.html|title= Akhilesh Yadav Biography|publisher=elections.in|access-date=29 August 2021}}
He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kannauj in the 18th Lok Sabha. He is the parliamentary party leader of Samajwadi Party in 18th Lok Sabha.{{Cite news |title=Akhilesh Yadav to be SP's leader in Lok Sabha |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/uttar-pradesh/akhilesh-yadav-to-be-sps-leader-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/110826106.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=PTI |issn=0013-0389 |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=15 July 2024}} Earlier, he was an elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Karhal in the 18th Vidhan Sabha,{{cite web|url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/UttarPradesh/Leader%20of%20the%20House%20Sri%20Akhilesh%20Yadav%20Bioda.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Leader Biodata|publisher=Government of India}}{{Cite news |title=Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav defeats BJP’s Subrata Pathak in Kannauj Lok Sabha 2024 elections |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/akhilesh-yadav-vs-subrat-pathak-kannauj-elections-result-live-updates-9370106/ |work=The Indian Express|date=4 June 2024 |access-date=7 June 2024}} before resigning{{cite news |title=अखिलेश यादव ने करहल से दिया इस्तीफा, अब ये नेता लड़ सकता है सपा से चुनाव |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/akhilesh-yadav-resigned-from-the-mla-post-in-up-tej-pratap-yadav-may-fight-by-election-from-karhal-2713146 |work=ABP News |language=hi |date=12 June 2024 |access-date=12 June 2024}} and has also been the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from March 2022 to June 2024.
His first significant success in politics was being elected as the Member of the 13th Lok Sabha in the year 2000 ( by-poll) for the Kannauj constituency. He is the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and the founder of Samajwadi Party who served as Minister of Defence, Government of India and served three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life and education
Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Malti Devi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, later Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564&lastls=15 |title= Members Bioprofile |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |access-date=7 January 2019}} Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh which put her in a vegetative state. She died in 2003. With Mulayam Singh Yadav busy making a career in politics, Akhilesh was brought up mostly by his paternal grandparents.
He completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town.{{Cite news |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/everybodys-brother-akhilesh-yadav|title=Everybody's Brother. Akhilesh Yadav in the family business |date=1 September 2015 |last=Dixit |first=Neha |work=The Caravan |language=en|access-date=22 May 2019}} He was schooled at Dholpur Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India.{{Cite web |title=Akhilesh Yadav(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- KARHAL(MAINPURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=1822 |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=myneta.info}} Akhilesh Yadav also holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.{{cite news |title=10 things you want to know about Akhilesh Yadav |url=http://www.ndtv.com/assembly/10-things-you-want-to-know-about-akhilesh-yadav-470488 |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=21 June 2016|work=NDTV }}{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Shyamlal |date=9 March 2022 |title=Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Singh's successor and 20th UP CM |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/akhilesh-yadav-mulayam-singh-successor-20th-up-cm-7812209/ |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Pradhan |first=Sharat |date=7 July 2012 |title=UP CM Akhikesh Yadav off to Australia on holiday |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/up-cm-akhikesh-yadav-off-to-australia-on-holiday/20120707.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=7 June 2024}}
Political career
Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000. He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution.{{cite web |title=Yadav, Shri Akhilesh - Lok Sabha Profile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=2 April 2021}}{{Cite news |date=20 March 2004|title=Akhilesh Yadav|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/akhilesh-yadav/story-GU49TG5HboRlUlPHtDTZLO.html|access-date=23 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}} Yadav served as a Member of the Committee on Ethics from 2000 to 2001{{cite web|title=Akhilesh Yadav Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/akhilesh-yadav.html|website=www.elections.in|access-date=21 June 2016}} and in 2004 was elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was at times a member of the following committees: Committee on Urban Development, Committee on Provision of Computers for various departments, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee on Environment and Forests.
From 2009 to 2012 Yadav was elected and served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term. During this period he was a member of the following committees: Member of the Committee on Environment and Forests, Committee on Science and Technology, and the JPC on the 2G spectrum case. On 10 March 2012 he was appointed leader of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. On 15 March 2012, at the age of 38, he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the youngest to hold the office.
In May 2012 Yadav resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/akhilesh-yadavs-wife-dimple-to-contest-kannauj-lok-sabha-by-polls/1/197702.html |title=Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple to contest Kannauj Lok Sabha by-polls |work=India Today |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=22 June 2016 |agency=PTI}} In the same month he became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Akhilesh-Yadav-elected-unopposed-for-UP-legislative-council/articleshow/12730984.cms |title=Akhilesh Yadav elected unopposed for UP legislative council |work=The Times of India |date=19 April 2012 |first1=Ashish |last1=Tripathi |access-date=22 June 2016}} In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP-Congress Alliance headed by Yadav was unable to form the government. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March.{{cite news |title=UP elections: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav resigns |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/up-elections-chief-minister-akhilesh-yadav-resigns/story-seO9Y8UvUyNVOrHBTDF3fP.html |access-date=19 August 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 March 2017 |language=en |agency=Press Trust of India }}
The 2019 Indian general elections and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections saw Yadav being elected to the parliament and state assembly simultaneously, with Yadav later retaining his state assembly seat, and thereby submitting his resignation in the Lok Sabha.{{cite news |title=Akhilesh Yadav Quits As MP, He Was Elected Uttar Pradesh MLA |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/akhilesh-yadav-resigns-as-lok-sabha-mp-after-winning-in-up-election-2835998/amp/1 |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=NDTV |first1=Alok |last1=Pandey |editor-first1=Deepshikha |editor-last1=Ghosh |date=22 March 2022 |language=en}}
In the 2024 Indian general election Yadav was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from Kannauj.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March 2012, aged 38, winning 224 seats in the March 2012 assembly elections.{{cite news|title=Akhilesh Yadav becomes UP's youngest chief minister |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/uttar-pradesh/story/uttar-pradesh-akhilesh-yadav-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-95995-2012-03-15 |date=15 March 2012 |agency=IANS |access-date=28 September 2020 }} During his tenure, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the most modern and longest expressway in India, was completed and inaugurated.{{Cite news|last=Som |first=Vishnu |editor-first1=Deepshikha |editor-last1=Ghosh|date=21 November 2016 |title=6 Jets Touch Down For Opening Of Agra-Lucknow Expressway, India's Longest |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/8-fighter-jets-at-opening-of-agra-lucknow-expressway-indias-longest-1627999 |work=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122052138/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/8-fighter-jets-at-opening-of-agra-lucknow-expressway-indias-longest-1627999 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/8-IAF-fighter-jets-to-touch-down-Agra-Lucknow-Expressway/Taj-Expressway-on-Nov-21/articleshow/55402700.cms|title=8 IAF fighter jets to touch down Agra-Lucknow Expressway/ Taj Expressway on Nov 21|first=Arvind|last=Chauhan|date=13 November 2016|access-date=6 June 2018|work=The Times of India}}{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Eight-fighter-jets-to-land-on-Agra-Lucknow-expressway/articleshow/55412366.cms|title=Eight fighter jets to land on Agra-Lucknow expressway/ Taj Expressway|work=Business Insider|agency=Times News Network|date=14 November 2016|access-date=6 June 2018}} Yadav also launched the "UP100 Police Service",{{cite news |title=UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav launches state's emergency response system UP-100|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/up-chief-minister-akhilesh-yadav-launches-states-emergency-response-system-up-100/articleshow/55517359.cms?from=mdrtitle=Chief |access-date=29 August 2020 |work=Economic Times |date=19 November 2016 |language=en}} "Women Power Line 1090"{{cite news|title=Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the modern police control room & mobile Aap Women Power Line 1090|url=http://www.musingindia.com/chief-minister-mr-akhilesh-yadav-inaugurated-the-modern-police-control-room-mobile-aap-women-power-line-1090/|access-date=23 November 2019|work=Musing India|publisher=Musing India|date=21 November 2014}} and "108 Ambulance Service".{{cite news |title=Akhilesh launches free, 24x7 ambulance service |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/akhilesh-launches-free-24x7-ambulance-service/article3897856.ece |access-date=28 October 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=15 September 2012 |language=en-IN}} Infrastructural accomplishments of his government include projects like the Lucknow Metro Rail,{{cite news |title=Akhilesh flags off Lucknow Metro; will be open to public only in March|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/akhilesh-flags-off-lucknow-metro-will-be-open-to-public-only-in-march-4405889/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 December 2016 |first1=Ramendra |last1=Singh |language=en}} Lucknow International Ekana Cricket Stadium,{{cite news |title=Int'l stadium may host first cricket match in 2015|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Intl-stadium-may-host-first-cricket-match-in-2015-Target-To-Facilitate-IPL-20-20/articleshow/45891985.cms|access-date=14 March 2020 |work=Times of India|date=15 January 2015|language=en}} Janeshwar Mishra Park (Asia's largest park),{{cite news |title=Janeshwar Mishra Park to come up over 330 acres |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Janeshwar-Mishra-Park-to-come-up-over-330-acres/articleshow/15368713.cms |access-date=28 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=6 August 2012 |language=en}} Jayaprakash Narayan International Convection Center, IT city.
His chief ministerial tenure also saw emphasis on developing power sector, modernising the police force, setting up Kisan Bazaars and Mandis, introducing social welfare schemes such as Lohiya Awas Yojana, Kanya Vidya Dhan, Kisan Avam Sarvhit Bima Yojana, Pension Yojna and allotting unemployment allowances.{{cite news |title=List of biggest achievements of Akhilesh Yadav as Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister|url= https://www.theindianwire.com/politics/achievements-of-akhilesh-yadav-as-up-chief-minister-71493|series=Achievements |access-date=18 July 2020 |work=Indian Wire |date=25 August 2018 |author=Rahil |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Sudhir |title=अखिलेश की यह TOP 20 योजनाएं उन्हें फिर बनाएंगी मुख्यमंत्री! |trans-title=These top 20 schemes of Akhilesh will make him the Chief Minister again! |url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/akhilesh-yadav-s-top-20-schemes-may-be-make-again-chief-minister-of-uttar-pradesh-1391812/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005011/https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/akhilesh-yadav-s-top-20-schemes-may-be-make-again-chief-minister-of-uttar-pradesh-1391812/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |url-status=usurped |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=28 October 2020 |work=Patrika News |language=hi}} Between 2012 and 2015, over 15 Lakh laptops were distributed to the 10th and 12th passout students by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, making it one of the largest distribution schemes by any government in the world.{{cite news|title=Uttar Pradesh government to give free laptops to class X, XII pass out students|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-government-to-give-free-laptops-to-class-x-xii-pass-out-students/|access-date=18 March 2016|work=The Indian Express |agency=PTI |date=24 June 2015}}
Positions held
Akhilesh Yadav has been elected 1 time as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.{{cite web |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=564 |title=Member Profile |work=Lok Sabha |access-date=30 September 2022}}
Personal life
{{See also|Political families of Uttar Pradesh}}
Akhilesh Yadav is married to Dimple Yadav, a Member of Parliament. The couple has three children; two daughters: Aditi and Tina, and a son, Arjun. Akhilesh is a civil engineer, agriculturist, and socio-political worker. He has a keen interest in sports, mainly football and cricket. His favourite pastimes are reading, listening to music, and watching films.{{cite news|last=Goyal |first=Shikha |url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/amp/akhilesh-yadav-biography-1642670531-1|title=Akhilesh Yadav biography|work=Jagran |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2022}}
Since Yadav became chief minister, his family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and the other with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav. Akhilesh had the support of his father's cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav, while Shivpal later went on to make his own political party, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), which ahead of 2022 elections again merged with Samajwadi Party, with Shivpal being elected as an MLA on a Samajwadi Party ticket.{{cite news|last=Rai |first=Manmohan |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53902522.cms |title=Infighting erupts in ruling Yadav family in UP, Mulayam continues to pull the power strings |work=The Economic Times |date=29 August 2016 |access-date=5 April 2017}}
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