Akshay Yadav (born 25 October 1986; ) is an Indian politician belonging to
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...
in Uttar Pradesh. He is currently member of the Parliament from
Firozabad
Firozabad () is a city near Agra in Firozabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the centre of India's glassmaking industry and is known for the quality of the bangles and glassware produced here.
During the reign of Akba ...
and had won with a margin of 1,14,000 votes in
2024 Indian general election
General elections were held in Elections in India, India from 2024 elections in India, 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha, 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the res ...
.
Early life
Akshay Yadav was born in
Etawah
Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
, India, on 25 October 1986 to
Ram Gopal Yadav
Ram Gopal Yadav (born 29 June 1946) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is the Secretary-General of the Samajwadi Party and the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, since 2008. Yadav also served as Lok Sabha MP of Sambhal fro ...
and Phoolan Devi. His mother Phoolan died in August 2010.
He had 1 sister and 2 brothers. His brother Asit Yadav (Billu Yadav) died in a road accident in 1999.
Akshay was educated at
Amity University, Noida and Deep Memorial Public School, Ghaziabad.
Personal life
Akshay Yadav is married to Dr. Richa Yadav since 10 February 2010 and the couple has a son and a daughter.
Positions held
Akshay Yadav is currently serving as 2nd term
Lok Sabha
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MP.
References
Living people
India MPs 2014–2019
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
People from Etawah
People from Firozabad district
Place of birth missing (living people)
Akshay
1986 births
Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
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