Chandrapal Singh Yadav (born 19 March 1959) is an Indian politician who was as a member of the

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, the

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of the

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. Yadav was recently elected as a president of the I.C.A (International Cooperative Alliance) - Asia Pacific region. He was previously a member of the

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(the lower house) for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was also a

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of the

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between 1996 and 2001.

Early life and education

He was educated at Bundelkhand University and has MSc, M.A. (Geography), BEd and LL.B. degrees along with PhD from Bundelkhand University in 2006. He married Gyanwati Yadav on 1 January 1977, and the couple have a son and a daughter.

Political career

Yadav served in the 14th Lok Sabha as a member of the Committee on Estimates, Committee on Energy and Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Yadav has also been involved in public education programs focused on

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s and has organized public dramatic performances which attack practices that Indian rationalists consider superstitions. Yadav stood as a candidate in the

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from Jhansi constituency and was defeated by

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of the BJP. In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha upon election.

President of International Co-operative Alliance

Dr. Chandra Pal Singh Yadav created history by winning hands down and becoming the first Indian to head

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(ICA) Asia-Pacific as its President. Chandra Pal polled 185 votes while his rival Chitose Arai of Japan polled 83 votes. Yadav won by more than 102 votes, an unheard-of margin in international cooperative politics. Chandrapal Yadav has been the chairman of Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) from 1999 continuously till 2010. He was again elected as the Chairman of KRIBHCO in 2015, the post which he is currently holding. He was also one of the longest serving Presidents of NCUI. He held the Post of President NCUI for a period of more than 10 Years. He is also the board member of NAFED.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Chandrapal Singh 1959 births Living people Politicians from Jhansi India MPs 2004–2009 University of Lucknow alumni Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University alumni Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002 People from Jalaun district Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh