| MULAYAM SINGH YADAV |
Mulayam Singh Yadav (born 22 November 1939) is an Indian politician who belongs
to the Samajwadi Party
from Uttar Pradesh. He served as the Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, from 1993 to 1995, and from 2003
to 2007. He also served as the Minister of
Defence of India from 1996 to 1998 in the United Front government. Currently, he serves in
the Lok Sabha representing Azamgarh.
Personal
life
Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to
Murti Devi Yadav and Sughar Singh Yadav on 22 November 1939 in the village
Saifai of Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh in India.
He has gained several degrees —
a B.A., B.T., and an M.A. in political science — from K.K. College in
Etawah, A.K. College in Shikohabad and B.R. College, Agra University respectively.
Yadav has married twice. His first
wife was Malti Devi, whose son is Akhilesh Yadav (born 1973), the current Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh. Malti Devi died in May 2003. Yadav's second wife
is Sadhna Yadav, with whom he has a son named Prateek Yadav (born 1988).
Prateek manages land holdings of the Yadav family. Mulayam's second wife was
not well-known until February 2007, when the relationship was admitted in India's Supreme Court.
Political
career
Yadav was first elected as a Member of
the Legislative Assembly in Legislative
Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1967. Yadav served eight terms there.
He first became a state minister in 1977. Later, in 1980, he became the
president of the Lok Dal (People's Party) in Uttar Pradesh which
became a part of the Janata Dal (People's
Party) afterward. In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar
Pradesh Legislative Council and held that post until 1985.
First
term as chief minister
Yadav first became Chief Minister of
Uttar Pradesh in 1989.
After the collapse of the V P Singh government at the centre in November
1990, Yadav joined ChandraShekhar's
Janata Dal (Socialist) party and continued in office as chief minister with the
support of the Congress Party.
His government fell when the Congress withdrew support to his government in
April 1991 in reaction to the aftermath of developments at the centre, wherein
the Congress party withdrew support to Chandra Shekhar's government. Mid-term
elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly were held in mid-1991, in which Mulayam
Singh's party lost power to the BJP.
Second
term as chief minister
In 1992, Yadav founded his own
Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party). In 1993, he allied with the Bahujan Samaj Party
for the elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly due to be held in November 1993.
The alliance between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party prevented the
return of BJP to power in the state. Yadav became chief minister of Uttar
Pradesh with the support of Congress and Janata Dal. His stand on movement for
demanding separate statehood for Uttarakhand was as much controversial as his
stand on Ayodhya movement in 1990 was. There was a firing on Uttarakhand
activists at Muzaffarnagar on 2 October 1994, something for which Uttarakhand
activists held him responsible. He continued holding that post until his ally
opted into another alliance in June 1995.
As
union cabinet minister
In 1996, Yadav was elected to the
eleventh Lok Sabha from Mainpuri constituency. In the
United Front coalition government formed that year, his party joined and he was
named India's Defence Minister.[2] That government fell in 1998 as India
went in for fresh elections, but he returned to the Lok Sabha that year from Sambhal parliamentary constituency. After the
fall of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
government at the center in April 1999, he did not support the Congress party
in the formation of the government at the Centre. He contested Lok Sabha
elections of 1999 from two seats, Sambhal and Kannauj, and won from both. He resigned from
Kannauj seat for his son Akhilesh in the by-elections.
Third
term as chief minister
In 2002, following a fluid
post-election situation in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party
and Bahujan Samaj Party joined to form a government under dalit leader Mayawati, considered to be Mulayam's greatest
rival in UP.After a
one-and-a-half year stint, the BJP pulled out of the government on 25 August
2003, and enough rebel legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party left to allow
Mulayam to become the Chief Minister, with the support of independents and
small parties. Mulayam Singh Yadav was sworn in as chief minister of Uttar
Pradesh for the third time in September 2003. It is widely believed that this
change was done with the blessings of the BJP, which was also ruling at the
Centre then.
In September 2003, when Yadav was
sworn in as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yadav was a member of the Lok
Sabha. In order to meet the constitutional requirement of becoming the member
of state legislature within 6 months of being sworn in, Yadav contested the
assembly by-election from Gunnaur assembly seat in
January 2003-04. Yadav won by a record margin and polled almost 92% of the
total votes. Yadav's victory margin of 183,899 votes is the highest margin of
victory in assembly elections so far.
With the hope of playing a major
role at the center, Yadav contested Lok Sabha elections of 2004 from Mainpuri
when Yadav was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Yadav won the seat and his
party, Samajwadi Party won more seats in Uttar Pradesh than all other parties.
However the Congress party, which formed the coalition government at the center
after the elections had majority in the Lok Sabha with the support of the
communist parties. As a result, Yadav could not play any significant role at
the center, Yadav resigned from the Lok Sabha and chose to continue as chief
minister of Uttar Pradesh until he lost 2007 election when he lost to BSP.
2014
Indian General Election
Yadav and other members of the SP
were criticised for conducting a festival during a crisis following riots in Muzzafarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He and his party formed a pre-poll
alliance for the 2014 Indian General Election that involved ten other parties.He was elected as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha in those elections from two
constituencies - Azamgarh and Mainpuri - and subsequently resigned the latter
seat.
Political
views
The crime of rape became a capital
offence in India following the 2012 Delhi gang rape
incident. Yadav has opposed this change in the law, saying that "Boys will
be boys. Boys commit mistakes". In response to another notable rape
case and Yadav's comments, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “We say no to the dismissive,
destructive attitude of, 'Boys will be boys'".
During the 2014 Lok Sabha election
campaign, Yadav vowed to abolish use of the English language, computers and
mechanised farming. He said that such technology creates unemployment.
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Mulayam Singh Yadav
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Chairman
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Assumed
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Post established
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Member
of Lok Sabha
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In
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2009 – incumbent |
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Constituency
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In
office
29 August 2003 – 11 May 2007 |
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Succeeded by
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In
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5 December 1993 – 3 June 1995 |
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Preceded by
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President's Rule
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Succeeded by
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In
office
5 December 1989 – 24 January 1991 |
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Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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In
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1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 |
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Prime Minister
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Personal
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Born
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22 November 1939 (age 75)
Village Saifai, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh |
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Political party
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Spouse(s)
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(1) Malti Devi, (2) Sadhana Gupta
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Relations
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Ram Gopal Yadav (brother), Ratan Singh Yadav
(brother), Abhay Ram Singh Yadav (brother), Rajpal Singh Yadav (brother), Shivpal Singh Yadav
(brother), Kamla Devi Yadav (sister)
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Children
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Akhilesh Yadav
Prateek Yadav |
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Residence
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Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
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