YADAV HiSTORY -Great Yadava's

Akhilesh Singh Yadav was born on 1st July, 1973 in Saifai, Distt. Etawah (Uttar Pradesh). He is a young dynamic Yadav “Chief Minister” of Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav. He first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by election in 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections. Akhilesh Yadav received Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore affiliated to University of Mysore. He held the following positions: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (elected in bye-election) (2000), Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, Member, Committee on Ethics (2000-2001), Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and  Forests (2002-2004), Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2004) , Member, Committee on Estimates, Member, Committee on Provision of Computers for MPs, Offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat, Member, Committee on Urban Development, Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests (5 Aug. 2007 onwards). Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 & resigned form Lok Sabha in 2012. He took the  charge as ‘Chief Minister of UP’ on 15th March, 2012.

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918-1993) was a leader known for his self-less public service, social  commitment and organizational abilities. He played an important role in the Individual Satyagraha Movement  launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940 and was among the leaders of the underground activities in Delhi during the Quit India movement. He was imprisoned many times during the freedom struggle. In the post-independence era, he served as Minister in charge of Planning and Development as well as the first Chief Minister of Delhi from 1952-55. His stints in the Parliament twice won him acclamation as an able parliamentarian. He also made noteworthy contributions as the Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives. The cause of depressed sections of the society, rural development and empowerment of the weaker sections were issues which were very close to the heart of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash. He was quick to realise the potential of cooperative societies in mitigating the hardships of the village folks. As early as in 1945, he started organising village and agriculture cooperatives. He was also a proponent of the Panchayati Raj institutions. He organised the National Union of Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities in 1977 to work for the welfare of these weaker sections.

Lalu Prasad Yadav is a renouned politician from Bihar. He was the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the  ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, and the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He is a  Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha from the Saran constituency in Bihar. He is famous for his charismatic leadership and mass appeal. He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997. Lalu Prasad Yadav was born in Phulwaria, in the Gopalganj district of Bihar. His father’s name was Kundan Rai and his  mother’s name, Marachhiya Devi. He is a lawyer by proffesion. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and a Masters in Political Science from B. N. College, Patna, Patna University. He turned down Patna University’s  Honorary Doctorate in 2004. Lalu Prasad Yadav had his schooling, from 1st standard to 7th standard, at Bihar Military Police No-5 middle school. He married Rabri Devi on June 1, 1973. They have two sons and seven daughters. Lalu Prasad Yadav entered politics as General Secretary of the Patna University Students’ Union in 1970. He led the student movement inspired by Jai Prakash Narayan, Raj Narain, Karpoori Thakur and Satyendra  Narayan Sinha. The former Chief Minister of Bihar and the then President of Bihar State Janata Party, Satyendra Narayan Sinha supported him as a candidate for the Lok Sabha and campaigned for him. He was elected as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha on a Janata Party ticket at the age 29, becoming one of the youngest member of the Indian Parliament at the time. He formed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 1997, after breaking away from the Janata Dal.

Rabri Devi (born 1959) served three terms as the Chief Minister, of Bihar, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, between 1997 and 2005. She is the wife of the renouned politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar and former Railway Minister of India. She had no prior experience in politics. The move fitted well with  the needs of the government in power at the time as Lalu Prasad Yadav had to quit as C.M. after the infamous Fodder scam was revealed, but he managed to be in total control of affairs by giving his wife the coveted post of the head of the state government. It was alleged that he continued to act and administer as a de facto chief minister with his wife being a ceremonial head. She became the first woman chief minister of Bihar on 25 July 1997. Her first term ended on 12 February 1999, when the state was briefly under president’s rule. Her second term from 9 March 1999 to 3 March 2000. Her third (and longest) term began on 11 March 2000, and ended in 2005, when her party suffered great losses in state elections. In 2010 assembly election she lost from both of her constituencies (Raghopur and Sonpur). Rabri Devi married Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1973 at the age of 14. She has two sons and seven daughters.

Babulal Gaur (born June 2, 1930) is a current cabinet minister in BJP ministry of Madhya Pradesh and a former  Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in a Yadav family in a village in Uttar Pradesh. He served as chief minister from August 23, 2004 following the resignation of Uma Bharti. He stepped down in November 2005 when Shivraj Singh Chauhan was elected the Chief Minister by the Members of Legislative Assembly. Gaur is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

B. P. Mandal the third son of Zaminder Rasbeharilal Mondal was born on 25th August, 1918 in Banaras. He was    brought up in the village of Murho, in the Madhepura District (formerly Saharsa District) of northern Bihar. Mandal received his early education in Madhepura and he attended Raj High School in Darbhanga. He studied at Patna College worked as an Honorary Magistrate from 1945 to 1951. He was a lawyear by proffession. His political career began with the Indian National Congress and elected in the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1952  but he joined the Janata Party after the Emergency Period. Later on in his political career, Mandal gravitated toward socialist political ideas and eventually joined the Samyukta Socialist Party. B. P. Mandal was a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for the state of Bihar from 1967 to 1970 and 1977 to 1979. He was also the Chief  Minister of Bihar in 1968. In December 1978, Prime Minister Morarji Desai appointed a five member civil rights commission under the chairmanship of Mandal. The commission’s report was completed in 1980 and recommended that a significant proportion of all government and educational places be reserved for applicants from the Other Backward Classes. The commission’s report was tabled indefinitely by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. A decade later, Prime Minister V. P. Singh implemented the recommendations of the Mandal Commission Report. He was a man with great foresight. He worked for the upliftment of the poor & oppressed class. He was a great advocate of social justice. His greatest contribution to the cause of social justice is "The Mondal  Commission Report". He is rightly called the Messiah of Backwards. He died on 13th April, 1982, leaving behind his wife Sita Mandal & five sons two daughters.

Was born on 2nd September 1926 in a village named Bajhiya under Saran district. His father Kumiya Ray was a middle class cultivator. From his village primary school he stood first in Britty examination from tiruhut centre in 1937. In 1942 he passed Matrick from Parsa High School and took part in the Gandhian non-cooperation movement. He was arrested and sent to the jail. Released from jail passed I A from Rajendra Collage in 1944 and  graduated with economics honours from T N J Collage in 1946. He was elected first M L A in Bihar legislative assemble from Parsa constituency in 1952. From the same constituency he was elected five times. He was  Panchayat minister from 1955 to 1961, Labour welfare minister from 1961 to 1963 and Finance minister for few years. He was elected chief minister of Bihar in January 1970. He was on the chair from 15th January 1970 to  December 1970.

Sughar Singh & Murti Debi’s Son Mulayam Singh Yadav born was on November 22, 1939 in Uttar Pradesh. He is M.A, and B.T. from Jain Inter College, Mainpuri, Agra University, Uttar Pradesh. He was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1989-1991, 1993-1995, 2003-2008 and the Defence Minister of India. He first became a state minister in 1977 and in 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal (People’s Party) in Uttar Pradesh. Later the Lok Dal marged with Janata Dal (People’s Party). In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council. Now he is the chief of the "Samajbadi Party" & member of the parliament (Lok Sabha) but he was also the MP in 1996-98, 1998-99, 1999-2004 from Uttar Pradesh.

Ram Naresh Yadav (Azamgarh), is the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was from Janata Party & later he joined the Congress. He was born on 1 July 1928 in Andhipur village at Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. His father was a teacher. He was a successful lawyer in Azamgarh court. An ardent follower of socialist leader Raj Narain, he was interested in social work and joined politics. He entered the Lok Sabha in 1977. He took the chair of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1977 and remained Chief Minister from 23 June 1977 to 28 February 1979. In 2004 Lok Sabha elections he contested from Azamgarh on Indian National Congress (INC) ticket. He is now the Governor of Madhya Pradesh (from 2011).

Bandaru Dattatreya was born on 26 February 1947. He was the president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He succeeded as president by Kishan Reddy. He was elected thrice as member of  parliament from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency and was a Union Minister in Atal Bihari   Vajpayee’s government. He is one of the Kuruba caste eminent political leader in the region.

Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav was born on 18th October, 1921 at Meharban Singh Ka Purva, P.O.  Mardanpur, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). He was the son of Chaudhary Dhani Ram Singh Yadav & Shrimati Parwati Devi. He held the following positions :1952-59 Village Pradhan 1959-72 Member, Kanpur Municipal Corporation 1970-82 Member, Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh 1977 Chairman, District Cooperative Bank, Kanpur 1980 Vice Chairman, Land Development Bank, Kanpur 1980-83 and 1993-99 President, All India Yadav Mahasabha 1984-90 Member, Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh Was Chairman, Assurance Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for two terms April 1990 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1991-96 Member, Sansadiya Raj Bhasha Samiti, Government of India August 1997 Nominated to Rajya Sabha 1998-99 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence 1998 - 2001 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development 1998 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Jan. 2002 onwards Member, Committee on Agriculture. He worked for farmers and the downtrodden people; awarded, (i) ‘Shaurya Chakra’ by the President of India in 1991 and (ii) ‘Shatabdi Purush’ by All India Yadav Mahasabha; farming, gardening, rural development works, activities connected with welfare and development of weaker section of the society. He visited Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. He died on 25th July 2012 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Karan Singh Yadav was born on 1 February 1945. He was the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He  represents the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.  Studied in SP Medical College in Bikaner, CMC vellore and Southmpton University UK. Originated from village  Udairamsar near Bikaner (Rajasthan) and spent some of his childhood time in Mount Abu. He is an eminent leader of Indian Medical Association & President of Rajasthan Yadav Mahasabha.

Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav was born on 2 August 1954. Now he is a Member of the Parliament (14th Lok Sabha, 2004-2009). He represents the Monghyr Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India.

Smt. Kanti Singh is the daughter of Ram Sunder Singh & Kavitri Devi. She was born on 8th march,1957.Her husband is Keshaw Prosad Singh & have two sons and one daughter. She passed M A from Magadh University,  Bihar. She is a Radio and film artist & worked for the upliftment of the down-trodden & weaker section of the  society, promotion of education. She holds the following attachments :- General Secretary, Janata Dal, Bihar  (1991-97), Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly Member, Estimates Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly (1995-96); Member, District Consumer Forum, Patna, (1992- 95); Member of the Parliament (11th Lok Sabha, 1996) & appointed Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development on June 1996; Minister of State (Independent Charge), Coal (1996-97); Re-elected Member of Parliament (13th Lok Sabha, 1999); Member, Committee on  Petroleum and Chemicals (1999-2000); Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource  Development (2000 -2004); Member of the Parliament (14th Lok Sabha, 2004) & appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry  of Human Resource Development from 2004 to 2009.

Rao Inderjit Singh was born on 11 February 1951. Presently he is Member of the Parliament (15th Lok Sabha) & he was also the member of the Parliament (12th Lok Sabha). He represents the Gurgaon constituency of Haryana as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar. He is from the royal family of Rao Tula Ram, who was a great freedom fighter. He was Minister of State for Defence Production of India in the Ministry of Defence (India).

Sharad Yadav is the president of Janata Dal (United) party. Now he is the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from 2009 representing the Madhupura constituency of Bihar. He also represented Bihar in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He became an MP from the Jabalpur constituency in Madhya Pradesh in 1971-1977 ,1977-1980 & from Bihar in1991-1996.1996-1998 and from U.P in 1989-1991.

Born in a village Bhatti of Chandauli district (U.P) in 1927. He was a freedom fighter and was sent to the   jail  during the Quit India Movement and several other occasions. He was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 1957 and 1967 and was a minister in the Charan Singh Government in the state. Later he was elected to the Rajya Sabha and became Deputy Chairperson of the house in 1980. He was the Union Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi Cabinet in 1984& was elected Member of Parliament from Varanasi parliamentary constituency in 1985. He was elected president of All India Yadav Mahasabha in 1983 at Madras conference and in1984 at Jabbalpur conference. He died at the age of 77 on 7th May, 2005 Saturday at his Varanasi residence.

Siddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he come off from a poor farmer’s family. Contesting on Bharatiya Lok Dal ticket, he entered the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly as its member during 1983 from Chamundeshwari Constituency in Mysore District. Later he joined the ruling Janata Party Government. He became the first president of Kannada Watchdog Committee (Kannada Kavalu Samiti) set up to supervise the implementation of Kannada as official language. During the Mid-term poll in 1985, he was re-elected from the same constituency for the 8th Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He became  Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services. He was elected again in the 1994 General Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the same Constituency. This time he became Minister for Finance. Now Siddaramaiah has joined the Congress Party after breaking away from the JD(S). He won from Chamundeshwari Constituency bye poll. In 2008 state Assembly poll, he contested from Varuna Constituency and elected in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. From 2008, he was the leader of the opposition in the Karnataka state legislative assembly & previously he was the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Subhash Yadav became the Deputy chief minister for two terms in Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress. He belonged to the reputed Yadav family of Khargone. He was the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1980-1984, 1984-1989 from Madhya Pradesh.

Uday Pratap Singh was born on 18th may 1932 atGahiya,Mainpuri district of U P. He is the son of Dr Harihar Singh Choudhary & Puspa Yadav. He married Dr Chaitnya Yadav in 1958 and they have three daughters & one son. He passed M A (English ) & M A ( Hindi ) from Agra University, U P. He is a renowned teacher, educationist and a political worker. He held the following positions; Members, Nineth Lok Sabha (1989-91); Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (1991-96); Member, National Commission for backward classes, Government of India (5 March 1997- 4 March 2000). Elected to Rajya Sabha Nov 2002 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare (Jan. 2003 Feb. 2004) Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation (June 2003- Aug. 2004);  Member, Committee on Official Language (July 2004 to 2009); Member, Committee on Human Resource Development, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowance of Members of Parliament (Aug. 2004 to 2009); Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways (Oct. 2004 to 2009); Member, Sub-Committee on University and Higher Education of the Committee on Human Resource Development (Nov. 2004 to 2009);  Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Rajya Sabha Secretariat (July 2005 to 2009) Member, Board of management of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (Jan. 2006 onwards) Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health (May 2006 to 2009). He published many books like ‘Dekhta kaun Hai’, Editor, Nirjhari (Manipuri); Co-Editor, Bat As a Hindi poet, participated in Kavi Sammelans in the country and abroad for the last forty-five years; led Indian delegation to the Third international Hindi Sammelan held in Suriname in 1993; actively engaged in the field of promoting Indian languages and bringing about harmony among them. He visited many countries like Suriname, U.K., China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Bulgaria, Hungary, Dubai (U.A.E), Amsterderm (Netherlands), Vienna (Austria) and Romania. He is actively associated with many organization viz. Organization for Understanding and Fraternity – as institution for communal harmony; Vice-President, (i) MASOOM – a school for mentally retarded children from slum areas and (ii) Jay Dayal Ram Krishna Dalmia Award Selection Committee; Principal, Intermediate Colleges in Uttar Pradesh, 1974- 1989; Member, (i) Janata Dal, 1989-91, (ii) Samajwadi Janata Party (S.J.P), 1991-92 and (iii) Samajwadi Party since 1992; visited Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as a member of Indian Goodwill delegation of  Parliamentarians from 5 – 13 June 2003; Awarded, (i) Brij Garima Samman, (ii) Dr. Suman Samman and (iii) Honorary Degree of Acharya by Perabhari Bu University, Suriname. President of All India Yadav Mahasabha since 2007.