Shivpal Singh Yadav
Shivpal Singh Yadav is a politician and educationist from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader late Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He is a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, from 1996 till now. He is also the National General Secretary of Samajwadi Party and was appointed on 29 January 2023.
In 2018 he founded his own party named Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya), which was merged into Samajwadi Party in 2022.
Early life and education
Shivpal Singh Yadav was born on 16 February 1955 in Saifai village, Etawah district to Sughar Singh Yadav and Murti Devi. He has studied in Kanpur University's K.K. P.G. College, Etawah and University of Lucknow's Lucknow Christian College and earned BA and BPEd degrees respectively.Family
Shivpal is the youngest among 5 brothers. Ratan Singh Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Abhay Ram Yadav and Rajpal Singh Yadav are his elder brothers. He has 1 sister Kamla Devi Yadav.Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav and his sister Geeta Yadav are his cousins.
Career
Shivpal Singh Yadav has been the MLA from the Jaswantnagar constituency since 1996.Yadav was the leader of the opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during the Mayawati regime. He contested Firzobad in 2019, but he came third.
Positions held
Shivpal Singh Yadav has served 6 times as MLA. He lost the 17th Lok Sabha election from Firozabad in 2019.| # | From | To | Position | Party |
| 1. | 1996 | 2002 | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 2. | 2002 | 2007 | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 3. | 2007 | 2012 | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 4. | 2012 | 2017 | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 5. | 2017 | 2022 | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |
| 6. | 2022 | Present | MLA from Jaswantnagar | SP |