Akhilesh Yadav
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Akhilesh Yadav {अक्खिलेश यादव} (born 1 July 1973)is an India
n politician and the Lok Sabha
member for Kannauj
in Uttar Pradesh
. He is the son of Samajwadi Party
president Mulayam Singh Yadav
. He was 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 has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
, Mysore affiliated to University of Mysore
.
Samajwadi Party’s young MP from Kannauj Akhilesh Yadav has already locked four Lok Sabha elections since 2000(he had won the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009 but had to vacate it since he had already won from Kannauj), and now after being appointed as party’s UP president is spearheading the campaign to bring back Samajwadi Party to power in 2012 in UP assembly elections.
Lok Sabha seat in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar
. The Firozabad seat had been won by Akhilesh Yadav in the May 2009 general elections
by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party
candidate SPS Baghel. Akhilesh, who also won from Kannauj
, vacated the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, leading to a by poll.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician and the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
member for Kannauj
Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kannauj is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.-Members of Parliament:*1967: Ram Manohar Lohia, Samyukta Socialist Party*1971: S.N...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. He is the son of Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
president Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Mulayam Singh Yadav in Hindi मुलायम सिंह यादव is an Indian politician and has influence mainly in Uttar Pradesh state of India...
. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by election in 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004
Indian general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in India in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha...
and 2009
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
general elections. Akhilesh Yadav has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, popularly known as SJCE, located in Mysore, India, is an autonomous engineering college. It is governed by the Grant-in-Aid rules of the Government of Karnataka.-Beginnings:...
, Mysore affiliated to University of Mysore
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore , is a public university in India. The University founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore, and was conceptualized on the basis of a report on educational progress in the United States and Australia, submitted by Messrs Thomas Denham and...
.
Samajwadi Party’s young MP from Kannauj Akhilesh Yadav has already locked four Lok Sabha elections since 2000(he had won the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in 2009 but had to vacate it since he had already won from Kannauj), and now after being appointed as party’s UP president is spearheading the campaign to bring back Samajwadi Party to power in 2012 in UP assembly elections.
2009 By
Akhilesh's wife, Dimple, unsuccessfully contested the by election for FirozabadFirozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Members of Parliament:*1957: Braj Raj Singh, Socialist Party*1967: Shiv Charan Lal, Samyukta Socialist Party*1977: Ramji Lal Suman*1984: Ganga Ram, Indian National Congress*1989: Ramji Lal Suman*1991: Prabhu Dayal Katheria, Bharatiya Janata Party...
Lok Sabha seat in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar is a Hindi & Punjabi film actor since 1977 and the current Member of Parliament from Firozabad which he won by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav & daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. This is his fourth term as MP, in previous terms he was the part of Samajwadi...
. The Firozabad seat had been won by Akhilesh Yadav in the May 2009 general elections
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
by a margin of 67,301 votes against Bahujan Samaj Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...
candidate SPS Baghel. Akhilesh, who also won from Kannauj
Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kannauj is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.-Members of Parliament:*1967: Ram Manohar Lohia, Samyukta Socialist Party*1971: S.N...
, vacated the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, leading to a by poll.