Dharmendra Yadav

Neelam Yadav

​

(m. 2010)​

Dharmendra Gandhi
धर्मेन्द्र गांधी
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Relations	Mulayam Singh Yadav (uncle) Shivpal Singh Yadav (uncle) Akhilesh Yadav (cousin) Abhishek Yadav (cousin) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (nephew) Aditya Yadav (cousin) Akshay Yadav (cousin)
Parents	Abhay Ram Yadav (father) Jay Devi (mother)
Alma mater	University of Allahabad
Profession	Politician
Website	www.samajwadiparty.in

Dharmendra Yadav (born 3 February 1979) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 16th Lok Sabha representing Badaun constituency as Samajwadi Party candidate. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Dharmendra Yadav was born in Saifai, Etawah on 3 February 1979 to Abhay Ram Yadav and Jay Devi.

His father Abhay Ram Yadav is the younger brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav and elder brother of Shivpal Singh Yadav. Samajwadi Party's President Akhilesh Yadav is Dharmendra's cousin.

He received a Bachelor of Laws degree and a MA degree in political Science from the University of Allahabad.

Family

See also: Political families of Uttar Pradesh

He has one brother Anurag Yadav and two sisters Sandhya Yadav and Sheela Yadav. Sheela's son Rahul Yadav is married to Dr Isha Yadav, daughter of Sadhu Yadav. ^[3]

His brother Anurag Yadav contested and lost the 2017 UP assembly election from Sarojini Nagar Assembly constituency. ^[4]

Personal life

Dharmendra Yadav married Neelam Yadav on 12 February 2010. ^{[1] [5]} He has three criminal cases and as of 2019 and assets worth Rs 12 crore. ^[6]

1. He was an active participant in student politics in his university days. Mr Yadav became the block president of Samajwadi Party in Saifai in 2003.

He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from Mainpuri and re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 and 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Badaun. He has been a member of the standing committees on defence, rural development, information technology and agriculture. ^[1]

He lost the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Badaun by around 18,000 votes. In June 2022 Azamgarh by-poll he lost the election by around 8,600 votes.

He has been elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in 2024 from Azamgarh by defeating rival over 1,60,000 votes.

Positions held

Dharmendra Yadav has been elected 4 times as Lok Sabha MP. ^[7]

#	From	To	Positions	Party
1.	2004	2009	MP (1st term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Mainpuri (by-poll)	SP
2.	2009	2014	MP (2nd term) in 15th Lok Sabha from Badaun	SP
3.	2014	2019	MP (3rd term ) in 16th Lok Sabha from Badaun	SP
4.	2024	Present	MP (4th term ) in 18th Lok Sabha from Azamgarh	SP

References

1. "Dharmendra Yadav". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
2. "Badaun Election Result 2019: BJP's Dr Sanghmitra Maurya likely to win with a lead of almost 30000 votes". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Mulayam Family Tree: मुलायम सिंह यादव का कुनबा, अखिलेश-शिवपाल से डिंपल-अपर्णा तक, जानें परिवार में और कौन-कौन". Amar Ujala. 4 October 2022.
4. "Anurag Yadav (SP), Constituency: Sarojini Nagar". Myneta.info. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
5. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.193. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
6. "Dharmendra Yadav(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AZAMGARH : BYE ELECTION ON 23-06-2022 (UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
7. "Member Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 October 2022.