Sangeeta Yadav

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(m. 2009)
Sangeeta Yadav
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2022
Children1
Residence(s)Harraiya, Chauri-Chaura, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Education Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater MMH College, Gaziabad
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Occupation MLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Transport Business

Sangeeta Yadav is an Indian politician. She is a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha). She was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Chauri-Chaura Assembly constituency in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha. [1]

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Early life

Yadav was born on July 20, 1981 in Borivali, Mumbai of Maharashtra. Her father is Shri R P Yadav. In 2009, she married Ajay Kumar Maurya. [2] She belongs to Yadav community. She earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from MMH College, Ghaziabad in 2004. [3]

Career

After joining BJP in 2013, Yadav continued to contribute. In the 2017 assembly elections, the party fielded her as the candidate from the Chauri Chaura Gorakhpur seat, and she secured a victory with a significant margin. She was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Manoranjan Yadav by 45,660 votes. [4]

However, in the 2022 assembly elections, this seat was allocated to the Nishad Party under the alliance. Sangeeta did not object to the party's decision. The party nominated her as a Rajya Sabha candidate in June 2022. [5]

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01March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [6]
02June 2021National Secretary, BJP Mahila Morcha
03June 2022Member, Rajya Sabha

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