Chandrapal Singh Yadav
| Chandrapal Singh Yadav | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 26 November 2014 |
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| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| MP (Lok Sabha) | |
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In office May 2004 – May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Sujan Singh Bundela |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Jain Aditya |
| Constituency | Jhansi-Lalitpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 March 1959 Dakor, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gyanwati Yadav |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Jhansi |
| As of 21 September, 2006 | |
Chandrapal Singh Yadav (born 19 March 1959, Dakor, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician who serves as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (the lower house) for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1996 and 2001.
He was educated at Gorakhpur University and Lucknow University and has M.Sc., M.A. (Geography), B.Ed. and LL.B. degrees. As of 2006[update], he declared his profession to be an agriculturist. He married Gyanwati Yadav on 1 January 1977, and the couple have a son and a daughter.
Yadav served in the 14th Lok Sabha as a member of the Committee on Estimates, Committee on Energy and Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
Yadav has also been involved in public education programs focused on Dalits and has organized public dramatic performances which attack practices that Indian rationalists consider superstitions.
Yadav stood as a candidate in the Indian general election, 2014 from Jhansi constituency and was defeated by Uma Bharti of the BJP.
In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha upon election.
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