Durga Prasad Yadav

Durga Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He is also a former transport minister and forest minister. He represents the Azamgarh constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[2]

Durga Prasad Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly of
Azamgarh
Assumed office
March 2017
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
In office
October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded byRaj Bali Yadav
In office
June 1991 – December 1992
Succeeded byRaj Bali Yadav
In office
December 1989 – April 1991
In office
March 1985 – November 1989
Preceded byRam Kunwar Singh
ConstituencyAzamgarh
Personal details
Born (1954-01-12) 12 January 1954 [1]
Aahopatti, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)
Suman Yadav
​
(m. 1983)​
Children4
Residence95/96 B Block, Darulshafa, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materShibli National College, Azamgarh (B.A., Gorakhpur University)
Shibli National College, Azamgarh (L.L.B., Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University)
OccupationAgriculture
ProfessionPolitician

Personal life

Yadav was born 12 January 1954 in Aahopatti, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh to his father Ram Dhyan Yadav. He married Suman Yadav on 5 July 1983, with whom he has three sons and a daughter. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Shibli National College, Azamgarh under Gorakhpur University in 1981 and attained a Bachelor of Law degree from Shibli National College, Azamgarh under Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University in 1991.[1][3]

Political career

Durga Prasad Yadav has been a MLA since 1985. he represented the Azamgarh constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[4] He is one of the top leader of Samajwadi Party.

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
0119851989Member, 09th Legislative Assembly
0219891991Member, 10th Legislative Assembly
0319911993Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
0419962002Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
0520022007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
0620072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
0720122017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
082017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf
  3. "Durga Prasad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AZAMGARH(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. "Lok Sabha 2004 - Durga Prasad Yadav". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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