Virendra Kumar Yadav

Virendra Kumar Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Jangipur Assembly constituency in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Virendra Kumar Yadav
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
Mar 2012
ConstituencyJangipur
Personal details
Born (1976-10-18) 18 October 1976
Ghazipur
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Vibha Yadav
ChildrenFour (1son & 3 daughters)
ParentsKailash Yadav, Former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh Government[1]
ResidenceGhazipur
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

Virendra Kumar Yadav was born on 18 October 1976 in Jaitapur mohalla of Ghazipur town. He got his early education at Ghazipur. But he got enrolled in University of Allahabad for higher studies, where he got his BA, MA and LLB degrees. Virendra Kumar Yadav got his Ph.D. from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa. His father late Kailash Yadav was a senior leader of Samajwadi Party and a Cabinet Minister in Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh.

Political career

Virendra Kumar Yadav got active in politics just after completing his studies. Due to his political background he got early success in politics. He was elected Block Pramukh of Ghazipur Sadar in the year 2005. He got elected as Chairman of Zila Panchayat of Ghazipur in 2016. However, he got major success only after being elected as MLA from Jangipur assembly seat in 2017. He defeated his close contestant Ramesh Narayan Kushwaha from Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 3,239 votes.

Posts held

Before being elected as Member of Legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh Virendra Kuma Yadav has held various political posts in Ghazipur district. [9]

  • Block Pramukh, Ghazipur Sadar, 2005-2012
  • Chairman, Zila Panchayat, ghazipur, 2016-2017
  • District Secretary, Samajwadi Party, ghazipur
#FromToPositionComments
012017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly

See also

References
  1. "UP PANCHAYATIRAJ MINISTER KAILASH YADAV PASSES AWAY, Samachar Plus".
  2. "Myneta, Election Watch".
  3. "Jangipur Election Candidates - 2017 - Uttar Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. "Jangipur Assembly Election Results 2017".
  5. "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results Leads 2017". Financial Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Final Winner List, Poll Results, Constituency, District, Candidates Who Won".
  7. "UP Election Results 2017: BJP wins from Ghazipur, Gorakhpur and Varanasi".
  8. "Jangipur Election Results 2017".
  9. "डॉ.वीरेंद्र यादव ने छोड़ा जिला पंचायत चेयरमैन का पद, भाजपा में हलचल".
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