21 Facts About Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kannauj in the 18th Lok Sabha.

Akhilesh Yadav is the parliamentary party leader of Samajwadi Party in 18th Lok Sabha.

Akhilesh Yadav is the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and the founder of Samajwadi Party who served as Minister of Defence, Government of India and served three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav was born to Malti Devi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, later Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh Yadav which put her in a vegetative state.

Akhilesh Yadav completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town.

Akhilesh Yadav was schooled at Dholpur Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India.

Akhilesh Yadav holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Akhilesh Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000.

Akhilesh Yadav was a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution.

Akhilesh Yadav served as a Member of the Committee on Ethics from 2000 to 2001 and in 2004 was elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term.

Akhilesh Yadav was at times a member of the following committees: Committee on Urban Development, Committee on Provision of Computers for various departments, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee on Environment and Forests.

From 2009 to 2012 Akhilesh Yadav was elected and served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term.

In May 2012 Akhilesh Yadav resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections.

The 2019 Indian general elections and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections saw Akhilesh Yadav being elected to the parliament and state assembly simultaneously, with Akhilesh Yadav later retaining his state assembly seat, and thereby submitting his resignation in the Lok Sabha.

Akhilesh Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March 2012, aged 38, winning 224 seats in the March 2012 assembly elections.

Akhilesh Yadav has been elected 1 time as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.

Akhilesh Yadav is married to Dimple Yadav, a Member of Parliament.

Akhilesh Yadav has a keen interest in sports, mainly football and cricket.

Since Akhilesh Yadav became chief minister, his family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and the other with his uncle Shivpal Singh Akhilesh Yadav.