14 Facts About Dimple Yadav

Dimple Yadav has earlier served as member of the Lok Sabha for two terms from Kannauj and currently 2nd term from Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.

Dimple Yadav is the daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Dimple Yadav, former Defence Minister of India, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and founder-patron of the Samajwadi Party.

Dimple Yadav was born on 15 January 1978 at Pune, Maharashtra.

Dimple Yadav is the second of three daughters of retired Indian Army Col.

Dimple Yadav was educated in Pune, Bathinda and Andaman and Nicobar island and Army Public School, Nehru road, Lucknow.

Dimple Rawat met Akhilesh Yadav when she was a student.

Originally, Dimple Yadav's family was opposed to their marriage, but they agreed after his grandmother Murti Devi approved.

Dimple Yadav unsuccessfully contested the by-election for the Lok Sabha constituency of Firozabad in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar.

Dimple Yadav was elected unopposed from the Kannauj constituency to the Lok Sabha in 2012, after her husband caused another by-election by vacating the seat to enter the Uttar Pradesh legislative council.

Dimple Yadav became the 44th person in the country and only the fourth in Uttar Pradesh since the independence of India to be elected unopposed.

Dimple Yadav became the only woman MP whose husband was Chief Minister, and one whose father-in-law was a member of the same House.

Dimple Yadav retained Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in 2014 Indian general election by defeating the nearest rival by 19,907 votes.

In 2024, Dimple Yadav retained Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat which she won with a margin victory of 2,21,639 votes, defeating the BJP's Jayveer Singh.

Dimple Yadav won by securing 5,98,526 votes, while Jayveer Singh, managed 3,76,887 votes.