1. Tejashwi Prasad Yadav was born on 9 November 1989 and is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who served for two terms as the deputy chief minister of Bihar.
20 Facts About Tejashwi Yadav
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Tejashwi Yadav is the son of former chief ministers of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
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Tejashwi Yadav is the youngest of the nine siblings and has seven sisters and a brother.
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Tejashwi Yadav went to school in Patna and later, moved to Delhi, along with his eldest sister, Misa Bharti.
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Tejashwi Yadav studied at Delhi Public School, R K Puram from Class 6 but dropped out.
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Tejashwi Yadav did not complete his Class 10 and discontinued his studies to pursue sports.
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On 9 December 2021, Tejashwi Yadav married his long-time friend, a Goan Catholic, Rachel Godinho, who worked as a cabin crew member.
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Tejashwi Yadav is from Rewari, Haryana and has been living in Delhi since childhood.
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Rajshree and Tejashwi Yadav studied together at DPS school in RK Puram, New Delhi.
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Tejashwi Yadav is noted to have been both the youngest Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and the youngest Leader of Opposition in India.
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Tejashwi Yadav was featured in the Indian Express '100 Most Powerful Indians' in 2020 and 2021.
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Tejashwi Yadav played in the Delhi Public School's cricket team and was selected for the U-15 cricket team of Delhi as an all rounder at the age of 13.
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The U-15 team won the national championship, where Tejashwi Yadav had a match winning partnership with Ishant Sharma in the finals.
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Tejashwi Yadav dropped out of his school in Class X to pursue a sports career and was eventually got into U-17 and U-19 cricket team of Delhi.
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Tejashwi Yadav was selected in the list of standby players for the world cup winning U-19 Indian national cricket team, later in the same year.
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Tejashwi Yadav was contracted by the Delhi Daredevils for the 2008 Indian Premier League franchise.
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Tejashwi Yadav was selected for the state level Jharkhand cricket team in 2009.
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Tejashwi Yadav started his political life in 2010, campaigning for the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
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Tejashwi Yadav first became an MLA winning the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, representing the Mahagathbandan from the Raghopur constituency.
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Tejashwi Yadav led the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, as the chief ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan.