Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Malti Devi and Mulayam Singh Yadav, later Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.[2] Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh which put her in a vegetative state. She died in 2003. With Mulayam Singh Yadav busy making a career in politics, Akhilesh was brought up mostly by his paternal grandparents. He completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town[3] He was schooled at the Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his Bachelor's and master's degrees in Civil Environmental Engineering at JSS Science and Technology University. He also has a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.[4]

Akhilesh Yadav meets PM Narendra Modi

• 2000: elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000. He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution[5][6]
• 2000–2001: Member of the Committee on Ethics[7]
• 2004–2009: elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term. He 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.
• 2009-2012 : elected as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was at times a member of the following committees: Member of the Committee on Environment and Forests, Committee on Science and Technology, and the JPC on the 2G spectrum case.
• 10 March 2012: appointed as leader of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.
• 15 March 2012: at the age of 38 years, he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, notably the youngest to hold the office.
• May 2012: resigned from the Kannauj seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections[8]
• May 2012: became a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council[9]
• In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP-Congress Alliance headed by Yadav won 55 seats and was defeated by the BJP. He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March.[10]
• May 2019: elected as a member of parliament from Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in 2016

Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March 2012, at the age of 38, winning 224 seats in the March 2012 assembly elections.[11] During his tenure, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, which is the most modern and longest expressway in India, being the first of its kind to be built in the shortest span of time, was completed and inaugurated.[12][13][14] Yadav also launched the "UP100 Police Service",[15] "Women Power Line 1090"[16] and "108 Ambulance Service".[17] Infrastructural accomplishments of his government include projects like the Lucknow Metro Rail,[18] Lucknow International Ekana Cricket Stadium,[19] Janeshwar Mishra Park (Asia's largest park),[20] Jayaprakash Narayan International Convection Center, IT city, Lucknow- Ballia Purvanchal Expressway, et al. His chief ministerial tenure also saw emphasis on developing power sector, modernising the police force, setting up Kisan Bazaars and Mandis, introducing social welfare schemes such as Lohiya Awas Yojana, Kanya Vidya Dhan, Kisan Avam Sarvhit Bima Yojana, Pension Yojna and allotting unemployment allowances.[21][22] Between 2012-2015, over 15 Lakh laptops were distributed to the 10th and 12th passout students by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, making it one of the largest distribution scheme by any Government in the world.[23]

Since Yadav became chief minister, the family was divided into two feuding groups, one siding with him and the other with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav. Yadav had the support of his father's cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav. His uncle Shivpal Yadav was supported by a friend Amar Singh and Yadav's father Mulayam Singh Yadav who later backed Akhilesh Yadav.[24]

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