Chandrapal Singh Yadav

Chandrapal Singh Yadav (born 19 March 1959, Dakor, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician who serves as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (the lower house) for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1996 and 2001.[1]

He was educated at Gorakhpur University and Lucknow University and has MSc, M.A. (Geography), BEd and LL.B. degrees[1] along with PhD from Bundelkhand University in 2006.[2] As of 2006 he declared his profession to be an agriculturist. He married Gyanwati Yadav on 1 January 1977, and the couple have a son and a daughter.[1]

Yadav served in the 14th Lok Sabha as a member of the Committee on Estimates, Committee on Energy and Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.[1]

Yadav has also been involved in public education programs focused on Dalits and has organized public dramatic performances which attack practices that Indian rationalists consider superstitions.[1]

Yadav stood as a candidate in the 2014 Indian general election from Jhansi constituency[3] and was defeated by Uma Bharti of the BJP.[4][5]

In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha upon election.[6]