Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014  23 May 2019
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded byMulayam Singh Yadav
ConstituencyMainpuri
Personal details
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987
Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party Samajwadi Party
Spouse
Raj Lakshmi Yadav
(m. 2015)
RelationsMulayam Singh Yadav (granduncle)
Ram Gopal Yadav (granduncle)
Shivpal Singh Yadav (granduncle)
Hariom Yadav (granduncle)
Lalu Prasad Yadav (father-in-law)
Rabri Devi (mother-in-law)
Tejashwi Yadav (brother-in-law)
Tej Pratap Yadav (brother-in-law)
Akhilesh Yadav (uncle)
Dimple Yadav (aunt)
Parents
  • Ranvir Singh Yadav (father)
  • Mridula Yadav (mother)
Residence(s)Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha, where he represented the Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, from 2014 to 2019 as a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Early life and education

Tej Pratap Singh Yadav was born on 21 November 1987 in Saifai village of Etawah district to Ranvir Singh Yadav and Mridula Yadav.

He studied at the Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun, and the Delhi Public School, Noida. He graduated with an MBA from the Leeds University Business School.

Family

His grandfather Ratan Singh Yadav, was the elder brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav.[1]

Hariom Yadav, the former MLA of Sirsaganj and Shikohabad is his maternal granduncle.

Career

He successfully contested a by-election to replace his granduncle, Mulayam Singh Yadav, as the Member of Parliament of the Mainpuri. [1]

Positions held

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1.20142019MP in 16th Lok Sabha from Mainpuri (by-election)Samajwadi Party

Personal life

In 2015, Tej Pratap married Raj Lakshmi Yadav, the youngest daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav.[2] The couple had a child in 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Fareed, Mohd Faisal (17 September 2014). "Fifth of family joins SP chief in Lok Sabha". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Akhilesh Yadav can become PM: Tej Pratap Singh Yadav". The Economic Times. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. "Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandson Tej Pratap Singh blessed with baby boy". Mid-Day. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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