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Sangeeta Yadav is an Indian politician. She is a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha). She was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Chauri-Chaura Assembly constituency in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha.[1]
Sangeeta Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Zafar Islam |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Prakash Nishad |
| Succeeded by | Sarvan Kumar Nishad |
| Constituency | Chauri-Chaura (Assembly constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1981 Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Ajay Kumar (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Harraiya, Chauri-Chaura, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Education | Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | MMH College, Gaziabad Chaudhary Charan Singh University |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession |
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Yadav was born on July 20, 1981 in Borivali, Mumbai of Maharashtra. Her father is Shri R P Yadav. In 2009, she married Ajay Kumar Maurya.[2] She belongs to Yadav community. She earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from MMH College, Ghaziabad in 2004.[3]
After joining BJP in 2013, Yadav continued to contribute. In the 2017 assembly elections, the party fielded her as the candidate from the Chauri Chaura Gorakhpur seat, and she secured a victory with a significant margin. She was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Manoranjan Yadav by 45,660 votes.[4]
However, in the 2022 assembly elections, this seat was allocated to the Nishad Party under the alliance. Sangeeta did not object to the party's decision. The party nominated her as a Rajya Sabha candidate in June 2022.[5]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | [6] |
| 02 | June 2021 | National Secretary, BJP Mahila Morcha | ||
| 03 | June 2022 | Member, Rajya Sabha |
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