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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Dharampal Singh yadav
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|04|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = village Sirhol in [[Gurgaon]]
| residence = Yadav Niwas, Opp. Old SSP Office, [[Sohna]] Road, [[Gurgaon]]
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| constituency = [[Badshahpur]]
| occupation = Politician
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| nationality = Indian
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Vidya Devi
| children = Virender Yadav,<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/list-of-congress-candidates-for-haryana-polls/article1-1268018.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925091241/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/list-of-congress-candidates-for-haryana-polls/article1-1268018.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2014|title=List of Congress candidates- for Haryana polls|work=hindustantimes.com/}}</ref> Surander Yadav, Geeta Yadav, Sarita Yadav
| office = Gurgaon
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'''Dharampal Singh Yadav''' (2 April 1942 – 26 April 2021) was an Indian politician and leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was elected M.L.A.<ref name="indiatimes.com/"> {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Oldest-in-fray-tries-to-script-Congress-win-again/articleshow/32931983.cms|title=Oldest in fray tries to script Congress win again|work=The Times of India}}</ref> thrice from [[Sohna]] – 60 assembly Constituency in 1987, 1991 and 2000 and was the MLA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=767|title=MLA Details|work=haryanaassembly.gov.in}}</ref> from [[Badshahpur]]. He was a Minister in Haryana Government for a full term from 1991 to 1996.

He had been vice-president of [[Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee]] since 1997. He was appointed chairman by the Ch. [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]] Govt. of Haryana Pradesh Congress committee OBC cell of Haryana. A proposal of constituting an OBC Cell was also passed with the approval of [[Sonia Gandhi]] which was decided to be led by Rao Dharampal, MLA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/06/06/haryana-cong-to-form-advisory-panel-for-obc-welfare-1181138972.html|title=Haryana: Cong to form advisory panel for OBC welfare|work=www.oneindia.com|date=6 June 2007}}</ref>

==Early life==
Dharampal Yadav was born at village Sirhol, a village in Gurgaon District of South Haryana. His father, Sh. Maha Ram Yadav, was a freedom fighter and had served for years with Sh. [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] in [[Indian National Army]].

He completed his B.A. degree in Arts and completed a Diploma in Automobiles. He took over the fledgling family business and mixed social work with the business.

He was jailed with [[Indira Gandhi]] in 1978 during the famous Jail Bharo Andolan in 1978.

==Political career==
His political career started in 1987<ref name="indiatimes.com/"/> when after being denied an assembly ticket from Sohna by Congress party, which he later represented, Rao Dharampal decided to contest as an independent against the sitting Congress MLA and won. However, he joined Indian National Congress in 1991 when it offered him the ticket. He participated in [[Indian general election, 2014 (Haryana)]] on behalf of INC and became the part of [[Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

Besides all of the above he actively participated in social activities associated with "Indira Gandhi Children holiday Home" at [[Damdama]] and was a member of Lions and Rotary Clubs.

==Personal life==
Dharampal Yadav was married to Smt. Vidya Devi in 1963. They had four children Virender Yadav,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/list-of-congress-candidates-for-haryana-polls/article1-1268018.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925091241/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/list-of-congress-candidates-for-haryana-polls/article1-1268018.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2014|title=List of Congress candidates for Haryana polls|work=hindustantimes.com/}}</ref> Surander Yadav, Geeta Yadav and Sarita Yadav.

Dharampal Yadav died of COVID-19-related illness in Gurgaon on 26 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-ncr-former-minister-in-haryana-government-rao-dharampal-passed-away-due-to-coronavirus-21594902.html|title = हरियाणा में कांग्रेस का झटका, पूर्व मंत्री रहे राव धर्मपाल का निधन; भूपेंद्र सिंह हुड्डा ने जताया शोक}}</ref>

==Positions held==
*1991 – 1992 – Minister of Housing Board (Haryana Govt.)
*1992 – 1994 – Minister of Animal Husbandry (Haryana Govt.)
*1994 – 1996 – Minister of Environment & Forest (Haryana Govt.)

==See also==
* [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]]
* [[Manmohan Singh]]
* [[Sonia Gandhi]]
* [[Badshahpur]]
* [[Gurgaon]]

==References==
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]

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