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'''Brahm Yadav''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is former General Secretary of [[Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee]]<ref name=delagrimarket/> and former president of the Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress (1983-1990).<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sanjay Kaw|author2=Preety Acharya|title=30 new faces in Congress 2nd list?|url=http://www.asianage.com/delhi/30-new-faces-congress-2nd-list-519|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Asian Age]]|date=14 January 2015|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> He is also former chairman of Delhi Agriculture Marketing Board<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sanjeeb Mukherjee|title=Jury out on impact of stockholding limits on onions, potatoes|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/jury-out-on-impact-of-stockholding-limits-on-onions-potatoes-114070300918_1.html|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=4 July 2014|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Onion prices crash in Delhi, Nashik|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/onion-prices-crash-in-delhi/20110125.htm|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=25 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=delag>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-12/news/28426274_1_onion-traders-major-onion-traders-protest|title=Onion traders go on strike against I-T raids|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> and vice chairman of Confederation of State Agricultural Marketing Boards.<ref name="delagrimarket">{{cite web|url=http://www.delagrimarket.nic.in/chairmanprofile.html|title=The Chairman Of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board|work=delagrimarket.nic.in|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024653/http://www.delagrimarket.nic.in/chairmanprofile.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | '''Brahm Yadav''' is an Indian politician and member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is former General Secretary of [[Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee]]<ref name=delagrimarket/> and former president of the Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress (1983-1990).<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sanjay Kaw|author2=Preety Acharya|title=30 new faces in Congress 2nd list?|url=http://www.asianage.com/delhi/30-new-faces-congress-2nd-list-519|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Asian Age]]|date=14 January 2015|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> He is also former chairman of Delhi Agriculture Marketing Board<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sanjeeb Mukherjee|title=Jury out on impact of stockholding limits on onions, potatoes|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/jury-out-on-impact-of-stockholding-limits-on-onions-potatoes-114070300918_1.html|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=4 July 2014|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Onion prices crash in Delhi, Nashik|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/onion-prices-crash-in-delhi/20110125.htm|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=25 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=delag>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-12/news/28426274_1_onion-traders-major-onion-traders-protest|title=Onion traders go on strike against I-T raids|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> and vice chairman of Confederation of State Agricultural Marketing Boards.<ref name="delagrimarket">{{cite web|url=http://www.delagrimarket.nic.in/chairmanprofile.html|title=The Chairman Of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board|work=delagrimarket.nic.in|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024653/http://www.delagrimarket.nic.in/chairmanprofile.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Sh. Brahm Yadav was appointed as Chairman of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board on 30th May, 2007. He comes from a farmer family of Delhi. | |||
Sh. Brahm Yadav | Sh. Brahm Yadav has also been elected as Sr. Vice-Chairman of COSAMB (Confederation of State Agricultural Marketing Boards), a body of all the State Agricultural Marketing Boards constituted to formulate policies and suggestions for upgrading marketing infrastructure to meet the emerging challenges of global competition. | ||
Sh. Brahm Yadav | Sh. Brahm Yadav worked as president of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress from 1983 to 1990, as Municipal Councilor for a period of seven years, and as General Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee under the Presidentship of Chaudhary Prem Singh, Late Sh. Deep Chand Bandhu, Smt. Shiela Dixit and Sh. Subhash Chopra. Sh. Yadav as Member of OBC Commission and made efforts to include many Jats, Raya Rajputs and Rajbars as OBCs in the list for Delhi which were not included previously. He was also Chairman of the Rajdhani College, University Of Delhi. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Mr. Yadav has been actively involved in politics since 48 years | Mr. Yadav has been actively involved in politics since 48 years. | ||
Yadav independently participated in the [[1998 Delhi state assembly elections|Delhi state assembly elections]] in 1998 from [[Rajinder Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajendra Nagar]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Cong can't be written off'|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/457413/cong-cant-written-off.html|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1998 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NCT OF DELHI|publisher=eci.nic.in}}</ref> In 2015, he again contested the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi state assembly election]] being an [[Indian National Congress]] party candidate from Rajinder Nagar.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Nisha Samant|title=Experience in politics and social work my strong points, Congress candidate Brahm Yadav|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/delhi/report-experience-in-politics-and-social-work-my-strong-points-congress-candidate-brahm-yadav-2056858|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/president-s-daughter-sharmistha-mukherjee-to-fight-delhi-polls-as-congress-candidate-649287|title=President's Daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee to Fight Delhi Polls as Congress Candidate|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> | Yadav independently participated in the [[1998 Delhi state assembly elections|Delhi state assembly elections]] in 1998 from [[Rajinder Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajendra Nagar]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Cong can't be written off'|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/457413/cong-cant-written-off.html|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1998 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NCT OF DELHI|publisher=eci.nic.in}}</ref> In 2015, he again contested the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi state assembly election]] being an [[Indian National Congress]] party candidate from Rajinder Nagar.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Nisha Samant|title=Experience in politics and social work my strong points, Congress candidate Brahm Yadav|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/delhi/report-experience-in-politics-and-social-work-my-strong-points-congress-candidate-brahm-yadav-2056858|accessdate=17 February 2015|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/president-s-daughter-sharmistha-mukherjee-to-fight-delhi-polls-as-congress-candidate-649287|title=President's Daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee to Fight Delhi Polls as Congress Candidate|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> |