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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1987|11|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Saifai]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Saifai]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| residence          = [[Saifai village]], [[Etawah]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| residence          = [[Lucknow]]
| office2            = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office2            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2      = [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri]]
| constituency2      = [[Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency|Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start2        = 16 May 2014
| term_start2        = 13 September 2014
| term_end2          = 23 May 2019
| term_end2          = 23 May 2019
| predecessor2        = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| predecessor2        = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| successor2          = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| successor2          = Mulayam Singh Yadav
| party              = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| party              = [[Samajwadi Party]]
| nationality        = [[India]]n
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| spouse              = Raj Laxmi Yadav
| spouse              = {{marriage|Raj Lakshmi Yadav|2015}}
| parents            =  
| parents            =  
| relations          = [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] (granduncle)<br />[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] (father-in-law)<br />[[Rabri Devi]] (mother-in-law)<br />[[Tejashwi Yadav]] (brother-in-law)<br />[[Tej Pratap Yadav]] (brother-in-law)
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| alma_mater          = [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]], [[Delhi Public School, Greater Noida|Delhi Public School]], [[Leeds University]]
| alma_mater          = {{ubl|[[Amity University, Noida]]|[[Leeds University]]}}
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| office              = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start          = 23 November 2024
| constituency        = [[Karhal Assembly constituency|Karhal]]
| predecessor        = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
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'''Tej Pratap Singh Yadav''' (born 21 October 1987) is an Indian politician who was a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the Indian [[Lok Sabha]], where he has represented the [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri constituency]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2014 to 2019 as a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].


Tej Pratap Singh, who has an MBA from [[Leeds University]] in the UK, and studied in Schools like Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun and Delhi Public School, Noida is related to two powerful politician families: Yadavs of Uttar Pradesh his grandfather, Ratan Singh Yadav, who was the elder brother of [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]<ref name="nie"/>  and Yadavs of Bihar through his marriage to Raj Laxmi, the youngest daughter of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]].<ref>{{cite news |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/54757239.cms |title=Akhilesh Yadav can become PM: Tej Pratap Singh Yadav |date=9 October 2016 |accessdate=2018-01-06}}</ref> The marriage took place in 2015 and in 2016, the couple had a child.<ref>{{cite news |work=Mid-Day |title=Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandson Tej Pratap Singh blessed with baby boy |date=8 September 2016 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mulayam-singh-yadav-tej-pratap-singh-tej-pratap-singh-baby/1759716 |accessdate=2018-01-06}}</ref>
'''Tej Pratap Singh Yadav''' (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian politician and [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]] representing the [[Karhal Assembly constituency|Karhal]] and former [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the Indian [[Lok Sabha]], where he represented the [[Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency|Mainpuri]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], from 2014 to 2019 as a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].


Singh was elected as a [[Samajwadi Party]] member to the Lok Sabha in 2014 at the age of 26. He had successfully contested a by-election for the Mainpuri constituency of Uttar Pradesh, a seat previously held by his grand-uncle, Mulayam Singh Yadav.<ref name="nie">{{cite news |work=The New Indian Express |title=Fifth of family joins SP chief in Lok Sabha |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/fifth-of-family-joins-sp-chief-in-lok-sabha/ |first=Mohd Faisal |last=Fareed |date=17 September 2014 |accessdate=2018-01-06}}</ref>
==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.


== Post Held ==
He studied at the Colonel Brown Cambridge School, [[Dehradun]], and the [[Delhi Public School Society|Delhi Public School]], [[Noida]]. He graduated with an MBA from the [[Leeds University Business School]].
 
===Family===
{{See also|Political families of Uttar Pradesh}}
 
His grandfather Ratan Singh Yadav, was the elder brother of [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]].<ref name="nie"/>
 
[[Hariom Yadav]], the former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the [[Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency|Mainpuri]].<ref name="nie">{{cite news |work=The New Indian Express |title=Fifth of family joins SP chief in Lok Sabha |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/fifth-of-family-joins-sp-chief-in-lok-sabha/ |first=Mohd Faisal |last=Fareed |date=17 September 2014 |accessdate=6 January 2018}}</ref> He successfully contested a by-election to replace his uncle, [[Akhilesh Yadav]], as the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]] of the [[Karhal Assembly constituency|Karhal]].
 
He is part of management committee of two colleges named [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College]] and [[Chaudhary Charan Singh College of Law]], both colleges established by [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]].{{cn|date=May 2025}}
 
== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! SL !! From !! To !! Positions
! # !! From !! To !! Positions !! Party
|-
| 1. || 2014 || 2019 || [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Mainpuri]] (by-election) || [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|-
|-
| 1. || 2014 || 2019 || Elected to [[16th Lok Sabha]] (1st term) from [[Mainpuri]]
| 2. || 2024 ||     || [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Karhal Assembly constituency|Karhal]] (by-election)
|| [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|}
|}
==Personal life==
In 2015, Tej Pratap married Raj Lakshmi Yadav, the youngest daughter of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] and [[Rabri Devi]].<ref>{{cite news |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/54757239.cms |title=Akhilesh Yadav can become PM: Tej Pratap Singh Yadav |date=9 October 2016 |accessdate=6 January 2018}}</ref> The couple had a child in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |work=Mid-Day |title=Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandson Tej Pratap Singh blessed with baby boy |date=8 September 2016 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mulayam-singh-yadav-tej-pratap-singh-tej-pratap-singh-baby/1759716 |accessdate=6 January 2018}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:India MPs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Yadav family of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Yadav family (Uttar Pradesh)]]
[[Category:People from Mainpuri district]]
[[Category:People from Mainpuri district]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Members of the All-India Yadav Mahasabha]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]

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Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
23 November 2024
Preceded byAkhilesh Yadav
ConstituencyKarhal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
13 September 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded byMulayam Singh Yadav
ConstituencyMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 38)
Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)
Raj Lakshmi Yadav
(
m. 2015)
RelationsSee:
§ The Yadav Family
§ Lalu Yadav family
ResidenceLucknow
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian politician and MLA representing the Karhal and former 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

He is part of management committee of two colleges named Chaudhary Charan Singh Post Graduate College and Chaudhary Charan Singh College of Law, both colleges established by Mulayam Singh Yadav.[citation needed]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

# From To Positions Party
1. 2014 2019 MP in 16th Lok Sabha from Mainpuri (by-election) SP
2. 2024 MLA from Karhal (by-election) SP

Personal life[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.