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{{short description|Indian politician}} | |||
{{for|the soldier|Yogendra Singh Yadav}} | {{for|the soldier|Yogendra Singh Yadav}} | ||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|09|05}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|09|05}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], India | | birth_place = [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], [[India]] | ||
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| alma_mater = [[Rajasthan University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] ([[M.A.|MA]])<br />[[Panjab University]] ([[MPhil]]) <ref>https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/people/yogendra-yadav</ref> | | alma_mater = [[Rajasthan University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] ([[M.A.|MA]])<br />[[Panjab University]] ([[MPhil]]) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/people/yogendra-yadav |title = Yogendra Yadav {{!}} Center for Contemporary South Asia}}</ref> | ||
| occupation = [[Psephology|Psephologist]], writer, activist, politician | | occupation = [[Psephology|Psephologist]], writer, activist, politician | ||
| party = [[Swaraj India]] (2016-present)<br />[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (2012-2015) | | party = [[Swaraj India]] (2016-present)<br />[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (2012-2015) | ||
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'''Yogendra Yadav''' (born | '''Yogendra Yadav''' (born 5 September 1963) is an Indian activist, [[Psephology|psephologist]] and politician whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/ecs-stubborn-stand-on-vvpat-audit-of-just-one-booth-per-constituency-must-change/212855/|title=ECs stubborn stand on VVPAT audit of just one booth per constituency must change|date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/real-reason-no-govt-wants-obc-count-in-census-it-will-reveal-inconvenient-truths/635541/|title=Real reason no govt wants OBC count in Census – it will reveal inconvenient truths}}</ref> He was a Senior Fellow at the [[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies]] (CSDS), Delhi from 2004 to 2016. He is a former member of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) and [[National Advisory Council]] on [[Right to Education Act]] (NAC-RTE) constituted by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt of India, in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms|title=HRD panel}}</ref> He was a member of the National Executive of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] until 2015. | ||
Yadav is a founding member of [[Swaraj Abhiyan]] and [[Jai Kisan Andolan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firstpost.com/politics/swaraj-abhiyan-yadav-bhushan-finalise-national-team-launch-farmer-movement-2256776.html |title=Swaraj India: Yadav, Bhushan finalise national team, launch farmer movement |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> He was the founding National President of Swaraj India, a registered political party.<ref>{{Citation|title=Malcolm baldridge award|work=SpringerReference|year=2011|publisher=Springer-Verlag|doi=10.1007/springerreference_5772}}</ref> | Yadav is a founding member of [[Swaraj Abhiyan]] and [[Jai Kisan Andolan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firstpost.com/politics/swaraj-abhiyan-yadav-bhushan-finalise-national-team-launch-farmer-movement-2256776.html |title=Swaraj India: Yadav, Bhushan finalise national team, launch farmer movement |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> He was the founding National President of Swaraj India, a registered political party.<ref>{{Citation|title=Malcolm baldridge award|work=SpringerReference|year=2011|publisher=Springer-Verlag|doi=10.1007/springerreference_5772}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.]] | [[File:Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.]] | ||
Yogendra Yadav's father was a retired professor of economics and his paternal grandfather was a teacher. His wife, Madhulika Banerjee, is a Professor at the [[University of Delhi]]. His childhood name was Salim, which is commonly associated with people of the Muslim faith. It was changed to Yogendra when he was aged five because he was being mocked by children at school. Yadav says that his original name, and its continued usage among family members and friends, reflects a familial response to the murder of his grandfather in a [[Communal violence|communal riot]] in 1936.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Mohit |title=Yogendra Yadav says his family, friends know him as Salim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190420033347/https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |archive-date=20 April 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="DNA">{{cite news|title= AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child |date=6 April 2014 |agency=IANS |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-aap-s-yogendra-yadav-was-called-salim-as-a-child-1975680|access-date=2014-04-11|work=DNA}}</ref><ref name=BS>{{cite news|last=Sandhu|first=Veenu|title=Yogendra Yadav: From theory to practice|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/yogendra-yadav-from-theory-to-practice-114032800597_1.html|access-date=2014-03-30|work | Yogendra Yadav's father was a retired professor of economics and his paternal grandfather was a teacher. His wife, Madhulika Banerjee, is a Professor at the [[University of Delhi]]. His childhood name was Salim, which is commonly associated with people of the Muslim faith. It was changed to Yogendra when he was aged five because he was being mocked by children at school. Yadav says that his original name, and its continued usage among family members and friends, reflects a familial response to the murder of his grandfather in a [[Communal violence|communal riot]] in 1936.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Mohit |title=Yogendra Yadav says his family, friends know him as Salim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190420033347/https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |archive-date=20 April 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="DNA">{{cite news|title= AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child |date=6 April 2014 |agency=IANS |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-aap-s-yogendra-yadav-was-called-salim-as-a-child-1975680|access-date=2014-04-11|work=DNA}}</ref><ref name=BS>{{cite news|last=Sandhu|first=Veenu|title=Yogendra Yadav: From theory to practice|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/yogendra-yadav-from-theory-to-practice-114032800597_1.html|access-date=2014-03-30|work=Business Standard|date=29 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Academics and research== | ==Academics and research== | ||
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On 4 March 2015, Yadav was voted out of AAP's Political Affairs Committee (PAC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan Removed From Key AAP Panel |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/yogendra-yadav-to-be-removed-from-key-aap-panel-say-sources-744273 |work=NDTV |first= Sonal |last=Mehrotra |date=4 March 2015 |access-date=2015-03-04}}</ref> Subsequently, on 28 March, he was expelled from the party's National Executive for alleged "anti-party activities".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/live-aaps-national-council-meeting-set-to-begin-amid-high-police-presence/ |work=Indian Express |title=Aam Aadmi Party split: Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav out of national executive |first1=Dipankar |last1=Ghose |first2=Aditi |last2=Vatsa |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=2015-04-20}}</ref> In April, he was expelled from the party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-expels-four-rebel-leaders/article7123615.ece|title=AAP expels four rebel leaders|first=Jayant |last=Sriram|work=The Hindu|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yadav denied being involved in anti-party activities and stated that he was victimised for challenging "dictatorial ways" of the party's chief [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="mehrotra1">{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-has-turned-into-a-khap-expelled-leaders-prashant-bhushan-yogendra-yadav-target-arvind-kejriwal-756774|title='AAP has Turned into a Khap:' Expelled Leaders Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav Target Arvind Kejriwal|first=Sonal |last=Mehrotra|date=21 April 2015|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> | On 4 March 2015, Yadav was voted out of AAP's Political Affairs Committee (PAC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan Removed From Key AAP Panel |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/yogendra-yadav-to-be-removed-from-key-aap-panel-say-sources-744273 |work=NDTV |first= Sonal |last=Mehrotra |date=4 March 2015 |access-date=2015-03-04}}</ref> Subsequently, on 28 March, he was expelled from the party's National Executive for alleged "anti-party activities".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/live-aaps-national-council-meeting-set-to-begin-amid-high-police-presence/ |work=Indian Express |title=Aam Aadmi Party split: Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav out of national executive |first1=Dipankar |last1=Ghose |first2=Aditi |last2=Vatsa |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=2015-04-20}}</ref> In April, he was expelled from the party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-expels-four-rebel-leaders/article7123615.ece|title=AAP expels four rebel leaders|first=Jayant |last=Sriram|work=The Hindu|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yadav denied being involved in anti-party activities and stated that he was victimised for challenging "dictatorial ways" of the party's chief [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="mehrotra1">{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-has-turned-into-a-khap-expelled-leaders-prashant-bhushan-yogendra-yadav-target-arvind-kejriwal-756774|title='AAP has Turned into a Khap:' Expelled Leaders Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav Target Arvind Kejriwal|first=Sonal |last=Mehrotra|date=21 April 2015|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> | ||
Together with [[Prashant Bhushan]], [[Anand Kumar (sociologist)]] and Ajit Jha, Yadav has formed a new political organisation called [[Swaraj Abhiyan]].<ref name="mehrotra1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/350-volunteers-quit-AAP-in-Maharashtra/articleshow/47156038.cms|title=350 volunteers quit AAP in Maharashtra |first=Himanshi |last=Dhawn |work=The Times of India|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520233917/http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2015|title=Former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav finds support in Haryana|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yogendra Yadav urged Delhi voters to choose [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] in [[2019 Indian general election]] as no political parties in Delhi have fulfilled their promises.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/yadav-urges-delhiites-to-opt-for-nota/article26901093.ece|title=Yogendra Yadav urges Delhiites to opt for NOTA|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/swaraj-indias-nota-appeal-restricted-only-to-delhi-yogendra-yadav-2119605.html|title=Swaraj India's NOTA Appeal Restricted Only to Delhi: Yogendra Yadav|date=27 April 2019}}</ref> He termed [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] as “No Till an Alternative”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/no-contradiction-between-seeing-bjp-as-threat-to-india-voting-nota-this-election/229602/|title=No contradiction between seeing BJP as threat to India & voting NOTA this election|date=May 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite | Together with [[Prashant Bhushan]], [[Anand Kumar (sociologist)]] and Ajit Jha, Yadav has formed a new political organisation called [[Swaraj Abhiyan]].<ref name="mehrotra1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/350-volunteers-quit-AAP-in-Maharashtra/articleshow/47156038.cms|title=350 volunteers quit AAP in Maharashtra |first=Himanshi |last=Dhawn |work=The Times of India|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520233917/http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2015|title=Former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav finds support in Haryana|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yogendra Yadav urged Delhi voters to choose [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] in [[2019 Indian general election]] as no political parties in Delhi have fulfilled their promises.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/yadav-urges-delhiites-to-opt-for-nota/article26901093.ece|title=Yogendra Yadav urges Delhiites to opt for NOTA|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/swaraj-indias-nota-appeal-restricted-only-to-delhi-yogendra-yadav-2119605.html|title=Swaraj India's NOTA Appeal Restricted Only to Delhi: Yogendra Yadav|date=27 April 2019}}</ref> He termed [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] as “No Till an Alternative”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/no-contradiction-between-seeing-bjp-as-threat-to-india-voting-nota-this-election/229602/|title=No contradiction between seeing BJP as threat to India & voting NOTA this election|date=May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Farmers' issues need to take centrestage, say panelists at India Today Conclave|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-today-conclave-farmers-agriculture-farm-crisis-protests-1468964-2019-03-02|author=MG Arun |date=March 2, 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> | ||
Yadav is a member of [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha]] coordination committee, which spearheaded the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. | Yadav is a member of [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha]] coordination committee, which spearheaded the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.lokniti.org/people_lokniti_yogendrayadav.htm Profile] | * [http://www.lokniti.org/people_lokniti_yogendrayadav.htm Profile] | ||
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