Mahendra Yadav

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Mahendra Yadav
MLA
In office
1998–2003
Personal details
Born1949-1950
Died5 July 2020
New Delhi, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress

Mahendra Yadav (1949/1950 – 5 July 2020) was a politician in the Indian National Congress. He was an MLA from Delhi's Palam constituency in 1998. He was convicted in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case[1] and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[2]

He died on 5 July 2020 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 June 2020.[3]

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  1. Nair, Harish (May 9, 2013). "3 sentenced to life in jail in '84 riots case". Hindustan Times.
  2. "Anti-Sikh riots: 2 convicts surrender". Deccan Herald. December 13, 2018.
  3. "Former Delhi MLA and convict in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case dies of Covid-19". Indian Express. July 5, 2020.