Ram Gopal Yadav (born 29 June 1946) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is the Secretary-General of the Samajwadi Party and the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, since 2008. Yadav also served as Lok Sabha MP of Sambhal from 2004 to 2008.
Ram Gopal Yadav | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2008 | |
| In office 05 July 1992 – 04 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqur Rahman Barq |
| Constituency | Sambhal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1946 Saifai, United Provinces, British India |
| Political party |  Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Phoolan Devi (m. 1962; died 2010) |
| Relations | Mulayam Singh Yadav (cousin) Shivpal Singh Yadav (cousin) Akhilesh Yadav (nephew) Dharmendra Yadav (nephew) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grand-nephew) |
| Children | 4 (1 daughter and 3 sons including Akshay Yadav) |
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| Residence | Etawah |
| Alma mater | Agra University Kanpur University |
On 23 October 2016, he was expelled from the party by Shivpal Singh Yadav, the state president of Samajwadi Party. He was accepted later in the party. On 30 December 2016, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was also his cousin, expelled him from the party again for six years, but on the following day the expulsion was revoked by the party on constitutional grounds.
Early life
Ram Gopal Yadav was born on 29 June 1946 in Saifai village, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh to Bachchi Lal Yadav and Phool Wati. He had a sister Geeta Devi, who died in August 2021.
Family
Ram Gopal Yadav is the cousin of Ratan Singh Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Abhay Ram Yadav, Rajpal Singh Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav. Kamla Devi Yadav is his cousin sister.
Arvind Pratap who has served as MLC in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is the nephew of Ram Gopal Yadav (through his sister Geeta).
Positions held
Ram Gopal Yadav has been elected 1 time as Lok Sabha MP and 5 times as Rajya Sabha MP.
| From | To | Position | Party |
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| 1992 | 1998 | MP (1st term) in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh | SP |
| 1998 | 2004 | MP (2nd term) in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh | SP |
| 2004 | 2008 | MP (1st term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Sambhal (resigned in 2008) | SP |
| 2008 | 2014 | MP (3rd term) in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh | SP |
| 2014 | 2020 | MP (4th term) in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh | SP |
| 2020 | Present | MP (5th term) in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh | SP |
Other positions
- 1989–1992: Chairman, Zila Parishad, Etawah
- 1994–2004: Leader of Samajwadi Party parliamentary group in Rajya Sabha
- 2004: Leader of Samajwadi Party in Lok Sabha
- September 2013–present: Leader of Samajwadi Party in Rajya Sabha
- 2017: Selected as Secretary-General of Samajwadi Party
Personal life
On 4 May 1962, Ram Gopal Yadav married Phoolan Devi and the couple had 1 daughter and 3 sons including Akshay Yadav. Phoolan Devi died in August 2010.
One of his son, Asit Yadav (Billu Yadav), died in a road accident in 1999. Later Billu's wife Abhilasha Yadav married Anurag Yadav (brother of Dharmendra Yadav) in 2004.
Books
- Lohia Ka Samajwad
- Sansad Main Meri Baat