Durga Prasad Yadav

Office	Member of Legislative Assembly of ; Azamgarh ; ; ; ;
Term start	March 2017 ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Born	1954-01-12 (age 72)
Born	Aahopatti, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh ; ; ; ;
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Template:Marriage
Children	4
Alma mater	Shibli National College, Azamgarh (B.A., Gorakhpur University) ; Shibli National College, Azamgarh (L.L.B., Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University)
Occupation	Agriculture ;

Durga Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He is also a former transport minister and forest minister. He represents the Azamgarh constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.^[2]

Personal life

Yadav was born 12 January 1954 in Aahopatti, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh to his father Ram Dhyan Yadav. He married Suman Yadav on 5 July 1983, with whom he has three sons and a daughter. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Shibli National College, Azamgarh under Gorakhpur University in 1981 and attained a Bachelor of Law degree from Shibli National College, Azamgarh under Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University in 1991.^[1]^[3]

Political career

Durga Prasad Yadav has been a MLA since 1985. he represented the Azamgarh constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.^[4] He is one of the top leader of Samajwadi Party.

Posts held

#	From	To	Position
01	1985	1989	Member, 09th Legislative Assembly
02	1989	1991	Member, 10th Legislative Assembly
03	1991	1993	Member, 11th Legislative Assembly
04	1996	2002	Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
05	2002	2007	Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
06	2007	2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
07	2012	2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
08	2017	Incumbent	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Member Profile.
↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf
↑ Durga Prasad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AZAMGARH(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info.
↑ Lok Sabha 2004 - Durga Prasad Yadav. myneta.info.

[UPVS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Member Profile.

[2] ttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf

[3] Durga Prasad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AZAMGARH(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info.

[4] Lok Sabha 2004 - Durga Prasad Yadav. myneta.info.

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Durga Prasad Yadav

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Personal life

Political career

Posts held

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References

Office	Member of Legislative Assembly of Azamgarh
Term start	March 2017
Born	1954-01-12 (age 72) ^[1]
Born	Aahopatti, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Template:Marriage
Children	4
Alma mater	Shibli National College, Azamgarh (B.A., Gorakhpur University) Shibli National College, Azamgarh (L.L.B., Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University)
Occupation	Agriculture