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Akhilesh Yadav was born on 1 July, 1973 in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Discover Akhilesh Yadav's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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India
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He is a member of famous Politician with the age 50 years old group.
Akhilesh Yadav Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Akhilesh Yadav height is 1.7 m .
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1.7 m |
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Who Is Akhilesh Yadav's Wife?
His wife is Dimple Yadav (m. 1999)
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Dimple Yadav (m. 1999) |
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Akhilesh Yadav Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Akhilesh Yadav worth at the age of 50 years old? Akhilesh Yadav’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from India. We have estimated Akhilesh Yadav's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Akhilesh Yadav (born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav was born on 1 July 1973 in Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh.
Malti Devi suffered complications while giving birth to Akhilesh which put her in a vegetative state.
His first significant success in politics was being elected as the Member of the 13th Lok Sabha in the year 2000 for the Kannauj constituency.
He is the son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and the founder of Samajwadi Party who served as Minister of Defence, Government of India and three term Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election in 2000.
He was also a member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, and Public Distribution.
Yadav served as a Member of the Committee on Ethics from 2000 to 2001 and in 2004 was elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term.
He was at times a member of the following committees: Committee on Urban Development, Committee on Provision of Computers for various departments, Committee on Science and Technology, and Committee on Environment and Forests.
With Mulayam Singh Yadav busy making a career in politics, Akhilesh was brought up mostly by his paternal grandparents.
He completed his early education in a local school in Saifai and then one in Etawah town.
He was schooled at Dholpur Military School in Dholpur, Rajasthan, then obtained his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Akhilesh Yadav also holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia.
From 2009–2012 Yadav was elected and served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha for a second term.
During this period he was a member of the following committees: Member of the Committee on Environment and Forests, Committee on Science and Technology, and the JPC on the 2G spectrum case.
Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office till date.
Yadav is the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since March 2022, an elected Member of Parliament for Azamgarh in the 17th Lok Sabha, and the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly for Karhal in the 18th Vidhan Sabha.
On 10 March 2012 he was appointed as leader of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.
On 15 March 2012, at the age of 38, he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the youngest to hold the office.
In May 2012 Yadav resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat to further serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after his party won the Assembly elections.
In the same month he became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council.
Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March 2012, aged 38, winning 224 seats in the March 2012 assembly elections.
During his tenure, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the most modern and longest expressway in India, was completed and inaugurated.
Yadav also launched the "UP100 Police Service", "Women Power Line 1090" and "108 Ambulance Service".
Infrastructural accomplishments of his government include projects like the Lucknow Metro Rail, Lucknow International Ekana Cricket Stadium, Janeshwar Mishra Park (Asia's largest park), Jayaprakash Narayan International Convection Center, IT city.
His chief ministerial tenure also saw emphasis on developing power sector, modernising the police force, setting up Kisan Bazaars and Mandis, introducing social welfare schemes such as Lohiya Awas Yojana, Kanya Vidya Dhan, Kisan Avam Sarvhit Bima Yojana, Pension Yojna and allotting unemployment allowances.
Between 2012-2015, over 15 Lakh laptops were distributed to the 10th and 12th passout students by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, making it one of the largest distribution scheme by any government in the world.
Akhilesh Yadav government was repeatedly criticized on alleged poor law and order situation in UP.
His tenure saw about a dozen Director General of Police (DGP) leading the Police force.
Besides, the government was also charged with favouring senior cops belonging to a particular caste in the field postings.
This political interference had been attributed as a major factor in the perceptible low police morale amongst cops and general policing in UP.
There were numerous incidents of assault and killing of policemen.
There were also large number of cases of communal violence and riots, including places like Muzaffarnagar, Mathura, Bareilly and Faizabad, in which several people were killed and thousands of others were displaced.
Incidences like Jawahar Bagh episode and alleged phone threat case to ex IPS officer Amitabh Thakur were also cited as important cases of deteriorated law and order situation.
Akhilesh Yadav has been elected 1 time as MLA and 4 times as Lok Sabha MP.
In the 2017 Assembly elections, the SP-Congress Alliance headed by Yadav was unable to form the government.
He submitted his resignation to Governor Ram Naik on 11 March.
The 2019 Indian general elections and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections saw Yadav being elected to the parliament and state assembly simultaneously, with Yadav later retaining his state assembly seat, and thereby submitting his resignation in the Lok Sabha.