Ram Gopal Yadav

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
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
26 November 2008
In office
05 July 1992  04 July 2004
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byMulayam Singh Yadav
Succeeded byShafiqur Rahman Barq
ConstituencySambhal
Personal details
Born (1946-06-29) 29 June 1946
Saifai, United Provinces, British India
Political party Samajwadi Party
Spouse
Phoolan Devi
(m. 1962; died 2010)
RelationsMulayam Singh Yadav (cousin)
Shivpal Singh Yadav (cousin)
Akhilesh Yadav (nephew)
Dharmendra Yadav (nephew)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (grand-nephew)
Children4 (1 daughter and 3 sons including Akshay Yadav)
Parents
  • Bachchi Lal Yadav (father)
  • Phool Wati (mother)
ResidenceEtawah
Alma materAgra 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Yadav, who was also his cousin, expelled him from the party again for six years, but on the following day the expulsion was revoked by the party on constitutional grounds.

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