Shyam Singh Yadav

Shyam Singh Yadav
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 2 June 2024
Preceded byKrishna Pratap
ConstituencyJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1954-03-31) 31 March 1954 (age 70)
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Spouse
Pushpa Yadav
​
(m. 1986)​
Children2
Residence(s)Ranipatti, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Alma materAllahabad University
  • LLB (1979)
  • MSC (Maths) Year 1976)
Profession
  • Advocate
  • Agriculturalist
  • Politician
Source: [1]

Shyam Singh Yadav (born 31 March 1954) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.[2][3][4] He is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Papers laid on the Table since 2019. He is also the member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Offices of Profit; member of Parliamentary General Purposes Committee (Lok Sabha); and member of Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.[5] He is also a former PCS officer.[6]

Yadav has represented India in international shooting events and has also coached the Indian shooting team at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006.

  1. ^ "Shyam Singh Yadav(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- JAUNPUR(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Jaunpur Election Results 2019: BSP's Shyam Singh Yadav seals victory by a margin of 80936 votes". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "In a first, BSP appoints a Yadav as leader of party in Lok Sabha". The Indian Express. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Shyam Singh Yadav: Shyam Singh Yadav BSP from JAUNPUR in Lok Sabha Elections | Shyam Singh Yadav News, images and videos". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference PCS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).