Mulayam Singh Yadav Age, Death, Wife, Caste, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Nickname	Neta Ji
Profession	Politician
Party	Samajwadi Party
Political Journey	• In 1967, he was elected Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. • In 1977, he became a State Minister for the 1st time. • He became President of Lok Dal in 1980. • He held the post of Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from 1982 to 1985. • In 1989, he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the 1st time. • In 1990, he joined Chandra Shekhar's party Janata Dal (Socialist). • In 1992, he founded Samajwadi Party (Socialist). • In 1993, he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the 2nd time. • In 1996, he was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from Mainpuri. • In 1999, he became India's Defence Minister in the United Front Coalition Government. • In 1998, he was elected again to the Lok Sabha. • He contested from two seats- Sambhal & Kannauj in the 1999 Lok Sabha Elections and won both the seats. • In September 2003, he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the 3rd time. • In 2004, he won Gunnaur assembly seat in a by-election with a victory margin of 183,899, which is a record so far. • In 2004, he won Lok Sabha election from Mainpuri. • In 2014, he contested 16th Lok Sabha from 2 seats- Azamgarh & Mainpuri and won both the seats. • In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he defeated BJP's Prem Singh Shakya by a margin of over 94,000 votes from Mainpuri.
Awards	2023: Padma Vibhushan (posthumously)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 November 1939
Age (at the time of death)	82 Years
Birthplace	Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh
Date of Death	10 October 2022
Place of Death	Medanta Hospital, Gurugram
Death Cause	Prolonged Illness [1]India TV
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	• K.K. College, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh • A.K. College, Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh • B.R. College, Agra University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s)	• A Bachelors degree from Agra University in 1964 • M.A. (Political Science) from Agra University in 1968
Debut	In 1967, when he was elected Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Family	Father- Late Sughar Singh Mother- Murti Devi Brother- Shiv Pal Singh Yadav Ram Gopal Yadav Abhay Ram Singh Yadav, Rajpal Singh Yadav, Ratan Singh Yadav Sister- Kamla Devi Yadav
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Class (OBC)
Address	Post-Saifai, District Etawah, 26001, Uttar Pradesh
Hobbies	Wrestling, Reading, Listening to Music, Watching Folk-Dances
Blood Group	B-positive [2]India Today
Controversies	• Following the 2012 Delhi Gang Rape incident, he delivered a controversial statement in which he said- "Boys will be boys. Boys commit mistakes". • In another rape case, he again delivered a controversial statement to which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon responded- "We say no to the dismissive, destructive attitude of, 'Boys will be boys." • In 2014, he was criticized for organizing a festive program following riots in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. • In 2015, Judicial Magistrate of Kulpahar court in Uttar Pradesh summonsed him for his remark in which he said that gang-rapes are impractical.
Favourites
Leader	Ram Manohar Lohia
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Widower
Wife	First Wife- Malti Devi (died on 27 May 2003 after a prolonged illness) Second Wife Sadhana Gupta (died on 9 July 2022 at a private hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram after a prolonged illness) [3]Hindustan Times
Children	Sons- Akhilesh Yadav (Politician) Prateek Yadav (Businessman) Daughter- None
Style Quotient
Car	• Bank Deposits: Rs. 40.13 Lakh • Agricultural Land: Worth Rs. 7.89 Crore • Non-Agricultural Land: Worth Rs. 1.44 Crore • Residential Buildings: Worth Rs. 6.83 Crore
Money Factor
Salary (as a Lok Sabha Member)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances
Assets/Properties	Nil (as per his affidavit submitted during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 20.56 Crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mulayam Singh Yadav

• Did Mulayam Singh Yadav smoke?: Not Known

• Did Mulayam Singh Yadav drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was born in Saifai Village of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

• Before coming into politics, he worked as a teacher.

• Mulayam Singh was a trained wrestler.

• He had several degrees- a B.A. Degree, B.T. and M.A. Degree in Political Science.

• He was influenced and inspired by the socialist ideology and thoughts of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.

• He joined politics after coming into close contact with Karpoori Thakur, Sarvashri Madhu Limaye, Raj Narayan, Ram Sewak Yadav, and Janeshwar Mishra.

• He was jailed 9 times.

• He was the Student Union Leader at the K.K. College, Etawah.

• At a very early age, he rose to high political ranks.

• He founded Samajwadi Party on 4 October 1992.

• He had close relations with some of the famous Bollywood personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Jaya Prada, etc. He also made Amitabh Bachchan the Brand Ambassador of Uttar Pradesh during his regime.
  

  Amitabh Bachchan as the Brand Ambassador of Samajwadi Party

• He served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 3 times- (1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 2003-2007).

• Mulayam Singh Yadav had the record of winning almost all the elections he has contested so-far.

• In 2012, his biography- The Socialist: The Definitive Biography of Mulayam Sing Yadav by Frank Huzur was published.