Sudha Yadav Age, Caste, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dr. Sudha Yadav
Profession(s)	• Politician • Social Worker • Educationalist
Known for	Being Governor of Karnataka (October 2026)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 1999: Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) • In 1999: Won the Lok Sabha election from Mahendragarh, Haryana on a BJP ticket • From 1999 to 2004: Elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha • From 1999 to 2000: Became Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence • From 1999 to 2000: Became Member, Official Language Committee • From 1999 to 2000: Became Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Civil Aviation • From 2000 to 2004: Became Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications • From 1999 to 2000: Became Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women • From 2019 to 2022: Served as a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment • In 2022: Inducted into the BJP Parliamentary Board • In 2026: Appointed as the Governor of Karnataka by President Droupadi Murmu on 12 October 2026
Award	President's Guide award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 October 1965 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2026)	61 Years
Birthplace	Motla Kalan, Rewari, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Rewari, Haryana
College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Educational Qualification(s)	• A Master's degree in Chemistry (1987) • A Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (1992)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Class (OBC)
Social Media	Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Family
Husband/Spouse	Sukhbir Singh Yadav (deceased) (Border Security Force Personnel)
Children	Son- Siddharth Yadav Daughter- Soumya Yadav
Siblings	Brother- Satish

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sudha Yadav

• Sudha Yadav was born in Motla Kalan village in Rewari district of Haryana.

• She grew up in a region known as Ahirwal, which has a strong political identity in southern Haryana.

• In 1987, she completed her Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. She also earned a gold medal for her academic performance.

• In 1992, Sudha earned a PhD in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee.

• Before entering electoral politics, Yadav worked as a lecturer.

• In 1999, her life changed when her husband, Sukhbir Singh Yadav, a Deputy Commandant in the Border Security Force (BSF), died during the Kargil War. After his death, she entered politics and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Narendra Modi who was then in-charge of the BJP in Haryana, encouraged her to contest the Lok Sabha election.
  

  Sudha Yadav with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• In an interview, Sudha shared that after her husband’s death, she initially considered joining the Haryana Civil Services, but the BJP convinced her to contest the Lok Sabha election instead.

• In the same year, Yadav contested her first Lok Sabha election from Mahendragarh in Haryana and defeated Congress leader, Rao Inderjit Singh by approximately 1.39 lakh votes.

• As a member of Parliament, she served on the Official Language Committee and the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

• From 2000 to 2001, Yadav served on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women, which dealt with issues affecting women’s rights and welfare.

• From 2000 to 2004, she served on the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Communications while continuing her work as a Lok Sabha member.

• In 2004, she lost the Lok Sabha election from Mahendragarh to Rao Inderjit Singh.

• In 2009, Sudha contested the Lok Sabha election from Gurgaon as a BJP candidate; however, she lost the seat.

• In 2015, the BJP appointed her as the national in-charge of its Other Backward Classes (OBC) Morcha. In this role, she worked on the party’s organisational activities and outreach to OBC communities.

• In 2019, Sudha Yadav became a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCNC), a government body that works to protect the rights and interests of socially and educationally backward classes. On 27 February 2022, her thee-year term as a member of the NCBC ended.

• On 17 August 2022, she joined the BJP’s Parliamentary Board, one of the party’s highest decision-making bodies. She became the second woman to serve on the board after former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj.

• In 2022, she also joined the BJP’s Central Election Committee, which play an important rle in selecting party candidates for election. Her appointment to these central bodies strengthened her position within the party’s national leadership.

• In October 2026, Sudha Yadav came into news after President Droupadi Murmu appointed her as the Governor of Karnataka as part of a reshuffle involving governors of six states.
  

  Sudha Yadav with JP Nadda

• Her appointment attracted attention because she moved from senior party politics to a constitutional position. She is set to become Karnataka’s second woman Governor, after V.S. Ramadevi, who held the office from December 1999 to August 2000.