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Tej Bahadur Yadav (BSF Jawan) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 43 Years
Caste: OBC
Wife: Sharmila Devi

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Bio/Wiki
Other NameTej Bahadur Fauzi
ProfessionEx-BSF Serviceman, Politician
Known ForHis video, which went viral on social media; alleging poor quality food being served to soldiers
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in feet inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 80 kg
in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Paramilitary Service
BranchBSF
RankJawan
Unit29th Batallion
Politics
Political PartySamajwadi Party (SP) (joined in April 2019)
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Personal Life
Date of Birth10 October 1975
Age (as in 2018)43 Years
BirthplaceVillage- Rata Kalan, Mahendragarh, Haryana
Zodiac signLibra
SignatureTej Bahadur Yadav Signature
NationalityIndian
HometownMahendragarh, Haryana
Educational QualificationNot Known
ReligionHinduism
CasteOther Backward Caste (OBC)
AddressVillage- Rata Kalan, Tehsil- Narnaul, District- Mahendragarh, Haryana
Controversies• In March 2009, reportedly, he had made highly objectionable and abusive language against his seniors when he was asked to remain in high alert during Naka duty.
• In 2010, he was court-martialed for indiscipline & for aiming a gun at a senior officer.
• In April 2017, he was dismissed from service; after he was found guilty of several offences.
• In April 2019, the Election Commission of India served him a notice for giving wrong information in his affidavit; as he had accepted that he was dismissed when he had filed his nomination as an individual candidate during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections; however, he did not accept the same when he had filed his nomination as a candidate of Samajwadi Party. On 1 May 2019, his nomination was rejected in Varanasi.
A Notice From The Election Commission of India To Tej Bahadur Yadav-compressed
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date24 December 1998
Family
Wife/SpouseSharmila Devi (works in a private company in Rewari)
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Tej Bahadur Yadav With His Wife And Son
ChildrenSon- Rohit (committed suicided in January 2019)
Tej Bahadur Yadav With His Wife Sharmila Devi And Son Rohit
Daughter- Not Known
ParentsFather- Sher Singh (Indian Army Personnel)
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Mother- Name Not Known
Grandfather- Ishwar Singh (Indian Freedom Fighter)
Grandfather of Tej Bahadur Yadav
SiblingsBrother(s)- Subhash Chand (Gujarat Police Personnel), Krishan Deep (a Farmer), Bheem Singh (BSF Jawan), Hanuman (a Farmer) (all are elders)
Sister- Not Known
Money Factor
Net Worth Not Known

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Tej Bahadur Yadav

  • Does Tej Bahadur Yadav smoke:? Not Known
  • Does Tej Bahadur Yadav drink alcohol:? Yes
  • He was a BSF Jawan who was later dismissed on disciplinary ground.
  • Tej Bahadur belongs to a family of freedom fighters; like his father, Sher Singh was also in the Indian Army and his grandfather, Ishwar Singh Azad had worked with Subhash Chandra Bose and was honoured with the Tamra Patra by the Haryana Government.

    Tej Bahadur Yadav's Father With The Tamra Patra

    Tej Bahadur Yadav’s Father With The Tamra Patra

  • In January 2017, he uploaded a video on his Facebook account in which he alleged about the bad quality of food and other items served to the troops. The video went viral on social media.

  • A day after his video post, he was transferred to another location.
  • According to the BSF officials, he had not been given any field duty for the past 4 years and was stationed at the headquarters.
  • He has also been accused of being “chronic alcoholic.”
  • BSF also revealed that in 2010, he had been court-martialed for indiscipline & for aiming a gun at a senior officer to him. However, he was not dismissed from the service (keeping in view of his family and his children) but was given rigorous imprisonment of 89 days.

    A Notice From BSF To Tej Bahadur Yadav

    A Notice From BSF To Tej Bahadur Yadav

  • He has been awarded 16 times for his service in the BSF and has also won a gold medal for the Best BSF All-Rounder.

    Tej Bahadur Yadav Being Honoured

    Tej Bahadur Yadav Being Honoured

  • He was to leave the Services on 31 January 2017 as he had applied for voluntary retirement.
  • On 29 April 2019, during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Samajwadi Party fielded him against Narendra Modi in Varanasi.

    Tej Bahadur Yadav Giving A Speech

    Tej Bahadur Yadav Giving A Speech