Shivpal Singh Yadav
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Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 6 April 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party party leader and statesman Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during the Mayawati regime.
On 31 January 2017, Yadav announced he would form a new political party after the upcoming 2017 Assembly election.
Early life and education
Shivpal Singh Yadav was born at 6 April 1955 in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. He is son of Mr.Sughar Singh and Mrs.Murti Devi and younger brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav. In 1974 he attended the Jain Inter College, Karhal Mainpuri for intermediate examination. He, then joined Kanpur University's Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College in Etawah and completed his graduation in 1976 and then joined University of Lucknow to pursue bachelor of physical education which he completed in 1977.