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Vijay Bahadur Yadav is an Indian politician and a member in 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Since 2012, he represent Gorakhpur Rural (Assembly constituency) as a member of Samajwadi Party. Earlier he also represent Maniram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2007–2012 as Bharatiya Janata Party.
Yadav in his 10-year tenure has faced no corruption charges and has been fairly active in the legislative assembly. He has been credited for allotment of university status to Madan Mohan Malaviya University of technology and has also raised the issue of encephalitis continuously and has secured funds for construction of a new ward in Gorakhpur Medical College.
Yadav is also a known for his social activism. He organises group marriage events to abolish the practice of dowry and is founder of Non-for-profit college Ganga Jamuna Mahavidyalaya in Gorakhpur.
Political career
- 2007:Elected as member of Legislative Assembly from Maniram, Gorakhpur.
- 2012:Elected as member of legislative Assembly from Gorakhpur Rural.
- 2017:Contested election from Gorakpur Rural, Lost by a margin of 4,410 votes.
Yadav started his political journey with Bharatiya Janata Party in 2007, even though he is said to have never aligned with BJP's ideology but on request of Mahant Avaidyanath he agreed to contest on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Despite the stiff opposition of Yogi Adityanath in the 2012 election, BJP gave him the ticket, due to which Yogi Adityanath pitted his party Hindu Yuva Vahini candidate against him. however he won theelection and emerged as a strong regional leader of Purvanchal. During this period his closeness to Akhilesh Yadav kept growing and in controversial Rajya Sabha elections he voted for Samajwadi Party candidate against BJP. He ask- I impressed by the policy making of then chief minister, he resolutely stated “I voted on the basis of development done by the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and I am ready to make any sacrifice”. After cross voting in Rajya Sabha election Bhartiya Janata Party suspend him from party.
In 2016, he left from Bhartiya Janta Party and joined Samajwadi Party on his ideological.
