Umakant Yadav
Umakant Yadav | |
|---|---|
| उमाकान्त यादव | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Nath Singh |
| Succeeded by | Tufani Saroj |
| Constituency | Machhlishahr |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Lalta Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Khuthan Assembly constituency (Abolished in 2008) |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Khuthan Assembly constituency (Abolished in 2008) |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–2002 | |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Shailendra Yadav Lalai |
| Constituency | Khuthan Assembly constituency (Abolished in 2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1954 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | BSP |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Sudama Yadav |
| Children | 5 sons |
| Residence | Azamgarh |
As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Umakant Yadav (born 3 February 1954) is an Indian politician for the Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha Constituency) in Uttar Pradesh. He is the elder brother of Ramakant Yadav. He is among the most well known politicians in Purvanchal (East U. P.).
Political career
[edit]He was elected MLA for the first time in 1991 from Khuthan assembly constituency of Jaunpur as a BSP candidate, then in 1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election he was elected MLA from the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. When the alliance broke in 1995, he came closer to the Samajwadi Party.In 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he contested on a Samajwadi Party ticket and was elected for the third consecutive time from Khuthan assembly constituency.[1] while being an SP MLA, he was accused of usurping the land of a relative of Samajwadi Party Maharashtra president Abu Asim Azmi[2] so Samajwadi Party did not give him a ticket in the 2002 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, he contested from the JDU-BJP alliance but lost the election to Shailendra Yadav Lalai of BSP. Before the 2004 general elections, he again returned to the Bahujan Samaj Party and was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha as a BSP candidate from Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency, defeating the then Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Keshari Nath Tripathi. During the 2004 Indian general election, He was in jail but won the Lok Sabha election.[3] In 2007, when he was a BSP MP, the then Chief Minister Mayawati called him to her residence and got him arrested by the then U.P.Police DGP Vikram Singh.[4]
Criminal Cases
[edit]He is considered a Bahubali (strongman)[5][6][7] leader of Purvanchal, a total of 37 criminal cases including Gangster are registered against him.[8][9] In 2022, a Jaunpur court sentenced him to life imprisonment in the Shahpur case, in which he was accused of attacking the Shahpur railway police Chauki, firing and killing a railway police constable to free his driver Rajkumar.[10] In 2023, the court framed charges against him and his brother Ramakant Yadav in a 25-year-old case in which they were accused of firing and attacking BSP candidate Akbar Ahmad Dumpy during the 1998 Lok Sabha elections.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Umakant Yadav – Member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Samajwadi Party)". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "बाहुबली नेता ने अबु आजमी के खास की जमीन पर किया था कब्जा, मुलायम ने खाली करने को कहा तो छोड़ी थी पार्टी | Bahubali Umakant Yadav fight Lok Sabha Election 2019 in Jaunpur seat". Patrika News (in Hindi). 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2019 : जेल में रहकर चुनाव जीते थे उमाकांत यादव, भाजपा के केशरीनाथ को परास्त किया -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "उमाकांत यादव को उम्रकैद: पहली बार BSP से बने थे विधायक, मायावती ने अपने घर से कराया था गिरफ्तार, जानें प्रकरण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "हरिशंकर तिवारीः बाहुबली जिसने अपराध की दुनिया से आकर छुई राजनीति की बुलंदियां". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Newsmaker | 'Bahubali' of Phoolpur Pawai, SP's Ramakant Yadav tastes bitter brew of his past". The Indian Express. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "दस्यु सुंदरी फूलन, धनंजय, मुख्तार, अतुल राय... 90 के दशक में बाहुबलियों की हुई थी राजनीति में एंट्री". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Bharatvarsh, TV9 (8 August 2022). "बाहुबली पूर्व सांसद उमाकांत समेत 7 को उम्र कैद, 27 साल पहले GRP सिपाही की गोलियों से भूनकर की थी हत्या". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ मोईन, मोहम्मद (17 August 2023). "बाहुबली उमाकांत यादव के बेटे को नहीं मिली राहत, जानें- HC ने क्या कहकर जमानत देने से किया इनकार". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "उमाकांत यादव पर केस क्या था, जिसमें 27 सालों बाद पूर्व सांसद को उम्रकैद की सजा हुई है?". The Lallantop (in Hindi). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "आजमगढ़ के पूर्व सांसद उमाकांत यादव को बड़ा झटका, इस केस में कोर्ट ने तय किए आरोप, 8 अगस्त को जानिए क्या होगा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2025.