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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Salim |
| Profession(s) | Politician, Psephologist, Professor |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet inches**- 5â 8â** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 65 kg** in pounds**- 145 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | Aam Aadmi Party (2012-2015)  Swaraj India (2015-Present)  |
| Political Journey | ⢠In 2011, he joined the nationwide campaign against the corruption. ⢠Eventually joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), founded by anti-corruption activists. ⢠He then worked as the National Executive of the party. ⢠In 2014, he contested (as an AAP candidate) in the Indian General elections from the Gurgaon constituency. He stood fourth in the elections. ⢠He was voted out on 4 March 2015 from AAP's PAC (Political Affairs Committee). ⢠He was evicted from the party for alleged "Anti-Party Activities" on 28 March. ⢠On 14 April 2015, he formed a new political organization, Swaraj India; with Anand Kumar, Ajit Jha, and Prashant Bhushan. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 September 1963 (Thursday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 61 Years |
| Birthplace | Saharanwas, Rewari, Haryana |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Saharanwas, Rewari, Haryana |
| College/University | Rajasthan University JNU Delhi Punjab University, Chandigarh |
| Educational Qualification(s) | B.A. from Rajasthan University M.A. from JNU M. Phil. from Punjab University, Chandigarh |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | 2008: Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Development Studies 2009: Global South Solidarity Award by the International Political Science Association |
| Controversy | âš22 Lakhs were recovered by the Income Tax department from Yogendra Yadav's sisters' clinic in Rewari. Targeting the Modi government, Yogendra claimed that around 100 officials came to raid the hospital and seized the hospital including ICU despite the fact women delivering babies there. He challenged Modi Government to raid him and not to target his family and refuted all the allegations against him stating that he does not know about the accounts of the hospital. As per the reports, officials raided his hospitals; as they received information from the Nirav Modi group that Gautam Yadav (Yogendra's nephew) paid âš3.25 lakhs out of âš6.50 lakhs after purchasing jewelry from Nirav Modi's firm. |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Madhulika Banerjee (Associate Professor at Delhi University)  |
| Children | Names Not Known  |
| Parents | Father- Devendra Singh (Retired Professor Of Economics) Mother- Name Not Known |
| Siblings | Brother- None Sister(s)- Dr Neelam Yadav, Dr Poonam Yadav |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | âš3 Crore (As In 2014) |
Does Yogendra Yadav smoke?: Not Known
Does Yogendra Yadav drink alcohol?: Not Known
When he was 5, his name was changed to Yogendra from Salim because he was being bullied by Hindu children at his school.
In an interview, on being asked the reason for his change of name, he said âMy grandfather was a school headmaster. He was killed trying to stop a Muslim mob from entering the school. My father was seven years old then. He also witnessed another massacre during the Partition. It was after that he decided to give his children Muslim names.â
He has been a professor of political science at Punjab University (1985-1993).
He founded the Lokniti network in 1995-2000.
He has been a political commentator on a number of channels and has analyzed elections on a number of television networks like Doordarshan, NDTV, and CNN-IBN.
In 2004, he became a senior member of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).
He acted as an advisor to Rahul Gandhi in 2009 elections.
In 2010, he served as a member of the National Advisory Council for the implementation of the Right to Education Act.
In July 2011, his appointment as a member of the UGC (University Grants Commission) was rejected by the  Ministry of Human Resource Development; as they considered his involvement with the political party AAP as a conflict in interest.
When Yadav was ousted from the political party AAP in 2015 after the alleged Anti-Party Activities charges, Anna Hazare went on to meet Arvind Kejriwal for suggesting that Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan should not have been thrown out from the party. He advised him that the three should patch up and work together again. In 2017,  when Arvind Kejriwal was accused of corruption allegations, Anna Hazare showed his Disappointment towards AAP and Kejriwal.
He is one of the founding members of Jai Kisan Andolan and Swaraj India.
He has authored and co-authored many books like Electoral Politics in the Indian States, Democratic Politics â 1 (2006) Chief Advisor with Suhas Palshikar, published by NCERT, the State of Democracy in South Asia (2008) co-authored and co-edited (with Sandeep Shastri and KC Suri), etc. He also has few articles on his credits including âBetween fortune and virtue: Explaining Congressâ Ambiguous Victory in 2009â, Principal State-level Contests and Derivative National Choices: Mapping Electoral Trends in India, âThe paradox of political representationâ, Seminar, October 2008, 2004-2009, Economic and Political Weekly, February 2009, etc.
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Yes. His name was changed from Salim to Yogendra Yadav when he was five because he was bullied at school. He explained that his grandfather, a school headmaster, was killed trying to stop a Muslim mob from entering the school, and after Partition his family decided to give his children Muslim names.
He founded the Lokniti network in 1995â2000.
He was removed from AAP in March 2015 for alleged anti-party activities, and on 14 April 2015 formed Swaraj India with Anand Kumar, Ajit Jha, and Prashant Bhushan.
He is one of the founding members of Jai Kisan Andolan and Swaraj India.