Harnath Singh Yadav (born 1 April 1941) is an Indian politician. He is a

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elect, representing

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in the

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the

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representing the

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. He belongs from Gopalpur village aduvanshi's-dominatedof Mainpuri district. Harnath Singh Yadav is a former MLC who hails from

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and later moved to Etah. A former

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zila pracharak, he later served as BJP state general secretary. He is considered close to former CM

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. He was elected an MLC as an independent in 1996 and later with

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support in 2002 from Agra Graduates constituency. He lost the council election in 2014, then he joined BJP. In the 2017 UP elections, BJP appointed him in-charge of Yadav-dominated district

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1941 births Living people Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh People from Mainpuri {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub