Satyapal Singh was a former minister of state in

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. He was minister in the

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government from 1998 to 1999 and held the portfolio of food and consumer affairs. He was elected as MLA 5 times from Tilhar constituency, 3 times to

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from Shahjahanpur in

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. He Married with Shakuntala Yadav and has 3 children (2 sons Rajesh Yadav and Amit Yadav aka Rinku and 1 daughter Shashi Prabha aka Babli). He was born in 1942 at village Siura (Katra) and passed MA and LLM from Lucknow University. He entered politics soon after studies and was elected to

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in 1974 from the seat of

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. He was elected as Leader of Opposition in The

. He changed political parties at will and was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party,

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, Janata Dal. His mentor was Chaudhari Charan Singh and later Chaudhari Ajit Singh. He died on 23 July 2004. His sons entered politics after his death. His son is former MLA from

on a

ticket and a current MLA from Katra. Rajesh Yadav won MLA election in 2012 from Katra Constituency of Shahjahanpur District and Amit Yadav aka Rinku won MLC elections from Pilibhit Shahjahanpur.

Early and personal life

He was born in village Siura, district Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Biography

Father's Name: Shri Chet Ram Singh Yadav Date of Birth: 1 July 1942 Marital Status: Married on 25 May 1964 Spouse's Name: Smt. Shakuntla Yadav Children: Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications M.A., LL.M. Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Agriculturist, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker

Positions Held

1974-89: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1977-80: Member, Public Accounts Committee 1981-84: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1987-89: Leader of Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1989: Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1990: Member, Advisory Committee on Environment, and Railway Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications 1991: Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 19 March 1998 onwards: Union Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs Social and Cultural Activities Opening of schools in rural and backward areas; helping victims of flood, fire, natural calamities and atrocities committed by the police Favourite Pastimes and Recreation Reading, horticulture, music, travelling and meeting the people Sports and Clubs Yoga and walking Other Information Member, Lok Dal, 1980-90

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People from Shahjahanpur Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh University of Lucknow alumni 1942 births Living people Leaders of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress politicians Samajwadi Party politicians Janata Dal politicians People from Shahjahanpur district India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub