Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
YADAV, SHRI BALRAM SINGH [SAMAJWADI PARTY - MAINPURI (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Mahendra Singh Yadava Date of Birth 22 April 1939 Place of Birth Vill. & P.O. Kharagpur Saraiya, Distt. Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 22 May 1955 Spouse's Name Smt. Krishna Devi Yadava Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at S.A.V. Inter College, Bharthana, Etawah, K.K. Degree College, Etawah and Lucknow University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Agriculturist, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 26, Laxmanpuri, Faizabad Road, Lucknow-226001 (Uttar Pradesh) Present Address 23, B.R. Mehta Lane, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3782080 Positions Held 1969-74 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1969-70 Deputy Minister, Uttar Pradesh 1971-73 Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh 1972-97 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) 1980-84 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1984-88 Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Uttar Pradesh Member, Congress Parliamentary Board (C.P.B.), Uttar Pradesh 1988-90 President, P.C.C.(I), Uttar Pradesh 1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha 1990 Member, C.P.B., Uttar Pradesh Vice-President, P.C.C., Uttar Pradesh 1991-95 Union Minister of State, Mines (Independent Charge) 1995-96 Union Minister of State, Planning and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) 1998 Rashtriya Mahasachiv, Samajwadi Party 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, House Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the weaker sections of the society and rural development Special Interests Travelling, social service, music and acquisition and study books on various subjects Favourite Pastime and Recreation Swimming Sports and Clubs Hockey, football, badminton and P.T. Captain, S.A.V. Inter College, Bharthana, Itawah, 1957 Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) Yugoslavia, 1986; and (ii) Turkey, 1992 and 1998; inaugurated (i) 5th International Conference of Resident and Non-Resident Indians, 1992, and (ii) 6th International India - NRI Conference, Bangkok, 1992; participated, (i) 14th International Marble and Machinery Equipment Exhibition, Carrara, Italy; visited (i) Austria, Malaysia and Singapore for presenting key note address in 2nd Annual Asian Mining Conference, 1994; (ii) France, Canada, Switzerland for presenting key note address at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Service for Export, 1994; and (iii) Bulgaria, Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland to attend 16th World Mining Congress, 1994 Other Information Chairman, (i) Uttar Pradesh Mandi Parishad Ltd.; and (ii) Uttar Pradesh Agro-Industrial Corporation Ltd., Lucknow, 1980-82; Senior Deputy Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Youth Welfare Board; Director, (i) Cooperative Marketing Society, Bharthana, Etawah, 1960; (ii) District Cooperative Development Federation Ltd., Etawah, 1962-70; and (iii) District Cooperative Bank Ltd., Etawah, 1964-70; President, Large size Cooperative Society Ltd. Usrahar, Etawah, 1960; Senior Vice-President, Yuva Kalyan Board, Uttar Pradesh, 1982-84; Vice-President, 20-Point Programme Committee, Uttar Pradesh, 1988-89; Manager, (i) Smt. Indira Gandhi Inter-College, Kharagpur Saraiya, Etawah; and (ii) Dehati Inter-College Nevil Ganj Achhalda, Etawah, 1969-75; Congress(I) Party Observer for holding Party elections, (i) Madhya Pradesh, 1982; (ii) Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, 1985; (iii) Himachal Pradesh, 1990 and 1997; (iv) West Bengal for Rajya Sabha Elections, 1994; (v) Karnataka for selection of candidate for Chief Minister, 1993; (vi) Arunachal Pradesh for selection of Chief Minister, 1995; (vii) Orissa Assembly Elections, 1994; (viii) Returning Officer for election of Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.); (ix) Convenor for resolving organistional disputes in P.C.C. Rajasthan; and (x) Member of the 3-Men Committee for resolving disputes of Congress Legislature Party, Arunachal Pradesh; elected Education Minister, Students Union S.A.V. Inter-College, Bharthana, Etawah, 1957, Member, Proctorial Board, K.K. Degree College, Etawah, 1962; and imprisoned several times, (i) during Janata Party regime, 1977-79; and (ii) while participating in agiation against the atrocities on the Harijans and weaker sections of the society during Janata Dal regime, 1990

Election Result of Mainpuri Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,03,719 Total votes polled 6,47,787 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Balram Singh Yadav (S.P.) 2,64,734 (2) Shri Ashok Yadav (B.J.P.) 2,54,368 (3) Shri Hari Ram Shakya (B.S.P.) 73,680 (4) Shri Krishna Pratap (Ind.) 12,862
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