Dr. Sudha Yadav | |
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| Member of BJP Parliamentary Board | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari Shivraj Singh Chauhan |
| Member, National Commission of Backward Classes | |
| In office 28 February 2019 – 27 February 2022[2] | |
| Member of Parliament (13th Loksabha)[3] | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Constituency | Mahendragarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1965 Motla Kalan, Rewari, Haryana, India |
| Political party |  Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | Late Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Rewari |
| Education | M.Sc.(Chemistry) and is a Gold Medallist, Ph.D.(Chemistry) from Roorkee University (IIT Roorkee) |
| Occupation | Political and Social Worker, educationist |
As of 9 April, 2009 | |
Sudha Yadav (born 16 October 1965) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party forming the Union Government in India. She is a part of Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the party's apex organizational body.
She served as a member of the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004 from her elected seat at Mahendragarh, Haryana. Her recent induction to the BJP's Parliamentary Board [4] as well as the Central Election Committee has made her the only woman to hold the position after the demise of senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj.[5]
On 3 July 2015, Sudha Yadav was appointed the National in-Charge of the BJP OBC Morcha.[6][7][8] She has also served as a Member of the National Commission for Backward Classes, Government of India from 2019-2022.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Sudha is an alumna of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) where she obtained her Master's Degree in Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry in 1987, and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemistry in 1992.[10] A mother of two children, she is a lecturer by profession. Her husband, Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav of the Border Security Force, died fighting in the Kargil war. She is also a recipient of the President’s Guide Award.[10]
1999 Lok Sabha Elections[edit]
India's present day Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in-charge of Haryana for the BJP in 1999 had proposed the name of Sudha Yadav as a candidate for the general elections. The BJP fielded Sudha Yadav as their candidate in the 1999 Lok Sabha General Elections in the year she joined politics.[11] The decision turned out to be a turning point in her career as Sudha Yadav won the election against Rao Inderjeet Singh by a margin of a 1.39 lakh votes.[12] However, she could not win subsequent general elections in 2004 and 2009.
Parliamentary Career[edit]
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1999-2004)
- Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (1999-2000)
- Member,Official Language Committee (1999-2000)
- Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Civil Aviation(1999-2000)
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications (2000-04)
- Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women (2000-01)
References[edit]
- ^ "BJP revamps premier parliamentary board after 8 years".
- ^ "National Commission for Backward Classes".
- ^ "List of Members".
- ^ "BJP Parliamentary Board List".
- ^ "Narendra bhai turned me to politics: BJP top panel's Sudha Yadav".
- ^ "Amit Shah reshuffles BJP frontline, gives responsiblity [sic] of key states to his confidants". The Economic Times.
- ^ "With eye on Bihar polls, BJP to set up new OBC front". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
- ^ "BJP Questions JD(U)'s Source of Funds for Poll Campaign". March 2023.
- ^ "NCBC Previous Commissions".
- ^ a b "National Commission for Backward Classes". ncbc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "The shadow of a Martyr".
- ^ "Who is Sudha Yadav?". The Financial Express. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.