Captain Ajay Singh Yadav is a former Indian National Congress politician from the state of Haryana, India. In 2008 he was appointed as Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections[1] for that state.[2] In February 2022, he was appointed the National Chairman of Other Backward Class department of the All India Congress Committee.[3]
Ajay Singh Yadav | |
|---|---|
| President of All India Congress Committee(OBC Department) | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2022 — 17 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tamradhwaj Sahu |
| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Raghu Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Randhir Singh Kapriwas |
| Constituency | Rewari |
| Minister of Power, Forests & Environment Government of Haryana | |
| In office 2005 – 2009 | |
| Minister of Irrigation, Public Works & Elections Government of Haryana | |
| In office 2009 – 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1958 Saharanwas, Rewari |
| Political party | Indian National Congress until 2024 |
| Spouse | Shakuntla Yadav |
| Children | 2 (including Chiranjeev Rao) |
| Residence(s) | 315-L, Model Town, Rewari-123401 |
Early life
editAjay Singh Yadav was born on 2 November 1958 in a Yadav family at Saharanwas village, Rewari district, Haryana. His father was Rao Abhey Singh, who had also been a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana. He was educated at various places including Jaipur, Chandigarh, New Delhi and Rewari, graduating with the degrees of BSc and LL.B. Singh became second lieutenant in the Indian Army on 7 June 1980, and resigned seven years later on 26 June 1987 as captain.[2] After his military service, Singh pursued a political career in Rewari district.
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 33,922 | 52.78% |  29.36
| |
| HVP | Rajinder Singh | 8,098 | 12.60% | New | |
| BJP | Shiv Rattan Singh | 7,463 | 11.61% | New | |
| Independent | Inderpal | 5,092 | 7.92% | New | |
| Sarvajati Janta Panchayat | Mittar Sain | 4,198 | 6.53% | New | |
| LKD | Jaggan Singh | 1,758 | 2.74% |  52.64
| |
| Independent | Jai Singh | 931 | 1.45% | New | |
| Jawan Kisan Mazdur Party | Chiranji S/O Mam Chand | 655 | 1.02% | New | |
| Doordarshi Party | Lal Chand | 432 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | Joginder | 367 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,824 | 40.18% | 8.23
| ||
| Turnout | 64,269 | 59.98% | 12.01
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,11,081 | 11.06
| |||
| INC gain from LKD | Swing | 2.59
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 22,099 | 26.70% | 26.08
| |
| Independent | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | 20,332 | 24.56% | New | |
| BJP | Sharda | 18,566 | 22.43% | 10.82
| |
| BSP | Ishwar Yadav | 7,362 | 8.89% | New | |
| SP | Master Brinder Singh | 5,943 | 7.18% | New | |
| Samata Party | Sunil Rao | 2,705 | 3.27% | New | |
| Independent | Shri Ram Sambharya | 2,004 | 2.42% | New | |
| AIIC(T) | K . R. Khurana | 1,262 | 1.52% | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | Jagdish Sharma | 472 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,767 | 2.13% | 38.05
| ||
| Turnout | 82,779 | 65.55% | 4.69
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,32,344 | 19.14
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 26.08
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 26,036 | 28.96% | 2.27
| |
| Independent | Vijay Somani | 21,112 | 23.49% | New | |
| Independent | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | 20,016 | 22.27% | New | |
| Independent | Rajender Singh | 10,167 | 11.31% | New | |
| BJP | Shiv Rattan Singh | 9,006 | 10.02% | 12.41
| |
| Independent | Hirdey Ram | 1,266 | 1.41% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Gulati | 624 | 0.69% | New | |
| HVP | Sheo Lal | 542 | 0.60% | New | |
| Independent | Radhey Shyam | 536 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,924 | 5.48% | 3.34
| ||
| Turnout | 89,890 | 66.90% | 4.33
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,34,414 | 1.56
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| INC hold | Swing | 2.27
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 48,924 | 44.72% | 15.75
| |
| BJP | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | 36,145 | 33.04% | 23.02
| |
| Independent | Vijay Somany | 12,140 | 11.10% | New | |
| INLD | Thekedar Rajinder Singh | 5,840 | 5.34% | New | |
| BSP | Manjeet | 3,003 | 2.74% | New | |
| Independent | Sudesh | 969 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Rohtash | 574 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,779 | 11.68% | 6.20
| ||
| Turnout | 1,09,404 | 73.77% | 6.89
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,48,312 | 10.34
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| INC hold | Swing | 15.75
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | 81,103 | 52.92% | 32.66
| |
| INLD | Satish Yadav | 35,637 | 23.25% | 20.57
| |
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 31,471 | 20.53% | 19.78
| |
| BSP | Pritam Kumar | 1,312 | 0.86% | 4.47
| |
| HJC(BL) | Raghu Yadav | 935 | 0.61% | 0.36
| |
| Independent | Vijay Somany | 784 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 45,466 | 29.66% | 18.63
| ||
| Turnout | 1,53,268 | 75.18% | 2.49
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,03,862 | 23.04
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.60
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Singh Yadav | 48,557 | 40.31% | 4.40
| |
| Independent | Satish S/O Roshan Lal | 35,269 | 29.28% | New | |
| BJP | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | 24,396 | 20.25% | 12.78
| |
| BSP | Vijay Somany | 6,418 | 5.33% | 2.58
| |
| INLD | Anil Kumar | 3,225 | 2.68% | 2.66
| |
| HJC(BL) | Rajinder Singh | 1,164 | 0.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,288 | 11.03% | 0.65
| ||
| Turnout | 1,20,446 | 72.69% | 1.07
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,65,691 | 11.72
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.40
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Political career
editSingh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana for six consecutive terms, totalling 25 years.[2]
He held the following offices:[2]
- Member, A.I.C.C.
- Member, P.C.C.
- Deputy Leader Congress Legislative Party
- President D.C.C., Rewari
- Secretary, Haryana State Kisan Congress
- Minister for Jails, for Printing & Stationery, for Social Welfare and Women as well as for Child Development
- Officiated C.L.P. Leader in Haryana
- Deputy Leader C.L.P. in Haryana
- AICC State Observer for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
- Finance, Irrigation & PWD Minister.
- National Chairman, A.I.C.C. O.B.C. (present)
He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly. On 29 July 2014, Singh resigned from his post and submitted his resignation letter to Bhupinder Singh Hooda. However, Singh has not resigned from the party.[6]
Legal issues
editYadav and his sister, Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, were accused of influencing a land deal in Solan, Himachal Pradesh in 2008 by putting undue pressure on Panchkula Tehsildar Satish Kumar to issue residence certificate without proper documents.[7] Official inquiries supported claims of impropriety, which Yadav denied.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Excess water flow in rivers play havoc in state - Express India". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "MLA Details". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ ANI (25 February 2022). "Congress appoints Capt Ajay Singh Yadav as AICC National Chairman of OBC department". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Winning Candidate List for Haryana State Assembly Elections 2005". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Haryana Results". Election Commission of India, Constituencywise-All Candidates. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Haryana Power Minister Capt Ajay Yadav resigns, slams Hooda for not giving 'respect' in Congress". Patrika Group. No. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Haryana Finance Minister and his judge sister bent norms for land deal: probe – Indian Express
- ^ Chhabra, Arvind (6 April 2011). "Judgment Day". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2013.