Girish Chandra Yadav (born January 10, 1974) is an Indian politician serving as the State Minister (Independent charge) in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[1] Born in Samaspur, Paniaria in Jaunpur,[2] Mr. Yadav married Smt. Sanju Yadav in 1990, and together they have a son and two daughters.[2]

Girish Chandra Yadav
गिरिश चंद्र यादव
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Planning
In office
March 22, 2017 – March 25, 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–incumbent
ConstituencyJaunpur
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs
Assumed office
March 25, 2022
Personal details
Born (1974-01-10) 10 January 1974 (age 50) Samaspur, Paniaria, Jaunpur
Political party BJP
SpouseSmt. Sanju Yadav
Children3

Yadav is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a sitting member of the U.P. Vidhan Sabha (lower house of the state legislature).[3] Yadav is an agriculturist by profession and has a special interest in social service.[2] He holds three bachelor's degrees: in Science, Education, Law.[2]

Political career

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Yadav was appointed to the cabinet of Yogi Adityanath in March 2017.[4] He serves as the incumbent Minister of State for Sport And Youth Welfare.[1]

Social media

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Yadav is an active user of social media including Twitter on which he has more than ten thousand followers.[5] He has written more than two thousand tweets.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office Lucknow". upcmo.up.nic.in. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
  5. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/girishyadavbjp. Retrieved 11 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)