Samajwadi party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of the Samajwadi Party, passed away on Monday, October 9. The veteran politician passed away after spending many days in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Gurugram's Medanta hospital.

According to a health advisory from the hospital posted on October 7, Yadav was administered life-saving medication.

Mulayam Singh Yadav Early Life

Mulayam Singh Yadav was born on November 22, 1939, in Saifai Village, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh to Sughar Singh Yadav and Murti Devi.

Mulayam Singh Education

Mulayam Singh Yadav had three degrees in Political Science- a B.A. from Karm Khestra Post Graduate College in Etawah, a B.T. from AK College in Shikohabad and an M.A. in Political Science from B.R. College, Agra University.

Mulayam Singh Yadav Family

Mulayam Singh Yadav was married twice. His first wife was Malti Devi, who was in a vegetative state from 1974 until her death in May 2003 following complications after giving birth to their only son Akhilesh Yadav.

Mulayam Singh Yadav Political Career

He served as a representative for the Uttar Pradesh district of Azamgarh in the Lok Sabha. Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, rose to prominence in UP politics during a time of intense social and political upheaval during the 1970s.

He has been elected 10 times as MLA and 7 times as Lok Sabha MP. Mulayam Singh Yadav, in 1996 was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from Mainpuri Constituency. In the United Front Coalition Government which was formed in the same year, his party joined and Yadav was named the Defence Minister of India.