Ajay Singh Yadav

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Ajay Singh Yadav
President of All India Congress Committee(OBC Department)
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 February 2022 — 17 October 2024
Preceded byTamradhwaj Sahu
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1991 – 2014
Preceded byRaghu Yadav
Succeeded byRandhir Singh Kapriwas
ConstituencyRewari
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
Born2 November 1958
Saharanwas, Rewari
Political partyIndian National Congress until 2024
SpouseShakuntla Yadav
Children2 (including Chiranjeev Rao)
Residence(s)315-L, Model Town, Rewari-123401

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]

Early life

Ajay 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

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Political career

Singh 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.[4]

Legal issues

Yadav 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.[5] Official inquiries supported claims of impropriety, which Yadav denied.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Excess water flow in rivers play havoc in state - Express India". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "MLA Details". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. ↑ ANI (25 February 2022). "Congress appoints Capt Ajay Singh Yadav as AICC National Chairman of OBC department". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Haryana Finance Minister and his judge sister bent norms for land deal: probe – Indian Express
  6. ↑ Chhabra, Arvind (6 April 2011). "Judgment Day". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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