Ajay Singh Yadav

Ajay Singh Yadav
Minister of Power, Forests & Environment , Govt of Haryana, and Member of Legislative assembly
Preceded by Raghu Yadav
Constituency Rewari, Haryana
Personal details
Born 2 November 1958
Saharanwas, Rewari
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Shakuntla Yadav
Children Two
Residence 315-L, Model Town, Rewari-123401

Ajay Singh Yadav is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Haryana, India. As of 2008 he was the Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections[1] for that state.[2]

Early life

Ajay Singh Yadav was born on 2 November 1958 in 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 B.Sc. 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.

Political career

Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana for five consecutive terms, totaling 25 years.[2]

He held the following offices:[2]

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.[3]

Legal issues

Yadav and his sister, Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, were accused of influencing a land deal in Solan Himanchal Pradesh in 2008 by putting undue pressure on Panchkula Tehsildar Satish Kumar to issue residence certificate without proper documents.[4] Official inquiries supported claims of impropriety, which Yadav denied.[5]

References

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