Upendra Yadav

Upendra Yadav (Nepali: उपेन्द्र यादव) is a Nepalese politician and member of House of Representatives.[7] He is also chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal.[8] He has served 17 months as Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Oli whom he criticized the most.[9][10]

For the Indian cricketer, see Upendra Yadav (cricketer).
Upendra Yadav
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal[1]
In office
1 June 2018 – 2020
Serving with Ishwar Pokhrel
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byBijay Kumar Gachhadar
Minister of Foreign Affairs[2]
In office
28 August 2008 – 2009
Prime MinisterPrachanda
Preceded bySahana Pradhan
Succeeded bySujata Koirala
President of People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Assumed office
2021
Serving with Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded byOffice created
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
4 March 2018[3]
Preceded byAshok Kumar Mandal
ConstituencySaptari 2[4]
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byMahesh Acharya
Succeeded byAmrit Kumar Aryal
ConstituencyMorang 5
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byConstituency crated
ConstituencySunsari 5
Personal details
Born
Upendra Yadav

(1960-12-11) 11 December 1960[5]
Bhagawatpur, Saptari, Nepal (present-day Sunsari, Province No. 1, Nepal)[6]
Political partyPeople's Socialist Party (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations		CPN (UML) (until 1994)
CPN (Maoist) (1994-2005)
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2006-2015)
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal (2015-2019)
Samajbadi Party, Nepal (2019-2020)
Spouse(s)Parbati Yadav
Parent(s)
  • Dhani Lal Yadav (father)

Electoral history

Yadav has been fielded from different constituencies where he has won and lost twice simultaneously. Yadav is one of those leaders who are always in search of an easier constituency while switching from one to other as per contemporary condition.[11][12]

2017 legislative elections
Saptari 2
Party Candidate Votes
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Upendra Yadav 21,620
CPN (Maoist Centre) Umesh Kumar Yadav 11,580
Independent Jay Prakash Thakur 9,459
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Durga Nanda Mandal 1,465
Others 1,333
Invalid votes 5,193
Result FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Morang 5
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Amrit Kumar Aryal 15,254
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Upendra Yadav 12,566
UCPN (Maoist) Baleshwar Kamat 3,780
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ram Lal Sah 2,563
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Basanta Lal Rajbanshi 1,114
Sadbhavana Party Badri Pasad Mandal 1,112
Others 4,820
Result Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[13]

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Morang 5
Party Candidate Votes
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Upendra Yadav 27,508
Nepali Congress Amrit Kumar Aryal 10,324
CPN (Maoist) Rajendra Prasad Gupta 3,616
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mina Devi Yadav 2,224
Others 2,387
Invalid votes 2,026
Result MJFN gain
Source: Election Commission[14]

1991 legislative elections
Sunsari 4
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Khalil Miya 24,350
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Upendra Yadav 8,672
Result Congress gain
Source:

Controversies
  • We are not Madhesbadi
    (हामी मधेसवादी होइनौ, मधेशबाद के हो थाहा छैन)

On various occasions, Yadav has confessed that he and his party are not Madhesh centric anymore. He said I don't know what is Madhesh and what Madhesbadi means. This was highly disliked by people of Madhes region.[15]

See also

References
  1. "iswar pokhrel, Upendra Yadav appointed as DPMs". setopati.net. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. "Former Minister List - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA". mofa.gov.np. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. "First meeting of House of Representatives concluded". The Himalayan Times. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. "Upendra Yadav wins parliamentary seat from Saptari-2". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  5. "Upendra Yadav is only 17 years old". Rojan Dahal. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  6. Jha, Prashant (2014). Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781849044592.
  7. "Nepali prime minister expands cabinet for fourth time". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  8. "Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  9. "उम्मेदवार - उपेन्द्र यादव". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  10. "मधेसवाद कि अवसरवाद ?‍". ekagaj. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  11. "Kantipur-किन सरे उपेन्द्र यादव सप्तरी ? - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  12. Setopati, छापाबाट. "किन आए उपेन्द्र यादव सप्तरी?". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  13. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  14. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  15. Setopati, सन्जिब बगाले. "उपेन्द्र यादवको 'यु-टर्न'को कारण". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-01-16.


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