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Sharad Yadav

Politician

Sharad Yadav is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Sharad Yadav · Yadav, Shri Sharad · شرد یادو · यादव, श्री शरद · शरद यादव · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1947-07-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) · Narmadapuram				[sources]
Death date	2023-01-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	syadav@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Sharad				[sources]
Last name	Yadav				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Lok Dal · Janata Dal · Janata Dal (United) · Loktantrik Janata Dal · Rashtriya Janata Dal				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7489368				[sources]
Position	Member of the 11th Lok Sabha · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989-1991) · member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.Sc., B.E. (Electrical) Educated at Robertson College and Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh · B.Sc.,B.E.(Electrical) Educated at Robertson College and Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh · Bachelor of Technology · Government Science College, Jabalpur · Jabalpur Engineering College				[sources]
Status	Disqualification · Former				[sources]
Address	7, Tughlak Road, New Delhi · House No.- 47, Ward No.- 19, NH- 107, Madhepura, Dist.- Madhepura. 852113 · House No.5A, Westend, DLF Farms, Chattarpur, · Ward No. 19, P.O., P.S. & Distt. Madhepura,				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician (1947–2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dr. Rekha Yadav Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of Rajya Sabha	2016-07-08	2022-07-07

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

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Wikidata325,932

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,383

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: in-sansad-ls-532 · in-sansad-rs-489

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