Yogendra Yadav | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Rajasthan University (BA) Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA) Panjab University (MPhil) [1] |
Occupation(s) | Psephologist, writer, activist, politician |
Political party | Swaraj India (2016-present) Aam Aadmi Party (2012-2015) |
Spouse | Madhulika Banerjee |
Website | Yogendra Yadav on X |
Yogendra Yadav (born 5 September 1963) is an Indian activist, psephologist and politician whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences.[2][3][4] He was a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi from 2004 to 2016. He is a former member of University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Advisory Council on the Right to Education Act (NAC-RTE) constituted by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt of India, in 2010.[5] He was a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi Party until 2015.
Yadav is a founding member of Swaraj Abhiyan and Jai Kisan Andolan.[6] He was the founding National President of Swaraj India, a registered political party.[7]