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| Dr. Sudha Yadav | |
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| Member of BJP Parliamentary Board | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari Shivraj Singh Chauhan |
| Member, National Commission of Backward Classes | |
| In office 28 February 2019 – 27 February 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament (13th Loksabha) | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Constituency | Mahendragarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-10-16) October 16, 1965 (age 59) Motla Kalan, Rewari, Haryana, India |
| Political party |  Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | Late Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Rewari |
| Education | M.Sc.(Chemistry) and is a Gold Medallist, Ph.D.(Chemistry) from Roorkee University (IIT Roorkee) |
| Occupation | Political and Social Worker, educationist |
| As of 9 April, 2009 | |
Sudha Yadav (born 16 October 1965) is an Indian politician and a member of the Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Career
Sudha Yadav served as a member of the 13th Lok Sabha from 1994 until 2004 from her elected seat at Mahendragarh, Haryana.
On 3 July 2015, she was appointed the National In-Charge of the BJP OBC Morcha. She served as a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes for the government of India from 2019 to 2022.
On 17 August 2022, she became a member of the Parliamentary Board of the BJP. She is the second woman to hold the position, after Sushma Swaraj.
Personal life
Sudha Yadav obtained her MSc in Chemistry in 1987 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), where she went on to obtain her PhD in Chemistry in 1992. She is the recipient of the President's Guide award.
Her husband, Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav of the Border Security Force, died in the Kargil war. She has two children.
1999 Lok Sabha Elections
In 1999, the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, then in-charge of the Haryana BJP, proposed Sudha Yadav as a candidate for the general election. It was her first year in politics. The BJP fielded her as their candidate and she defeated Rao Inderjit Singh by 1.39 lakh (139,000) votes.
She lost the subsequent elections in 2004 and 2009.
Parliamentary Career
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1999-2004)
- Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (1999-2000)
- Member,Official Language Committee (1999-2000)
- Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Civil Aviation(1999-2000)
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications (2000-04)
- Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women (2000-01)
References
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- "Amit Shah reshuffles BJP frontline, gives responsiblity [sic] of key states to his confidants". The Economic Times.
- "With eye on Bihar polls, BJP to set up new OBC front". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
- "BJP Questions JD(U)'s Source of Funds for Poll Campaign". March 2023.
- "NCBC Previous Commissions".
- "BJP Parliamentary Board List".
- "Narendra bhai turned me to politics: BJP top panel's Sudha Yadav".
- "National Commission for Backward Classes". ncbc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "The shadow of a Martyr".
- "Who is Sudha Yadav?". The Financial Express. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.