Education
He was educated at Gorakhpur University and Lucknow University and has Master of Science, Master of Arts
He was educated at Gorakhpur University and Lucknow University and has Master of Science, Master of Arts
Geography), Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Laws degrees. As of 2006, he declared his profession to be an agriculturist. Yadav has also been involved in public education programs focused on Dalits and has organized public dramatic performances which attack practices that Indian rationalists consider superstitions.
Yadav stood as a candidate in the Indian general election, 2014 from Jhansi constituency and was defeated by Uma Bharti of the BJP. In November 2014 he was one of eleven Samajwadi Party members who joined the Rajya Sabha.
He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (the lower house) for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1996 and 2001. Yadav served in the 14th Lok Sabha as a member of the Committee on Estimates, Committee on Energy and Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.