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Tej Pratap Yadav- new member of Mulayam Singh's family to join electoral politics

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav declared his grand-nephew Tej Pratap Singh Yadav as the candidate for  by-polls to Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency in UP which he managed to win.Tej Pratap Yadav is more popularly



This 27 year old is an amateur in politics. Yet owing to his strong political background he was elected unopposed as Saifai block Chief, a post that was once held by his father.

After Samajwadi Party's drastic defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls, there were speculations that SP Chief may think beyond his family and select veteran SP leaders like Azam Khan or Ram Gopal Yadav. Finally, the SP supremo decided to put his money on Tej Pratap Yadav.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mulayam Singh Yadav contested from both Azamgarh and Mainpuri. He won both the seats.