Mulayam Singh Yadav

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mulayam Singh Yadav

• Did Mulayam Singh Yadav smoke?: Not Known

• Did Mulayam Singh Yadav drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was born in Saifai Village of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

• Before coming into politics, he worked as a teacher.

• Mulayam Singh was a trained wrestler.

• He had several degrees- a B.A. Degree, B.T. and M.A. Degree in Political Science.

• He was influenced and inspired by the socialist ideology and thoughts of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.

• He joined politics after coming into close contact with Karpoori Thakur, Sarvashri Madhu Limaye, Raj Narayan, Ram Sewak Yadav, and Janeshwar Mishra.

• He was jailed 9 times.

• He was the Student Union Leader at the K.K. College, Etawah.

• At a very early age, he rose to high political ranks.

• He founded Samajwadi Party on 4 October 1992.

• He had close relations with some of the famous Bollywood personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Jaya Prada, etc. He also made Amitabh Bachchan the Brand Ambassador of Uttar Pradesh during his regime.

  

• He served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 3 times- (1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 2003-2007).

• Mulayam Singh Yadav had the record of winning almost all the elections he has contested so-far.

• In 2012, his biography- The Socialist: The Definitive Biography of Mulayam Sing Yadav by Frank Huzur was published.