Shalini Yadav Age, Wiki and Bio

Shalini Yadav

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
BirthplaceVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Famous ForContesting the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections against Narendra Modi from the Varanasi Constituency

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm (5’ 5”)
Weight60 kg (132 lbs)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

GraduationEnglish Literature from Banaras Hindu University
Fashion Designing DegreeDelhi

Personal Life

Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Listening to Music
  • Travelling
TattooA Cluster of Stars just above her right wrist

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date2 March 1995

Family

SpouseArun Yadav (Politician)
Children
SonNot Known
DaughterName Not Known
FatherRam Murti Singh Yadav

Career

Politics
Political Party
  • Indian National Congress (INC)- left in 2019
  • Samajwadi Party (SP)- joined in April 2019
Political Journey
  • In 2017, she was Congress’s mayoral candidate in Varanasi and had secured around 1.14 lakh votes in the election she lost.
  • In 2019, she left Indian National Congress and joined the Samajwadi Party.
  • She contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections against Narendra Modi from the Varanasi Constituency on a Samajwadi Party ticket.

Favourites

Favorite Leaders
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri
Favorite Politicians
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Sonia Gandhi
  • Akhilesh Yadav
Favorite SingerNeha Kakkar
Favorite Classical SingerGirija Devi

Style Quotient

Car CollectionTwo 4 wheeler
Assets/Properties
JewelleryRs. 8.5 lakh
Agricultural LandRs. 58 lakh
Residential BuildingRs. 30 lakh
Money Factor
Net WorthRs. 1.26 crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shalini Yadav, an Indian politician, ran against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
She hails from a well-to-do family with a deep-rooted political lineage.
Daughter-in-law of the late Shyamlal Yadav, a former Congress MP from Varanasi and Union minister.
Her late father-in-law, Shyamlal Yadav, shared a close bond with Pranab Mukherjee, the ex-President of India.
Prior to her political career, she found success as a fashion designer.
She received the Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award in May 2018.
In April 2019, Shalini switched from Congress to Samajwadi Party.
Shalini Yadav contested in the Varanasi Lok Sabha Elections against Narendra Modi.