DP Yadav: Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Criminal Cases, Biography & More

DP Yadav is an Indian politician from western Uttar Pradesh. He has been elected four times as an MLA and once as a Lok Sabha MP, and he was also sent to the Rajya Sabha. A cabinet post in the Uttar Pradesh government was held by him during the Mulayam Singh Yadav years. The Rashtriya Parivartan Dal was founded by him in 2007, and it is still led by him.

He is one of the most frequently discussed figures in the debate over criminal records in Indian politics. A large number of cases were registered against him over four decades. In the best known of these, the 1992 murder of MLA Mahendra Singh Bhati, he was convicted by a CBI court in 2015 and was acquitted by the Uttarakhand High Court in 2021. That acquittal was later upheld by the Supreme Court. He has again been seen in public activity in Sambhal and Budaun ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

Quick Info

• Caste: Yadav (Other Backward Class)
• Spouse: Umlesh Yadav, a former MLA from Bisauli
• Hometown: Sarfabad village, Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
• Profession: Politician, former liquor trader

DP Yadav Bio Summary

Some Lesser Known Facts About DP Yadav

• A farming and dairy background is described in his profiles. His father is reported to have run a dairy in Jagdish Nagar.
• His first public post was that of Block Pramukh of Bisrakh, which was then in Ghaziabad district and is now part of Noida.
• The first criminal case against him is reported to have been registered in 1979 at the Kavi Nagar police station in Ghaziabad.
• Mahendra Singh Bhati, in whose murder he was later tried, is described in several reports as his early political mentor.
• He is the only person known to have represented Sambhal in the Lok Sabha between Sripal Singh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav.
• He was given a Rajya Sabha seat by the BJP in February 2004, and the decision was reversed by the party within days after criticism over his criminal record.
• His wife Umlesh Yadav became the first sitting legislator in India to be disqualified by the Election Commission of India over paid news and suppressed election expenses.
• His party the Rashtriya Parivartan Dal has won only two assembly seats in its history, both in 2007.
• He is referred to in Hindi news coverage as a “bahubali” leader, which is a term used for politicians said to hold power through muscle and money.
• A letter seeking increased security was written by him to the Budaun District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police in August 2026.

Early Life and Background

DP Yadav was born on 25 July 1948, as per his Lok Sabha member profile. Sarfabad village, near what is now Sector 73 of Noida, is given as his birthplace. The village was part of Ghaziabad district at that time. It now falls in Gautam Buddha Nagar district.

His family is described as a farming family. His father Tej Pal Singh Yadav is reported to have run a dairy business in Jagdish Nagar. Banaras Hindu University is named as his place of higher education in several profiles. The degree taken and the years of study are Not Known, because no official record or election affidavit confirming them has been seen.

His entry into public life came through local bodies. He was elected Block Pramukh of Bisrakh. During the late 1970s, he is reported to have entered the country liquor trade. Mahendra Singh Bhati, who was then a rising politician from Dadri, is described in these reports as his patron in that period.

Political Career

A friendship with Mulayam Singh Yadav is described as the route through which he entered electoral politics. The 1989 Uttar Pradesh assembly election was contested by him from Bulandshahr on a Janata Dal ticket, and the seat was won. A cabinet post in the Uttar Pradesh government was then given to him under Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The Bulandshahr seat was retained by him in the next two assembly elections. Parties were changed by him more than once during these years. In 1996 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Sambhal on a Bahujan Samaj Party ticket. In 1998 the same seat was contested by him on a BJP ticket, and it was lost to Mulayam Singh Yadav. He was then sent to the Rajya Sabha, where he sat from 1998 to 2004.

In February 2004, a Rajya Sabha nomination was again given to him by the BJP. The decision drew heavy criticism inside and outside the party because of his criminal record. The nomination was annulled by the BJP within four days, as reported by The Tribune. He then left the party.

The Rashtriya Parivartan Dal was founded by him in 2007. Two seats were won by the party in the 2007 assembly election, one by him from Sahaswan and one by his wife Umlesh Yadav from Bisauli. No seat has been won by the party since then.

Positions held

Elections lost

He is not reported to have contested the 2019 or 2024 Lok Sabha elections or the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections.

Controversies and Criminal Cases

The cases below are his own. Cases involving his family members are listed separately in the next section and are not his cases.

The date of the Bhati murder is given as 13 September 1992 by The Tribune, by the Central Bureau of Investigation record and by most later reports. December 1992 was given in one Deccan Herald report from 2015. The September date is the better supported one.

Cases involving family members

These are not DP Yadav’s own cases. They are listed here because they are often reported alongside his name.

• Vikas Yadav, his son. He was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Nitish Katara, who was killed on the night of 16 to 17 February 2002. The trial court convicted him in May 2008. The Delhi High Court called it an honour killing and set the term at 25 years without remission. The sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court on 3 October 2016, and a review petition was dismissed in 2018. Interim bail was granted to him by the Supreme Court in April 2025 so that his ailing mother could be attended to. Status: convicted.
• Vikas Yadav, Jessica Lal case. He was convicted by the Delhi High Court in December 2006 of destroying evidence after the 1999 killing of Jessica Lal, and a four-year term was imposed. The conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court in April 2010. Status: convicted.
• Vishal Yadav, his nephew. He was given the same 25-year term in the Nitish Katara case. Status: convicted.
• Umlesh Yadav, his wife. She was disqualified by the Election Commission of India in October 2011 for three years for not declaring her election expenses. She is reported to be the first sitting legislator in India to be disqualified on this ground. Status: disqualified by the Election Commission. This was not a criminal conviction.

Recent Activity

A farmers’ meeting was held by him on 28 February 2026 at the Dhanari farmhouse in the Gunnaur tehsil of Sambhal district. Workers and supporters from the Budaun and Sambhal areas were gathered there. Gagan Yadav was appointed national youth president of the Rashtriya Parivartan Dal at the same event. It was said by him that candidates would be fielded by the party in the 2027 assembly election and in the three-tier panchayat elections, and that a decision on contesting alone or in alliance would be taken later by the party’s national executive.

In August 2026, a letter was sent by him to the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police of Budaun asking for a higher level of security. It was stated in the letter that he feared for his life. The earlier murders of his elder brother and his brother-in-law were cited by him as the reason. It was also said by him at that time that Gagan Yadav would be fielded from Sambhal in 2027 and that talks with several parties were under way.

Vision and Focus Areas

The positions listed below were stated by him at a farmers’ meeting held at the Dhanari farm house in the Gunnaur tehsil of Sambhal district in February 2026. They are his own stated positions and have been reported by the press. They are not presented here as an assessment of his record.

Personal Life and Family

Social Media Presence

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