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Akhilesh Yadav (born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. First time he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election of 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections. Thus he has won the Lok Sabha elections three times since 2000. He spearheaded the campaign to bring the Samajwadi Party back to power in the U.P. Assembly election 2012.
Akhilesh Yadav was born to Mulayam Singh Yadav and his first wife Malti Devi on 1 July 1973 in the Saifai village of Etawah district. He took his primary education from St. Mary's School, Etawah. Thereafter he studied in Dholpur Military School, Dholpur at (Rajasthan. He got Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore and later opted for a Masters in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney.
Akhilesh gives credit to Janeshwar Mishra who intiated him to join politics.
He introduced modern elements in Samajwadi party's campaigning style.[citation needed] In the 2012 general election he was able to provide the party with a new image.[citation needed] He extensively campaigned across the state holding cycle rallies and public meetings at various locations.[citation needed] His Rath Yatra conducted across the state was highly successful in bringing young voters and people from across all the communities into the Samajwadi party's fold.[citation needed] His personality was a key role in helping the Party towards a victory in U. P. Assembly Elections of 2012,[citation needed] with Samajwadi party winning 224 seats out of total 403.[citation needed] Thus Samajvadi Party being the single largest party formed the government.[citation needed]