Girish Yadav

Girish Chandra Yadav (born January 10, 1974) is an Indian politician serving as the State Minister (Independent charge) in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Born in Samaspur, Paniaria in Jaunpur, Mr. Yadav married Smt. Sanju Yadav in 1990, and together they have a son and two daughters.

Yadav is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a sitting member of the U.P. Vidhan Sabha (lower house of the state legislature). Yadav is an agriculturist by profession and has a special interest in social service. He holds three bachelor's degrees: in Science, Education, Law.

Political career
Yadav was appointed to the cabinet of Yogi Adityanath in March 2017. He serves as the incumbent Minister of State for Sport And Youth Welfare.

Social media
Yadav is an active user of social media including Twitter on which he has more than ten thousand followers. He has written more than two thousand tweets.