Sangeeta Yadav

Sangeeta Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha). She was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Chauri-Chaura Assembly constituency in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha.

Early life and education
Yadav was born on July 20, 1981 in Borivali, Mumbai of Maharashtra to her father Shri R P Yadav. In 2009, she married Ajay Kumar (Maurya) (Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax). She belongs to (Yadav) community. She got a Bachelor of Laws degree from MMH College, Ghaziabad in 2004.

Political career
After joining the BJP in 2013, Sangeeta Yadav continued to contribute to the party. In the 2017 assembly elections, the party fielded her as the candidate from the Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur) seat, and she secured a victory with a significant margin. She got elected as MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Manoranjan Yadav by a margin of 45,660 votes.

However, in the 2022 assembly elections, this seat was allocated to the Nishad Party under the alliance. Despite the withdrawal of her ticket, Sangeeta did not object to the party's decision. The party nominated her as a Rajya Sabha candidate in June 2022.