Sudha Yadav
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Sudha Yadav is a former member of the lower house of India's parliament Lok Sabha
. She was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004, elected from Mahendragarh
in Haryana
as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party
. Her husband, Sukhbir Singh Yadav, Deputy Commandant of BSF
, died fighting Pakistani intruders at border in Kargil war
. A lecturer by profession, she is mother of two children. She was a member of JPC set up to probe soft drinks issue.http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/08/23/stories/2003082306080100.htm Dr. Sudha Yadav lost the 2004 election from Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and the 2009 election from Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency as a candidate of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
She is a graduated in 1987 from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee).
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
. She was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004, elected from Mahendragarh
Mahendragarh
Mahendragarh is a town and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the north Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Mahendragarh is located at...
in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
. Her husband, Sukhbir Singh Yadav, Deputy Commandant of BSF
BSF
BSF could mean* Bachelor of Science in Finance* Basic Sliding Fee* Basal Skull Fracture, a head injury* Bean Scripting Framework, in relation to Java programming language* Bibliothécaires Sans Frontières, a French charitable organisation...
, died fighting Pakistani intruders at border in Kargil war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
. A lecturer by profession, she is mother of two children. She was a member of JPC set up to probe soft drinks issue.http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/08/23/stories/2003082306080100.htm Dr. Sudha Yadav lost the 2004 election from Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and the 2009 election from Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency as a candidate of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
1999 Lok Sabha Elections
This was the most traumatic as well as strange year in her life. She lost her husband in Indo-Pakistan Kargil conflict. Therefore she got a job as lecturer under preferential quota for war widows. Bhartiya Janta Party made her a candidate from Mahendragarh constituency for the election to Lok Sabha in 1999. This was the first election she ever fought. It successfully transformed her from a simple unemployed housewife to a successful politician who defeated a well-known veteran life-long politician. However she could not win the elections in 2004 and 2009.She is a graduated in 1987 from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee).