Political families of Uttar Pradesh explained

The partial list of political families of Uttar Pradesh state of India and their notable members:

The Ansari Family

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, former President of Indian National Congress (1927-1928) and former President of All India Muslim League (1920-1921).
- Zohra Ansari, (1915–1988) was an Indian activist and freedom fighter. (Daughter of Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari)
Subhanullah Ansari, Leader of Communist Party of India (CPI)
- - Afzal Ansari, Lok Sabha MP of Ghazipur (son of Subhanullah)
  - Sibgatullah Ansari, MLA of Mohammadabad (2007-2017) (son of Subhanullah)^[1]
    - Suhaib Ansari, MLA of Mohammadabad (2022-Present) (son of Sibgatullah)^[2]
  - Mukhtar Ansari, MLA of Mau (1996-2022) (son of Subhanullah)
    - Abbas Ansari, MLA of Mau (2022-Present) (son of Mukhtar Ansari)
- Abdul Aziz Ansari (nephew of Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari)
  - Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India (2007-2017) (grand-nephew of Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari) and (2nd cousin of Afzal, Sibgatullah and Mukhtar Ansari)

The Bhadri Family

Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh, former Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh (1955-1963); (He had no child)
- Uday Pratap Singh (adopted son of Bajrang Bahadur Singh)
  - Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiya), Founder of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik, former Cabinet Minister In Government of UP, MLA From Kunda (son of Uday Pratap Singh)

Note: The Bhadri Family belongs To Oudh Royal Family.

The Chaudhary Family

Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India (1979-1980) and former Chief Minister of UP (1967-1968 and Feb to Oct 1970)
- Chaudhary Ajit Singh, founder of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), former Lok Sabha MP of Baghpat and former Union Minister of India for Agriculture and Civil Aviation (son of Charan Singh)
  - Jayant Chaudhary, present Chairman of RLD and Rajya Sabha MP (2022-Present); Lok Sabha MP of Mathura (2009-2014) (grandson of Charan Singh)

The Chauhan (Narain) Family

Chaudhary Narain Singh, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Sanjay Singh Chauhan, former MP of Bijnor. (son of Narain Singh)

The Hasan Family

Akhtar Hasan, former Lok Sabha MP of Kairana (1984-1989) (father of Munawwar)
- Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan, former Lok Sabha MP of Kairana and Muzaffarnagar; former Rajya Sabha MP (1998-2003).
- Begum Tabassum Hasan, former MP of Kairana (2009-2014, 2018-2019), (wife of Munawwar)
  - Nahid Hasan, MLA of Kairana (2014-Present) (son of Munawwar)
  - Iqra Choudhary, Lok Sabha MP of Kairana (daughter of Munawwar)

Note: Hasan Family is a Muslim Gurjar family from Kairana, Uttar Pradesh in India.

The Khan family

Azam Khan, former Leader of the Opposition of UP Legislative Assembly; former Cabinet Minister in Government of UP; former Lok Sabha MP (2019-2022) and Rajya Sabha MP; 10 term MLA of Rampur
Tazeen Fatma, former MP of Rajya Sabha (2014-2019); former MLA of Rampur (wife of Azam Khan)
- Abdullah Azam Khan, MLA of Suar (2017-Present) (son of Azam Khan)

The Khurshid Family

Khurshed Alam Khan, former External Affairs Minister of India and former Governor of Karnataka and Goa. (son-in-law of Dr. Zakir Hussain).
- Salman Khurshid, former External Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister of India and former MP from Farrukhabad (son of Khurshed Alam Khan).

The Masood Family

Rasheed Masood, 5 time Lok Sabha MP from Saharanpur, former Minister of Health
- Shahjan Masood, Lok Sabha candidate from Samajwadi Party for Saharanpur (2014) and Kairana (2009)
- Imran Masood, Lok Sabha MP from Saharanpur, former MLA of Muzaffarabad (2007-2012), (newphew of Rasheed Masood)

The Singh (Kalyan) Family

Kalyan Singh, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and former Governor of Rajasthan
- Rajveer Singh, Lok Sabha MP of Etah since 2014 (son of Kalyan Singh)
  - Sandeep Kumar Singh Lodhi, MLA of Atrauli (2017-Present) and Minister of Basic Education (2022-Present) in Government of UP. (grandson of Kalyan Singh)

The Singh (Rajnath) Family

Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister of India (2019-Present) and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (2000-2002).
- Pankaj Singh, MLA of Noida (2017-Present) (son of Rajnath Singh).
- Neeraj Singh (son of Rajnath Singh)

The Yadav Family

The Yadav family is extended family of Samajwadi party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, family lines of his 4 brothers and 1 cousin brother.^[3] ^[4]

Sughar Singh Yadav (father of Mulayam)
- Mulayam Singh Yadav, Founder of Samajwadi Party, former Chief Minister of UP (2003-2007) and former Defence Minister of India.
  - Akhilesh Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Kannauj, former Chief Minister of UP (2012-2017) (son of Mulayam)
  - Dimple Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Mainpuri, former MP of Kannauj (2012-2019) (wife of Akhilesh)
  - Prateek Yadav, billionaire businessman (son of Mulayam) and (step-brother of Akhilesh)
  - Aparna Yadav (wife of Prateek)
- Abhay Ram Yadav (brother of Mulayam)
  - Dharmendra Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Azamgarh (2024-present), former MP of Badaun (2004-2019) (son of Abhay Ram) (nephew of Mulayam)
  - Anurag Yadav, (nephew of Mulayam)
  - Sandhya Yadav, former Chairperson of Mainpuri Zila Panchayat, (daughter of Abhay Ram) and (niece of Mulayam)
  - Sheela Yadav, Zila Panchayat member,(niece of Mulayam) her son Rahul Yadav is married to Isha Yadav (daughter of Sadhu Yadav)
    - Rahul Yadav, (son of Jitendra Yadav former MLC from the Samajwadi Party). Jitendra is the nephew of former MP D. P. Yadav
- Rajpal Singh Yadav, (brother of Mulayam)
- Premlata Yadav, former Chairperson of Etawah Zila Panchayat (2006-2016); (wife of Rajpal) and (sister-in-law of Mulayam)
  - Abhishek Yadav (Anshul), present Chairman of Etawah Zila Panchayat (2016-Present) (son of Rajpal), (nephew of Mulayam) and (cousin of Akhilesh).
  - Aryan Yadav (son of Rajpal) (nephew of Mulayam) and (cousin of Akhilesh)
- Shivpal Singh Yadav (youngest brother of Mulayam), MLA of Jaswantnagar; former PWD Minister in Government of UP
  - Aditya Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Badaun (son of Shivpal) and (nephew of Mulayam)
- Ajant Singh (brother-in-law of Mulayam), Block Vikas Parishad, Etawah
- Ratan Singh Yadav (elder brother of Mulayam)
  - Ranvir Singh Yadav, former Block Pramukh of Saifai block (son of Ratan Singh) (nephew of Mulayam)
  - Mridula Yadav, Block Pramukh of Saifai block (2016-Present) (wife of Ranvir) and (mother of Tej Pratap)
    - Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, former Lok Sabha MP of Mainpuri (2014-2019), (grand-nephew of Mulayam), (nephew of Akhilesh) and (son-in-law of Lalu)
    - Raj Lakshmi Yadav, (wife of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav) and (daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav)
Bachchi Lal Yadav, (brother of Sughar Yadav) and (uncle of Mulayam)
- Ram Gopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP (1992-2004, 2008-Present) (cousin of Mulayam) and (son of Bachchi Lal)
  - Akshay Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Firozabad (son of Ram Gopal)
- Geena Devi, (cousin of Mulayam)
  - Arvind Pratap, former MLC (2016-2022)

Notes and References

Web site: Sibgatullah Ansari (SP), Constituency:Mohammadabad . Myneta.info . 3 October 2022.
Web site: Mannu Ansari (SP), Constituency:Mohammadabad . Myneta.info . 3 October 2022.
News: Yadav family members profiles.. The Indian Express. 19 Feb 2017.
Web site: Mulayam Singh Yadav - Family tree (India Today). 19 Feb 2017.