title: Mahendra Nath Yadav
text: # Mahendra Nath Yadav
  
  Mahendra Nath Yadav is currently the MLA of Basti Sadar, in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He defeated Dayaram Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 assembly elections. He is also the District President of Samajwadi Party.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Mahendranath Yadav was born in a village named Kalwari Ehtmali (Changahiya) in Basti district. His father's name is Shyamchandra Yadav.
  
  ## Education
  
  Masters from Kisan Degree College.
  
  ## Political career
  
  He contested the Vidhansabha elections in 2017 on the seat of Basti Sadar, but he lost. From 2005, he was a member of Zilla Panchayat for 10 consecutive years. Has been the president of KDC in 2004. Apart from this, Mahendra Yadav has also held the post of District President of Lohia Vahini along with the District President of SP's Student Assembly.
  
  Mahendra Nath Yadav is currently the MLA of Basti Sadar. He defeated Dayaram Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Vidhansabha elections .
  
  