Yasar Shah
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Yasar Shah | |
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| MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 8 March 2012 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Mariya Shah |
| Constituency | Matera |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Energy | |
| In office October 2015 – September 2016 | |
| Minister of Transport (Independent Charge) | |
| In office September 2016 – March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1977 Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Waqar Ahmad Shah Rubab Sayda |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (MBA, 2002) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Yasar Shah (born 22 May 1977) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Matera constituency in both the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly (2012–2017) and the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly (2017–2022) as a member of the Samajwadi Party. He is the son of late cabinet minister Waqar Ahmad Shah and former MP Rubab Sayda.[1]
Yasar Shah was born on 22 May 1977 in Kazipura, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Waqar Ahmad Shah, was a senior Samajwadi Party leader, five-time MLA, former Deputy Speaker, and a state minister. He died in April 2018 after prolonged illness.[2][3] His mother, Rubab Sayda, served as Member of Parliament from Bahraich.[1]
He completed his intermediate studies from Seventh-Day Adventist Inter College in Bahraich, pursued undergraduate studies at Aligarh Muslim University, and earned an MBA degree in 2002 from Babu Banarasi Das Institute, affiliated with Lucknow Technical University (now Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University).[4][5][1][6][7][8]
Political career
Shah began his political journey in 2005 when he won the Bahraich district panchayat election with the highest number of votes. In 2012, he was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the newly created Matera constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate, defeating Indian National Congress’s Ali Akabar by a margin of 2,801 votes.[9][6]
In 2013, he was nominated to contest the Shravasti Lok Sabha seat by the Samajwadi Party.[10]
He was re-elected from Matera in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in a closely contested race, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Arun Veer Singh by a margin of 1,595 votes. Shah received 79,188 votes (40.0%), while Singh got 77,593 votes (39.2%). Bahujan Samaj Party’s Sultan Ahmad Khan secured 33,482 votes (16.9%). Together, the top three candidates accounted for 96.1% of the total votes.[9][7]
In 2012, he had declared assets worth ₹1.31 crore and one criminal case.[6] By 2017, his declared assets rose to over ₹7.16 crore, with no criminal cases.[7] By 2022, he declared assets worth more than ₹13.35 crore.[7]
Following his father’s critical illness, Shah was inducted into the Uttar Pradesh cabinet in 2014 as Minister of State, replacing Waqar Ahmad Shah in the Labour Ministry.[11][12]
Later, in October 2015, he was promoted to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Energy and subsequently became the Transport Minister (Independent Charge) in the Akhilesh Yadav cabinet.[13][14]
Legislative achievements
During his tenure as Energy and later Transport Minister, Shah oversaw multiple development projects, including the replacement of overhead power lines with underground lines in Bahraich, construction of a ₹20 crore trauma center, and establishment of 22 power substations.[15]
As Transport Minister, he implemented reforms in public transport, introducing Volvo and Scania buses on key intercity routes. He also initiated the renovation of bus terminals in Bahraich and Lucknow.[4]
