Who is Aparna Yadav? 5 things to know about her

Aparna Yadav is the wife of Prateek Yadav, son of Mulayam Singh's second wife Sadhana Gupta. Aparna and Prateek got married in 2011 and have a daughter.

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In 2017, Aparna contested from Lucknow Cantt assembly seat and lost to BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

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Aparna Yadav's father Arvind Singh Bisht is a journalist and is the current state information commissioner of UP. Her mother Ambi Bisht is an official of Lucknow Municipal Corporation

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Aparna did her postgraduation in international relations and politics from the University of Manchester

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Aparna Yadav expressed her support to the National Register of Citizens contrary to the stand of the Samajwadi Party. She had also supported the abrogation of Article 370.

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