Akhilesh Yadav: The life & times of the new 'Netaji'

Getting to know the man who took his party to a historic victory and can now change UP.

Age: 38, DoB (July 1, 1973)

Son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, whom he refers to as Netaji

Married to Dimple Yadav Father of three, Aditi (9) and twins Tina and Arjun (5)

Progressive, computer-friendly face of the Smajwadi Party

Last vacation | With family in Jaipur

EDUCATION & INTERESTS

Studied at Military school at Dholpur, Rajasthan

Engineering grad from a Mysore college, higher education in Sydney

As comfortable in a Nehru jacket, as he is checking emails on his iPad Rises at 6 and exercises till 7 am

Loves Chinese food Football and fitness enthusiast. Broke his nose playing rightout at his Mysore engineering college

Owns a bicycle worth over Rs 1 lakh

Loves Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica

Gave party a tech overhaul, brain behind whacky ad campaigns

POLITICAL LIFE

Covered 8,000 km on his kranti rath

Covered 250 km on bicycle

Popular among his people as Akhilesh Bhaiyya and accessible

In 2000, Akhilesh became MP for first time after winning the Kannauj bypoll. He retained the seat in 2004

In 2009, he contested and won from Kannauj and Firozabad. Later, he quit Firozabad in favour of wife Dimple, who lost to Raj Babbar in bypoll