- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Born
- 25 March 1965, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Education (declared)
- PhD, LLB, BSc, MA, Vikram University (as declared in 2023)
- In current post since
- 13 December 2023
- Seat
- Ujjain South, Ujjain (Legislative Assembly)
Mohan Yadav was born in Ujjain in 1965 and entered politics through student unions. He won office at Madhav Science College in 1982, rose through the ABVP to become its national secretary from 1990 to 1992, and later led the state unit of the BJP's youth wing.
From Ujjain South to Bhopal
He first won the Ujjain South assembly seat in 2013 and held it in 2018 and 2023. In July 2020 Shivraj Singh Chouhan made him Minister of Higher Education. After the BJP's win in the 2023 election, the party's legislators chose him as Chief Minister. He was sworn in on 13 December 2023, with Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda as deputy chief ministers.
As Chief Minister he has made Ujjain's heritage a theme. In December 2023 he told the assembly that India had set the world's standard time centuries ago and that his government wanted the prime meridian recognised as passing through Ujjain, remarks that drew wide comment.
What the affidavits show
His 2023 affidavit declares no criminal cases, assets of about Rs 42 crore and liabilities of about Rs 8.5 crore. Five years earlier, his 2018 affidavit listed one case: a 2013 FIR in Ujjain under IPC section 171B, which deals with bribery at elections, in which a court had taken cognisance. The later affidavit does not mention it, and we have not found a court order recording how it ended.
Career at a glance
- 1982Student union office at Madhav Science College, Ujjain
- 1990National secretary of the ABVP, until 1992
- 2013Wins Ujjain South
- 2018Re-elected from Ujjain South
- Jul 2020Minister of Higher Education under Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Dec 2023Re-elected; sworn in as Chief Minister
Cases and allegations
An allegation, FIR or chargesheet is not proof of guilt. Only a court can convict, and convictions can be overturned on appeal. Status is as last checked on 2 Nov 2026.
An FIR registered in November 2013 at Madhav Nagar police station, Ujjain, under the section on bribery at elections. His 2018 affidavit declared it; his 2023 affidavit lists no cases. We have not found a court order explaining the outcome. Source
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Madhya Pradesh 2023 affidavit, Ujjain Dakshin | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Declared criminal cases, 2018 | 1Bribery charge under IPC 171B, FIR of 2013 at Madhav Nagar police station, cognisance taken | Source |
| Convictions | None declared2023 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 42.05 crore2023; liabilities of Rs 8.55 crore | Source |
| Declared assets, 2018 | Rs 31.97 croreLiabilities of Rs 8.10 crore | Source |
| Ujjain South result, 2023 | Won by 12,941 votes95,699 votes against Chetan Premnarayan Yadav of the Congress | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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