Dimple Yadav (née Rawat; born 15 January 1978; Hindi pronunciation: [ɖɪmpəl jaːd̪əʋ]) is an Indian politician and the incumbent member of parliament from Mainpuri of Uttar Pradesh since June 2024.
[12][13][14] Yadav unsuccessfully contested the by-election for the Lok Sabha constituency of Firozabad in 2009 against actor turned politician Raj Babbar.
[16][17][18][19] She was elected unopposed from the Kannauj constituency to the Lok Sabha in 2012, after her husband caused another by-election by vacating the seat to enter the Uttar Pradesh legislative council.
[9] This situation arose when two candidates, Dashrath Singh Shankwar (Samyukt Samajwadi Dal) and Sanju Katiyar (Independent), withdrew their nominations.
[22] In 2024, Dimple Yadav retained Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat which she won with a margin victory of 2,21,639 votes,[23] defeating the BJP's Jayveer Singh.