Devendra Prasad Yadav

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Devendra Prasad Yadav
MP
In office
1989-1998
Preceded byG.S. Rajhans
Succeeded bySurendra Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyJhanjharpur
In office
2004-2009
Preceded bySurendra Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byMangani Lal Mandal
ConstituencyJhanjharpur
Personal details
Born (1953-11-26) 26 November 1953 (age 70)
Madhubani, Bihar
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseSita Devi
Children2 sons and 2 daughters
ResidenceMadhubani
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Devendra Prasad Yadav (26 November 1953) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jhanjharpur constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party.[1]

He was the Secretary of Bihar Janata Party from 1977 to 1979 and was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Phulparas but resigned for Karpoori Thakur who became the Chief Minister of Bihar. He was elected to Bihar Legislative Council and remained from May 1978 to November 1989. He was the National President of Yuva Lok Dal.

He was a Member of Parliament from Jhanjharpur from 1989 to 1998 and from 1999 to 2009. He was Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution with an additional charge of Commerce in June 1996 in Deve Gowda ministry and Gujral ministry.

He was deputy leader of Janata Dal (United) in Lok Sabha but left soon to join Rashtriya Janata Dal. He formed Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic after leaving the Rashtriya Janata Dal but soon re-joined Janata Dal (United) by merging his party in it.[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ My Neta
  2. ^ Devendra Prasad Yadav-led Samajwadi Janata Dal merges with JD(U)
  3. ^ Smaller Bihar parties flock to Nitish

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