Rajesh Ranjan (born 24 December 1967), better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician. He won elections to the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-pas ...

(the lower house of the

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) in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014 from several constituencies in

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

as an Independent / SP / Lok Janata Party /

RJD The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...

candidate. Pappu Yadav became one of the 'best performing' MPs in 2015. Pappu Yadav is President of Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik). Pappu Yadav defeated

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in the 2014 general elections. His wife

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was MP from

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but lost to JD(U) in 2019 General Election, and is a Congress leader. His son Sarthak Ranjan is a cricketer and plays for the Delhi team. Pappu Yadav was given 'Y' category security by the Union Home Ministry. In the 2015 Bihar elections he formed his own Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) and contested 40 seats. However, the party failed to make any impact and could barely capture 2 percent of the votes.

Life

Pappu Yadav was born on 24 December 1967 in a landowning family in Khurda Karveli village, Kumar Khand,

. He studied in Anand Marg School, Anand Palli, Supoul. He completed graduation in Political Science from B N Mandal University,

Madhepura Madhepura is a municipality in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, It was called ''Madhyapura-'' a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhe ...

and a diploma in Disaster Management and Human Rights from IGNOU. Rajesh Ranjan is his official name but nickname Pappu was given by his grandfather in childhood. He is married to

. He was a Member of Parliament from

. His son's name is Sarthak Ranjan who is a T-20 player. He was elected to the

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from Singheshwar'',

'' in 1990 as an independent candidate, and in 1991 he contested and won through to the

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from

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. He was at various times a member of

, the

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and the

Lok Janshakti Party The Lok Janshakti Party ( LJP, "People’s Manpower Party") was a state political party mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when Ram Vilas Paswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable followi ...

. On 7 May 2015, the RJD expelled Rajesh Ranjan due to anti-RJD activities, after which he founded a new party

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.Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav expelled from RJD, may join hands with BJP , Zee News
Zeenews.india.com (7 May 2015). Retrieved on 2015-07-28. On 9 May 2015, Pappu Yadav floated a new party

before the elections.Pappu Yadav launches new party , Business Line
Thehindubusinessline.com (9 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-07-28. Pappu Yadav campaigned against Nitish-Lalu alliance.

is fighting on 64 seats as part of Socialist Secular Morcha in

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2009 Lok Sabha elections

On 2 April 2009, the

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High Court rejected Yadav's plea to be allowed to contest the 2009 Indian parliamentary elections because he had been convicted of murder. On 11 April, RJD chief

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expelled Pappu Yadav from the party. His mother Shanti Priya, who was a candidate from Purnia, also lost to Uday Singh of

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(BJP).

2010 Bihar elections

During 2010

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elections Pappu Yadav along with Anil Yadav and Rampravesh Rai were expelled from the RJD for alleged anti-party activity. They were charged with working against the party's official nominee for Fatua assembly constituency, Ramanand Yadav.

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election

In September 2020, prior to the Bihar Assembly Elections, Yadav floated a new alliance called People Democratic Alliance (PDA) which contained parties like

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and SDPI (Social Democratic party of India), Indian Muslim league along with the party of

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activist and President of Bhim Army,

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Controversies

In 2008 Pappu Yadav was convicted by a special court in Ajit Sarkar murder case of 1998. He was involved in various controversies while in imprisonment, like holding audiences and having unrestricted access to cellphones. He was acquitted in 2013 from Patna high court. In his autobiography ''Drohkaal ka Pathik'', released in November 2013, Pappu Yadav has alleged that three MPs of his Indian Federal Democratic Party got money from the then finance minister

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, to join the NDA in 2001. He has also claimed that during the July 2008 trust vote, both the Congress and BJP had offered "Rs 400 million each" to MPs for their support. In 2015 he was once again in controversy after being reported to have allegedly threatened to hit an airhostess with slippers. In May 2021, Pappu Yadav was arrested in a 32 year old kidnapping case and for flouting COVID-19 norms. Pappu Yadav has alleged political vendetta as he was raising questions against government expenditures in ambulance management during Covid.Ex-MP Pappu Yadav arrested in 32-yr-old kidnapping case
Times of India (12 May 2021), Retrieved on 1 July 2021

References

External links

Official Website of Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav)

Official Website of Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
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