Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the

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from the

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parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...

and was a close confidant of Lalu Yadav. Later he joined

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. He was first a mayor in Bihar, and later the Minister of State for Rural Development in central cabinet in Delhi from 2014 to 2019.

Early life

Yadav was born on 12 October 1957. He attained the

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(Honours) and

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degrees from Magadh University,

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Political career

Yadav represented the

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constituency of

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winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of

. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of BJP from Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency). He did not contest the 15th general elections in 2009 from Patna as the RJD leader Lalu Yadav himself contested and lost from that constituency. Ram Kripal Yadav wanted to contest from

seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from

and joined BJP. He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti. He was made a Minister of State in

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from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019. He was defeated for re-election in 2024.

Offices held

* 1985-1986 :- Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation * 1992-1993 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council * 1993-1996 :- Elected to 10th

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(elected in bye election) * 1996-1997 :- Re-elected to 11th

(2nd term) * 1998-2004 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council * 1998-2005 :- Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas Parishad (Rank equivalent to State Cabinet Minister in

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) * 2004-2009 :- Re-elected to 14th

(3rd term) ** Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology ** Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex * 5 August 2007 :- Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas * 1 May 2008 :- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings * 2010 - 16 May 2014 :- Elected to

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* 2010 :- Member, Committee on Defence * 2010 :- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation * Chairman :- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture,

* 2014-2019 :- Re-elected to 16th

(4th term) ** 14 August 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Committee on Estimates ** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests ** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways * 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation * 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Department * May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th

(5th term) * 24 July 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts * 13 September 2019 onwards :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture * 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation * 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

References

External links

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Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
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