Ram Naresh Yadav (1 July 1928 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979. He was from

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; later he joined the

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. He also served as

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from 26 August 2011 to 7 September 2016.

Personal life

He was born on 1 July 1928 at

Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the ...

in Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a middle-class family. His father was a teacher. Ram Naresh Yadav was a successful lawyer in Azamgarh court. He died on 22 November 2016 in Lucknow.

Political career

Ram Naresh Yadav was interested in social work and was close to socialist leader

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. He entered the Sixth

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from Azamgarh constituency. He was considered a modest and a low-profile politician. He became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 23 June 1977, and remained on the post till 28 February 1979. On 25 February 1979, he failed to secure a

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. Banarsi Das was elected in his place and became Chief Minister. In 2004 general elections, he contested from Azamgarh constituency on Indian National Congress ticket, but lost to

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's Ramakant Yadav. On 26 August 2011, he was appointed Governor of Madhya Pradesh by the

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, on the recommendation of the UPA government.

Alleged involvement in Vyapam scam

On February 24, 2015, Madhya Pradesh

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(STF) filed an

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against Yadav for his alleged role in the multi-crore Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam ( Vyapam scam). He was charged with rigging the forest guard recruitment examination, conducted by Vyapam, and booked under the Information Technology Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The FIR was registered after an MP High Court hearing where Chief Justice A M Khanvilkar and Justice Alok Aradhe said STF can freely proceed against any "high dignitary". Yadav moved the high court citing constitutional immunity, which subsequently in April asked STF to "observe complete protocol", the Governor being the Head of the State. The head of the special investigative team (SIT) probing the scam said that action will be taken after his retirement in September, 2016. Meanwhile, a group of lawyers filed a petition in

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, seeking removal of Yadav and recording his statement in the case. A bench comprising

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Dhanraj Yadav in connection with the scam. Also, his son Shailesh was an accused in the MPPEB contractual teachers' recruitment exam, and reportedly died of a brain haemorrhage in March, at Yadav's

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residence.MP Governor’s son, accused in Vyapam scam, reportedly dies of brain hemorrhage
The Indian Express, March 26, 2015

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External links

Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
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