Sahdeo Prasad Yadav was an Indian politician and a member of

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of India. He represented the

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constituency in

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district of

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. He had been a Mukhiya of Chitaukhar-Jalalpur Panchayat for almost 25 years. First he became an MLA (

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) in 1980 while being in Lok Dal party. He was elected in 1995 as a member of

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. Yadav started his political career in 1957 as an

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candidate from Tikari constituency but lost. Later this constituency named as Konch (Vidhan Sabha constituency), now again becomes Tikari constituency from 2010 onwards. He also fought from here as a candidate of

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in 1967 but lost to U. N. Verma of

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and in 1969 lost to Ram Balav Saran Singh.

Other institutions and monuments

* Sahdev Prasad Yadav High School Kamlalpur,

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, Bihar * Sahdev Prasad Yadav Balika High School Manikpur Kurtha,

, Bihar * Sahdev Prasad Yadav College Karpi,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Sahdev Prasad People from Gaya district Bihar MLAs 1995–2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Janata Dal politicians People from Jehanabad district People from Arwal district 2009 deaths Year of birth missing