Devendra Prasad Yadav

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Devendra Prasad Yadav
Phulparas
Personal details
Born (1953-11-26) 26 November 1953 (age 70)
Madhubani, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse
Sita Devi
​
(m. 1972)​
Children2 sons and 2 daughters
Parents
  • Late Shri Chandan Prasad Yadav (father)
  • Smt. Abran Devi (mother)
Residence
Social Worker
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Devendra Prasad Yadav (born 26 November 1953) is a former member of the

Jhanjharpur constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal.[1]

He was the Secretary of

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
. During this tenure, he passed the Historical food bill for farmers which is praiseworthy.

He was deputy leader of

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. ^ "Devendra Prasad Yadav(Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic):Constituency- JHANJHARPUR(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Devendra Prasad Yadav-led Samajwadi Janata Dal merges with JD(U)". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Smaller Bihar parties flock to Nitish". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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