Surendra Prasad Yadav

Surendra Prasad Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2024
Preceded byChandeshwar Prasad
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byRamashray Prasad Singh
Succeeded byArun Kumar
ConstituencyJahanabad, Bihar
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1990-1998, 2000-2024
Preceded byAbhiram Sharma
ConstituencyBelaganj
GRDA Chairman
In office
1991–1997
Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand
In office
1997–1998
Excise Minister of Bihar
In office
2000 – 2003
Cabinet Minister in Rabri Devi government
Personal details
Born (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 65)
Gaya, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal
Residence(s)Gaya, Bihar, India
Alma materMagadh University
Source: [1]

Surendra Prasad Yadav (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian politician from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and a Member of Parliament representing Jahanabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India and former Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He also served as a member of 12th Lok Sabha of India from Jahanabad (Lok Sabha constituency). He was consecutively elected eight times since 1990 to 2020 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. [1]

He served as Co-operative Minister of Bihar Government, Minister of Excise, Minister of Industry and very close to Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav.[2][3][4][5] According to his election filings he has 9 criminal cases against him.[6]

In 2024 Indian General Election, he won the MP seat of Jahanabad against the JDU leader Chandeshwar Prasad with the margin of 142591 votes.[7]

Early life and education

Surendra Prasad Yadav was born to a family of farmers in Gaya, Bihar. Yadav had his early education in Gaya and has attended Magadh University.

Political career

Surendra Prasad Yadav came in contact with Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1981 when Lalu Prasad Yadav was a member of Lok Dal Party. In 1985, Surendra Prasad Yadav has been given a ticket from Lok Dal Party to contest General Election from Jehanabad parliamentary constituency but he lost it. Later in 1990, he was given a ticket for Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Belaganj constituency and he won.[8]

Yadav repeated his electoral victory in assembly elections and became the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Belaganj Assembly constituency eight times. In 1998, he was elected as member of Lok Sabha from Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated Samata Party candidate Arun Kumar in this election. In the year 2024, he was again made a candidate for Lok Sabha polls from Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency by Rashtriya Janata Dal. He defeated Chandeshwar Prasad of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 1,42,426 votes and became the member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for the second time, after a margin of twenty five years.[9]

Offices held

References

  1. ^ "Jahanabad election results 2024 live updates: RJD's Surendra Prasad secures victory in lok sabha elections". The Times of India. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Twelfth Lok Sabha Party Wise Details Rashtriya Janata Dal". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "It's 'socialism' vs 'socialism' vs 'socialism' in Jehanabad". Abdul Qadir. The Times of India. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Bihar minister Surendra Prasad Yadav quits". The Times of India. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Surendra Prasad Yadav(RJD):Constituency- BELAGANJ(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Jahanabad Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "7 बार रहे विधायक, संसद में फाड़ दी थी बिल की कॉपी, ऐसी है दबंग सुरेंद्र यादव की कहानी". Aajtak. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. ^ "25 साल बाद सुरेन्द्र यादव दोबारा बने जहानाबाद के सांसद". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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