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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ram Kripal Yadav&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 12 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;November &lt;/del&gt;1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and was a close confidante of [[Lalu Yadav]]. Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. 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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ram Kripal Yadav&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 12 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;October &lt;/ins&gt;1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] parliamentary constituency in Bihar.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/pataliputra-bihar-election-2019-pataliputra-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage-misa-bharati-ram-kripal-yadav-rjd-bjp/414519|title= Pataliputra Election result 2019: RJD&#039;s Misa Bharti trailed as BJP&#039;s Ram Kripal Yadav won by 39321 votes|website= Times Now News|language=en |access-date=2019-05-24}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/lok-sabha-elections-2019-misa-bharti-vs-ram-kripal-yadav-in-patliputra/cid/1690829|title= Lok Sabha elections 2019: Misa Bharti vs Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra|website= The Telegraph|language=en |access-date=2019-05-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and was a close confidante of [[Lalu Yadav]].&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/election-2014/lalu-prasad-loyalist-ram-kripal-yadav-joins-bjp-22408/|title= Lalu Prasad loyalist Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP|website= India.Com|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/all-you-need-to-know-about-ram-kripal-yadav-the-former-lalu-loyalist-1430619.html|title= All you need to know about Ram Kripal Yadav, the former Lalu loyalist|website= Firstpost|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ram-kripal-yadav-lalus-disciple-now-pm-narendra-modi-loyalist/articleshow/45087727.cms|title= Ram Kripal Yadav - Lalu&#039;s disciple now PM Narendra Modi loyalist|website= Economic Times|language=en |access-date=2014-11-09}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rebel-rjd-mp-ram-kripal-yadav-joins-bjp/article5776804.ece|title= Rebel RJD MP Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP|website= The Hindu|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/391486/ram-kripal-yadav-joins-bjp.html|title= Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP|website= Deccan Herald|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ram-kripal-yadav-joins-bjp/story-igLvl9PuxkG7wv4NFZNphK.html|title= Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP|website= Hindustan Times|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;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.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://react.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/bihar/ram-kripal-yadav-mp-demands-government-to-set-up-new-industries-in-bihar/na20210316172646456|title= Ram Kripal Yadav MP demands government to set up new industries in Bihar|website= Etv Bharat|language=en |access-date=2021-03-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2019-union-minister-ram-kripal-yadav-drives-e-rickshaw-leaves-patna-residents-bemused/963476/|title= Lok Sabha Election 2019: सुबह-सुबह राजधानी की सड़कों पर ई-रिक्शा चलाते दिखे केंद्रीय मंत्री, लोग देखकर रह गए दंग|website= Jansatta|language=hi |access-date=2019-03-31}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yadav represented the [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]] constituency of [[Bihar]] winning thrice from there in 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;general &lt;/del&gt;elections as member of BJP from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yadav represented the [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]] constituency of [[Bihar]] winning thrice from there in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the year &lt;/ins&gt;1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;parliamentary &lt;/ins&gt;elections as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;member of BJP from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He did not contest the 15th general elections in 2009 from Patna as the RJD leader [[Lalu Yadav]] himself contested&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;and lost&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;from that constituency. Ram Kripal Yadav wanted to contest from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |title=Sulking Ram Kripal Yadav quits RJD posts after Lalu snubs him denying key Pataliputra seat |publisher=Times of India |date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309075647/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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 [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |title=Sulking Ram Kripal Yadav quits RJD posts after Lalu snubs him denying key Pataliputra seat |publisher=Times of India |date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309075647/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as member of BJP after defeating [[Lalu Yadav]]&#039;s daughter [[Misa Bharti]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |title=LS polls: BJP fields Ram Kripal Yadav against Lalu&#039;s daughter Misa |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314170209/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;live &lt;/del&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |title=Election LIVE: BJP&#039;s third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu&#039;s daughter |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314224733/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was made a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;state minister &lt;/del&gt;by Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;member of BJP after defeating [[Lalu Yadav]]&#039;s daughter [[Misa Bharti]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |title=LS polls: BJP fields Ram Kripal Yadav against Lalu&#039;s daughter Misa |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314170209/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dead &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |title=Election LIVE: BJP&#039;s third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu&#039;s daughter |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314224733/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was made a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Minister of State in [[Government of India]] &lt;/ins&gt;by &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Narendra Modi&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Offices held==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Offices held==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1985-1986	Deputy Mayor, [[Patna Municipal Corporation]]  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1985-1986 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:- &lt;/ins&gt;Deputy Mayor, [[Patna Municipal Corporation]]  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1992-1993 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;     &lt;/del&gt;Member, [[Bihar Legislative Council]]  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1992-1993 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:- &lt;/ins&gt;Member, [[Bihar Legislative Council]]  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1993-1996	&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Member, Tenth &lt;/del&gt;Lok Sabha (elected in bye election)  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1993-1996 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:- Elected to 10th [[&lt;/ins&gt;Lok Sabha&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;(elected in bye election)  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1996-1997	Member, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Eleventh &lt;/del&gt;Lok Sabha, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with RJD&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 1996-1997	&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:- Re-elected to 11th [[Lok Sabha]] (2nd term)&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2004&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2009	&lt;/del&gt;Member, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Fourteenth Lok Sabha&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with RJD  &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 1998-2004 :- &lt;/ins&gt;Member, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Bihar Legislative Council]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;     &lt;/del&gt;Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 1998-2005 :- Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas Parishad (Rank equivalent to State Cabinet Minister in [[Government of Bihar]])&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010- &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/del&gt;Member, Committee on Defence  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 2004-2009 :- Re-elected to 14th [[&lt;/ins&gt;Lok Sabha&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] (3rd term)&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010- &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;** Member&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Standing Committee on Information Technology&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Chairman&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, [[&lt;/del&gt;Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;, [[Bihar]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1998&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2005 Chairman, &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Bihar Dharmik Nayas, Bihar&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 5 August 2007 :&lt;/ins&gt;- Member, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Standing Committee on Petroleum &amp;amp; Natural Gas&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2014 - &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Lok Sabha member with BJP &lt;/del&gt;and [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Minister &lt;/del&gt;of Rural &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Development&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 1 May 2008 :- Member&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Committee on Public Undertakings&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2019 - Lok Sabha &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;member with BJP&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;- 16 May 2014 :- &lt;/ins&gt;Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/ins&gt;- Member, Committee on Defence  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* 2010 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/ins&gt;- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Chairman &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:- &lt;/ins&gt;Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture, [[Bihar]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2014-2019 :- Re&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;elected to 16th &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Lok Sabha&lt;/ins&gt;]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(4th term)&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;** 14 August 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Committee on Estimates&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science &amp;amp; Technology, Environment &amp;amp; Forests&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 1 September &lt;/ins&gt;2014 - &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sanitation]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/union-minister-ram-kripal-yadav-drives-e-rickshaw-leaves-119033100427_1.html|title= Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves|website= Business Standard|language=en |access-date=2019-03-31}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for &lt;/ins&gt;[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Ministry &lt;/ins&gt;of Rural &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Department&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/mar/31/union-minister-ram-kripal-yadav-drives-e-rickshaw-leaves-patna-residents-bemused-1958403.html|title= Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves Patna residents bemused|website= News Indian Express|language=en |access-date=2019-03-31}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;May &lt;/ins&gt;2019 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/ins&gt;- &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Re-elected to 17th [[&lt;/ins&gt;Lok Sabha&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] (5th term)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://164&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3832|title= Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|website= Lok Sabha|language=en |access-date=2021-06-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 24 July 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 13 September 2019 onwards :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l90&quot;&gt;Line 90:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 104:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Magadh University alumni]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Magadh University alumni]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Bihar-politician-stub}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Ram Kripal Yadav&lt;br /&gt;
| image =The Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Ram Kripal Yadav addressing the media after taking charge in his office, in New Delhi on July 08, 2016.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = &amp;lt;!-- Please cite a reliable source for date of birth --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place =[[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| residence =[[Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater = [[Magadh University]] (B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.) &lt;br /&gt;
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| office1 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State for Rural Development]]&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1  = 9 November 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1    = 30 May 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1 = &lt;br /&gt;
| successor1   = [[Niranjan Jyoti|Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office2         =  [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start2     = 16 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
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| predecessor2    = [[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| constituency2 = [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| otherparty = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (before-2014)&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse = Kiran Devi&lt;br /&gt;
| children = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| website = {{URL|www.ramkripalyadav.in}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ram Kripal Yadav&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 12 November 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and was a close confidante of [[Lalu Yadav]]. Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
Yadav was born on 12 November 1957. He attained the [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours) and [[Bachelor of Law]] degrees from [[Magadh University]], [[Patna]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Yadav, Shri Ram Kripal |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofileBrief.aspx?mpsno=3832 |website=Lok Sabha |access-date=26 September 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
Yadav represented the [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]] constituency of [[Bihar]] winning thrice from there in 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 general elections as member of BJP from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;br /&gt;
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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 [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |title=Sulking Ram Kripal Yadav quits RJD posts after Lalu snubs him denying key Pataliputra seat |publisher=Times of India |date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309075647/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sulking-Ram-Kripal-Yadav-quits-RJD-posts-after-Lalu-snubs-him-denying-key-Pataliputra-seat/articleshow/31657644.cms |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as member of BJP after defeating [[Lalu Yadav]]&amp;#039;s daughter [[Misa Bharti]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |title=LS polls: BJP fields Ram Kripal Yadav against Lalu&amp;#039;s daughter Misa |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314170209/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/ls-polls-bjp-declares-third-list-fields-ram-kripal-yadav-from-patliputra/article1-1194688.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |title=Election LIVE: BJP&amp;#039;s third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu&amp;#039;s daughter |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314224733/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was made a state minister by Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Offices held==&lt;br /&gt;
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* 1985-1986	Deputy Mayor, [[Patna Municipal Corporation]] &lt;br /&gt;
* 1992-1993      Member, [[Bihar Legislative Council]] &lt;br /&gt;
* 1993-1996	Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (elected in bye election) &lt;br /&gt;
* 1996-1997	Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha, with RJD&lt;br /&gt;
* 2004-2009	Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha, with RJD  &lt;br /&gt;
* 2010      Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010-   Member, Committee on Defence &lt;br /&gt;
* 2010-  Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation&lt;br /&gt;
* Chairman, [[Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture]], [[Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 1998-2005 Chairman, [[Bihar Dharmik Nayas, Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2014 - Lok Sabha member with BJP and [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2019 - Lok Sabha member with BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Twitter|ramkripalmp}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207152809/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=3832 Home Page on the Parliament of India&amp;#039;s Website]&lt;br /&gt;
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