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'''Vinayak Prasad Yadav''' (died 7 January 2002) was an Indian politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharsa]], [[Bihar]], in the [[Lok Sabha]], the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]], as a member of the [[Janata Party]].
'''Vinayak Prasad Yadav''' (died 7 January 2002) was an Indian politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Saharsa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharsa]], [[Bihar]], in the [[Lok Sabha]], the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]], as a member of the [[Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3461.htm|title=Lok Sabha Profiles|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509191641/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3461.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Life ==
== Life ==
Vinayak Prasad Yadav was jailed several times for his activities as a part of the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. He was elected a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Bihar]] for the periods 1967-1968 and 1972–1974, as well as being elected in 1985 and 1990. He served for some time as a minister in the [[Government of Bihar]].<ref name="obit"/>
Vinayak Prasad Yadav was jailed several times for his activities as a part of the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. He was elected a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Bihar]] for the periods 1967-1968 and 1972–1974, as well as being elected in 1985 and 1990. He served for some time as a minister in the [[Government of Bihar]].<ref name="obit"/>


Following the killing of [[Jagdeo Prasad]] by police at [[Kurtha]] in 1974 Yadav, who was then a member of the [[Samyukta Socialist Party]], resigned from the Bihar Legislative Assembly in protest.<ref name="tiwari">{{cite book |title=Democracy and Dissent: A Case Study of the Bihar Movement, 1974-75 |first=Lalan |last=Tiwari |publisher =Mittal Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-8-17099-008-6 |pages=86–87 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=td6zIMI_pwAC&pg=PA86}}</ref>
Following the killing of [[Jagdeo Prasad]] by police at [[Kurtha]] in 1974 Yadav, who was then a member of the [[Samyukta Socialist Party]], resigned from the Bihar Legislative Assembly in protest.<ref name="tiwari">{{cite book |title=Democracy and Dissent: A Case Study of the Bihar Movement, 1974-75 |first=Lalan |last=Tiwari |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-8-17099-008-6 |pages=86–87 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=td6zIMI_pwAC&pg=PA86 |access-date=18 June 2020 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419204733/https://books.google.com/books?id=td6zIMI_pwAC&pg=PA86 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Yadav also served one term as a Member of Parliament, being elected to the [[Sixth Lok Sabha]] from the Saharsa constituency in Bihar for the period 1977 to 1979.<ref name="obit"/> He was among 27 MPs who left the Janata Party parliamentary group in July 1979 in protest at that party's acceptance of associates who were involved with the right-wing [[Hindutva]] organisation, the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. All those among the 27 who came from Bihar were supporters of [[Karpoori Thakur]].<ref>{{cite book |title=India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics |first= Ananth V. |last=Krishna |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2011 |isbn=978-8-13173-465-0 |page=229 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&pg=PA229}}</ref>
Yadav also served one term as a Member of Parliament, being elected to the [[Sixth Lok Sabha]] from the Saharsa constituency in Bihar for the period 1977 to 1979.<ref name="obit"/> He was among 27 MPs who left the Janata Party parliamentary group in July 1979 in protest at that party's acceptance of associates who were involved with the right-wing [[Hindutva]] organisation, the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. All those among the 27 who came from Bihar were supporters of [[Karpoori Thakur]].<ref>{{cite book |title=India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics |first= Ananth V. |last=Krishna |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2011 |isbn=978-8-13173-465-0 |page=229 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&pg=PA229}}</ref>


Outside politics, Yadav was a lawyer. He died, aged 74, at Kaushalipatti, Bihar on 7 January 2002.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/handle/123456789/759637?view_type=browse |access-date=2020-06-18 |publisher=Parliament of India |title=Lok Sabha Debates 14 May 2002|page=2}}</ref>
Outside politics, Yadav was a lawyer. He died, aged 74, at Kaushalipatti, Bihar on 7 January 2002.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/handle/123456789/759637?view_type=browse |access-date=2020-06-18 |publisher=Parliament of India |title=Lok Sabha Debates 14 May 2002 |page=2 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619134354/https://eparlib.nic.in/handle/123456789/759637?view_type=browse |url-status=live }}</ref>


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==References==
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Vinayak Prasad Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977-1980
Preceded byChiranjib Jha
Succeeded byKamal Nath Jha
ConstituencySaharsa, Bihar
Personal details
Died7 January 2002
Kaushalipatti, Bihar
Political partyJanata Party

Vinayak Prasad Yadav (died 7 January 2002) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Saharsa, Bihar, in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament, as a member of the Janata Party.[1]

Life[edit | edit source]

Vinayak Prasad Yadav was jailed several times for his activities as a part of the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar for the periods 1967-1968 and 1972–1974, as well as being elected in 1985 and 1990. He served for some time as a minister in the Government of Bihar.[2]

Following the killing of Jagdeo Prasad by police at Kurtha in 1974 Yadav, who was then a member of the Samyukta Socialist Party, resigned from the Bihar Legislative Assembly in protest.[3]

Yadav also served one term as a Member of Parliament, being elected to the Sixth Lok Sabha from the Saharsa constituency in Bihar for the period 1977 to 1979.[2] He was among 27 MPs who left the Janata Party parliamentary group in July 1979 in protest at that party's acceptance of associates who were involved with the right-wing Hindutva organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. All those among the 27 who came from Bihar were supporters of Karpoori Thakur.[4]

Outside politics, Yadav was a lawyer. He died, aged 74, at Kaushalipatti, Bihar on 7 January 2002.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Lok Sabha Profiles". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lok Sabha Debates 14 May 2002". Parliament of India. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. Tiwari, Lalan (1987). Democracy and Dissent: A Case Study of the Bihar Movement, 1974-75. Mittal Publications. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-8-17099-008-6. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. Krishna, Ananth V. (2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. p. 229. ISBN 978-8-13173-465-0.