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| name = Ram Kripal Yadav
| name               = Ram Kripal Yadav
| 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
| 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
| caption =  
| caption             = Yadav in 2016
| birth_date = <!-- Please cite a reliable source for date of birth -->
| office            = Minister of Agriculture<br/>[[Government of Bihar]]
| birth_place =[[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| term_start        = 20 November 2025
| residence =[[Patna]]
| term_end          =
| alma_mater = [[Magadh University]] (B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.)
| 1blankname        = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| death_date =
| 1namedata          = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| death_place =
| predecessor        = [[Vijay Kumar Sinha]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State for Rural Development]]
| successor          =  
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office1           = [[Minister of State]]<br/>[[Government of India]]
| term_start1 = 9 November 2014
| term_start1       = 9 November 2014
| term_end1   = 30 May 2019
| term_end1         = 30 May 2019
| predecessor1 =  
| 1blankname1        = {{centre|Ministry}}
| successor1  = [[Niranjan Jyoti|Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti]]
| 1namedata1        = {{center|'''Term'''}}
| office2        = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| 2blankname1          = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
| term_start2     = 16 May 2014
| 2namedata1          = 5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019
| term_end2       =
| 3blankname1          = [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation|Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation]]
| predecessor2   = [[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]
| 3namedata1          = 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016
| successor2 =
| office2            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]]
| term_start2         = 2014
| term =
| term_end2           = 04 June 2024
| predecessor =
| predecessor2       = [[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]
| successor =
| successor2         = [[Misa Bharti]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| constituency2       = [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]]
| otherparty = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (before-2014)
| term_start3        = 2004
| spouse = Kiran Devi
| term_end3          = 2009
| children = 3
| predecessor3        = [[C. P. Thakur]]
| website = {{}}
| successor3          = ''Constituency defunct''
| footnotes =
| constituency3      = [[Patna Lok Sabha constituency|Patna]]
| date =  
| term_start4        = 1993
| year =  
| term_end4          = 1998
| source =  
| predecessor4        = [[Shailendra Nath Shrivastava]]
| successor4          = [[C. P. Thakur]]
| constituency4      = [[Patna Lok Sabha constituency|Patna]]
| office5            = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start5        = 8 July 2010
| term_end5          = 16 May 2014
| successor5          = [[Sharad Yadav]]
| constituency5      = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar|Bihar]]
| office6            = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
| term_start6        = 1998
| term_end6          = 2004
| term_start7        = 1992
| term_end7          = 1993
| office8            = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start8        = 14 November 2025
| constituency8 = [[Danapur Assembly constituency|Danapur]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1957|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| residence          = [[Patna]]
| alma_mater          = [[Magadh University]] (B.A.[Hons.], LL.B.)
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014–present)
| otherparty          = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (until 2014)<br/>[[Janata Dal]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Kiran Devi|1983}}
| children            = 3
}}
}}
'''Ram Kripal Yadav''' (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] parliamentary constituency in Bihar.<ref>{{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's Misa Bharti trailed as BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav won by 39321 votes|website= Times Now News|language=en |access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and was a close confidante of [[Lalu Yadav]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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's disciple now PM Narendra Modi loyalist|website= Economic Times|language=en |access-date=2014-11-09}}</ref> Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
'''Ram Kripal Yadav''' (born 12 October 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 currently serves the Agricultural minister in the [[Bihar Government]]  since 2025. He represents the [[Danapur Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{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's Misa Bharti trailed as BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav won by 39321 votes|website= Times Now News|date= 24 May 2019|language=en |access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and was a close confidant of [[Lalu Yadav]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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|date= 12 March 2014|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ram-kripal-yadav-lalus-disciple-now-pm-narendra-modi-loyalist/articleshow/45087727.cms|title= Ram Kripal Yadav - Lalu's disciple now PM Narendra Modi loyalist|website= Economic Times|date= 9 November 2014|language=en |access-date=2014-11-09}}</ref> Later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|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|date= 12 March 2014|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/391486/ram-kripal-yadav-joins-bjp.html|title= Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP|website= Deccan Herald|date= 12 March 2014|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{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|date= 12 March 2014|language=en |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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|date= 31 March 2019|language=hi |access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Yadav was born on 12 November 1957. He attained the [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours) and [[Bachelor of Law]] degrees from [[Magadh University]], [[Patna]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Yadav was born on 12 October 1957. He attained the [[Bachelor of Arts]] (Honours) and [[Bachelor of Law]] degrees from [[Magadh University]], [[Patna]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Yadav represented the [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]] constituency of [[Bihar]] winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of BJP from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
Yadav represented the [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]] constituency of [[Bihar]] winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He joined [[BJP]] in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of [[BJP]] from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
[[File:The Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Ram Kripal Yadav inaugurating the International Training Programme on Financing Small Enterprises for Rural Development, at NIRD&PR, Rajendra Nagar, in Hyderabad.jpg|right|thumb|Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Ram Kripal Yadav inaugurating the International Training Programme on Financing Small Enterprises for Rural Development, at NIRD&PR, Rajendra Nagar, in Hyderabad in 2018]]
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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>


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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating [[Lalu Yadav]]'s daughter [[Misa Bharti]].<ref>{{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'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=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |title=Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu'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 }}</ref> He was made a Minister of State in [[Government of India]] by [[Narendra Modi]] from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019. He was defeated for re-election in 2024.


He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating [[Lalu Yadav]]'s daughter [[Misa Bharti]].<ref>{{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'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=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/ |title=Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu'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 }}</ref> He was made a Minister of State in [[Government of India]] by [[Narendra Modi]] from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019.
In 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, he was elected from [[Danapur Assembly constituency]]. Subsequently, he was made a minister in the [[Government of Bihar]] on 20 November 2025.


==Offices held==
==Offices held==
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** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
* 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]]<ref>{{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|date= 31 March 2019|language=en |access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>
* 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ministry of Rural Department]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ministry of Rural Department]]<ref>{{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|date= 31 March 2019|language=en |access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>
* May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th [[Lok Sabha]] (5th term)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3832|title= Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|website= Lok Sabha|language=en |access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
* May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th [[Lok Sabha]] (5th term)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3832|title= Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|website= Lok Sabha|language=en |access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
* 24 July 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts
* 24 July 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts
* 13 September 2019 onwards :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
* 13 September 2019 - 4 June 2024 :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
* 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
* 9 October 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
* 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
* 9 October 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
* November 2025 - Elected to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
* 20 November 2025 - present - State cabinet minister in [[Bihar Government]]


==References==
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207152809/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=3832 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207152809/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=3832 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]


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Ram Kripal Yadav
Yadav in 2016
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
20 November 2025
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byVijay Kumar Sinha
Minister of State
Government of India
In office
9 November 2014 – 30 May 2019
Template:Centre
Term
Minister of Rural Development5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014 – 04 June 2024
Preceded byRanjan Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byMisa Bharti
ConstituencyPataliputra
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byC. P. Thakur
Succeeded byConstituency defunct
ConstituencyPatna
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byShailendra Nath Shrivastava
Succeeded byC. P. Thakur
ConstituencyPatna
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
8 July 2010 – 16 May 2014
Succeeded bySharad Yadav
ConstituencyBihar
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
1998–2004
In office
1992–1993
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
14 November 2025
ConstituencyDanapur
Personal details
Born (1957-10-12) 12 October 1957 (age 68)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations		Rashtriya Janata Dal (until 2014)
Janata Dal
Spouse(s)
Kiran Devi
(
m. 1983)
Children3
ResidencePatna
Alma materMagadh University (B.A.[Hons.], LL.B.)

Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He currently serves the Agricultural minister in the Bihar Government since 2025. He represents the Danapur Assembly constituency.[1][2] He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and was a close confidant of Lalu Yadav.[3][4][5] Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7][8] 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.[9][10]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Yadav was born on 12 October 1957. He attained the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Law degrees from Magadh University, Patna.[11]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Yadav represented the Patna (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Bihar winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of BJP from Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency).

Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Ram Kripal Yadav inaugurating the International Training Programme on Financing Small Enterprises for Rural Development, at NIRD&PR, Rajendra Nagar, in Hyderabad in 2018

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 seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.[12]

He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti.[13][14] He was made a Minister of State in Government of India by Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019. He was defeated for re-election in 2024.

In 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, he was elected from Danapur Assembly constituency. Subsequently, he was made a minister in the Government of Bihar on 20 November 2025.

Offices held[edit | edit source]

  • 1985-1986 :- Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation
  • 1992-1993 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council
  • 1993-1996 :- Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (elected in bye election)
  • 1996-1997 :- Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • 1998-2004 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council
  • 1998-2005 :- Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas Parishad (Rank equivalent to State Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar)
  • 2004-2009 :- Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
    • Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
    • Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex
  • 5 August 2007 :- Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • 1 May 2008 :- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
  • 2010 - 16 May 2014 :- Elected to Rajya Sabha
  • 2010 :- Member, Committee on Defence
  • 2010 :- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • Chairman :- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture, Bihar
  • 2014-2019 :- Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
    • 14 August 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Committee on Estimates
    • 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
    • 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
  • 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation[15]
  • 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Department[16]
  • May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)[17]
  • 24 July 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts
  • 13 September 2019 - 4 June 2024 :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
  • 9 October 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
  • 9 October 2019- 4 June 2024 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • November 2025 - Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly
  • 20 November 2025 - present - State cabinet minister in Bihar Government

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Pataliputra Election result 2019: RJD's Misa Bharti trailed as BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav won by 39321 votes". Times Now News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lok Sabha elections 2019: Misa Bharti vs Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lalu Prasad loyalist Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". India.Com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "All you need to know about Ram Kripal Yadav, the former Lalu loyalist". Firstpost. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ram Kripal Yadav - Lalu's disciple now PM Narendra Modi loyalist". Economic Times. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rebel RJD MP Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". Deccan Herald. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ram Kripal Yadav MP demands government to set up new industries in Bihar". Etv Bharat. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Lok Sabha Election 2019: सुबह-सुबह राजधानी की सड़कों पर ई-रिक्शा चलाते दिखे केंद्रीय मंत्री, लोग देखकर रह गए दंग". Jansatta (in हिन्दी). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Yadav, Shri Ram Kripal". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Sulking Ram Kripal Yadav quits RJD posts after Lalu snubs him denying key Pataliputra seat". Times of India. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "LS polls: BJP fields Ram Kripal Yadav against Lalu's daughter Misa". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter". 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves". Business Standard. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves Patna residents bemused". News Indian Express. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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