Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav

Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
Member of the 14th Lok Sabha
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Brahmanand Mandal
Succeeded by	Rajiv Ranjan Singh Alias Lallan Singh
Constituency	Munger
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha
	In office; 2014–2019
Preceded by	Putul Kumari
Succeeded by	Giridhari Yadav
Constituency	Banka
Personal details
Born	2 August 1954 (age 69); Jamui, Bihar, India
Political party	RJD
Spouse(s)	Savita Yadav
Children	2 daughters
Residence	Jamui
Website	www.rashtriyajanatadal.com
	As of 26 September, 2006; Source: [1]

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Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (born 2 August 1954) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He served as the Minister of State of Water Resources during UPA I under then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Yadav represented the Munger constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. He won the 2014 Indian general election from Banka Constituency and in 2019 lost to Giridhari Yadav from the same constituency.

Biography[edit]

Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav was born in Barhat, Jamui district, in Bihar state. His late father's name is Akhileshwar Prasad Yadav and his mother's name is Shanti Devi. Yadav holds a degree of Masters of Arts and Bachelor of Law from Patna University, Bihar. He married Savita Yadav on 18 February 1991. They have two daughters, elder Divya Prakash and younger Shefali Roy.

Political Tenure[edit]

1980-1985 and 1990-2004 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (four terms)
1995-2000 - Minister, Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, Government of Bihar
2000-2004 - Minister, Micro-irrigation, Government of Bihar
2004-2009 - State Minister, water resources, Government of India and Lok Sabha member from Munger constituency
2014-2019 - Lok Sabha member from Banka constituency

External links[edit]

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