Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

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Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byRameshwar Prasad
Succeeded byChandradeo Prasad Verma
ConstituencyArrah, Bihar
Members of Legislative Assembly
In office
1951–1957
1962–1967
1980–1995 and 1977–1980 Danapur
Preceded byNot Exist
Succeeded byChandradeo Prasad Verma
ConstituencyPaliganj
Personal details
Born(1920-03-09)9 March 1920
Amdehari Hari Rampur , Patna District, Bihar , British India
Died16 January 2006(2006-01-16) (aged 85)
Patna, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)Reshmi Devi
ChildrenPrakash Chandra Yadav
ResidencePatna, Bihar

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (1920-2006) also known as Sher-e-Bihar[1] was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arrah, Bihar in 1991 as a member of the Janata Dal but joined the Congress in controversial circumstances which helped save Narasimha Rao Government in the 28 July 1993 no confidence vote. He was later made Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the Narasimha Rao Government.[2][3] He was earlier Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and a state minister.[4][5] He first became a Cabinet Minister in 1963 in K.B. Sahay ministry. He was accorded the third place in the ministry after Sahey and his deputy Satendra Narain Singh. A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Yadav was a key figure from Bihar in India's freedom struggle.[6][7] His younger grandson Jai Vardhan Yadav was elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Paliganj as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal in between 2015 and 2020.

Political journey[edit]

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav was a Member of the Tenth Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996, representing Arrah Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar. Shri Yadav was a Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers from 1994 to 1996. Earlier, Shri Yadav was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1991. He was the chairman, Nivedan Samiti, Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1989. He was also the Cabinet Minister, Public Works Department, Public Health Engineering and Home Guards, Land Revenue, Land Reforms, Rehabilitation and Relief in the State Government.[6] During the 1990s, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav was the undisputed leader of Yadavs in Bihar.[8] He is till date regarded as one of the tallest Yadav leaders of all times in Bihar and an icon.[9][10]

Contributions as a philanthropist and educationist[edit]

An agriculturist by profession, Yadav was an active social worker. He served as the chairman, Bihar Art Theatre from 1981 to 1985 and as the chairman and Secretary of various cultural organisations in Patna.[6] He was the founder of more than 100 educational institutions and cultural centres in Bihar. He contributed to organising students, labour unions, backward classes, freedom fighters and Kisan Sabha.[11] In an interview to India Today, he is quoted to have said, "For me the farmer comes first. And I am willing to sacrifice anything for him. For the farmer, whatever I have to do, I will do."[12]

Attributed State-run Institutions and Monuments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "इन्हें कहा जाता है शेर-ए-बिहार, इनके कारण यादवों को मिली पहचान". www.bhaskar.com.
  2. ↑ "SC raps the bribe, guards the vote". www.financialexpress.com. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "JMM MP turns approver in bribery case against Rao". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav no more". www.dnaindia.com. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Election Commission of India - State Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Regarding Passing Away Of Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, Member 10 Th Lok ... on 2 March, 2006".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav remembered". Zee News. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nitish Kumar's JD(U) inducts 3 RJD MLAs, all from powerful political families". ThePrint. Retrieved 13 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ Srivastava, Amitabh (18 October 2020). "Nitish Kumar's silent M-Y strategy". India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "The loneliness of being BJP in Bihar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "For the farmer, whatever I have to do, I will do: Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav". India Today. 15 December 1994. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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