Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav

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Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
Member of the 14th Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byBrahmanand Mandal
Succeeded byRajiv Ranjan Singh Alias Lallan Singh
ConstituencyMunger
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPutul Kumari
Succeeded byGiridhari Yadav
ConstituencyBanka
Personal details
Born (1954-08-02) 2 August 1954 (age 67)
Jamui, Bihar, India
Political partyRJD
Spouse(s)Savita Yadav
Children2 daughters
ResidenceJamui
Websitewww.rashtriyajanatadal.com
As of 26 September, 2006
Source: [1]

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[]

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[]

  • 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

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