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Sharad Yadav
Sharad Yadav (born 1 July 1947) is a politician from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha seven times and to Rajya Sabha thrice from JD(U). He was the first national president of Janata Dal (United) since its formation in 2003 till year 2016. He was disqualified from Rajya Sabha and removed from party leadership positions for engaging in anti-party activities. Personal life Yadav was born on 1 July 1947 to Nand Kishore Yadav and Sumitra Yadav in Babai village in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Robertson College Jabalpur which branched into Government Science College, Jabalpur and Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College. He is an agriculturist, educationist and engineer by profession. Most of his political career is from Bihar state. He married Rekha Yadav on 15 February 1989, with whom he has a son and a daughter. His daughter Subhashini Raja Rao j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is a government ministry of India. The ministry is headed by a Cabinet rank minister. Departments The ministry is divided into two departments, the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Department of Consumer Affairs. Department of Food and Public Distribution The objectives of the department are to ensure: *remunerative rates for the farmers. *supply of food grains at reasonable prices through the public distribution system. Public Distribution System The Indian Public Distribution System (PDS) is a national food security system that distributes subsidised food to India's poor. Major commodities include wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene. Surpluses of food from increased crop yields (as a result of the Green Revolution and good monsoon seasons) are managed by the Food Corporation of India, established by the Food Corporation Act 1964. The system implements national policy for farm price suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawala Scandal
The Hawala scandal, also called the Jain Diaries case or the hawala scam, was an Indian political and financial scandal involving payments allegedly sent by politicians (black money) through four hawala brokers, namely the Jain brothers. It was a US$18 million bribery scandal that implicated some of the country's leading politicians. The Jain Hawala story was broken by two Delhi-based journalists Ram Bahadur Rai and Rajesh Joshi, working for the Hindi daily Jansatta, and then by Vineet Narain, a journalist who filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court of India. Events In 1991, an arrest linked to militants in Kashmir led to a raid on hawala brokers, revealing evidence of large-scale payments to national politicians. On 25 March 1991, as per the court proceedings published by the Supreme court of India, Ashfak Hussain Lone, a person alleged to be an official of the terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, was arrested in Delhi. During his interrogation, the police l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhepura (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Madhepura is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Sharad Yadav started his political innings in his home state of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s, but he later made Madhepura his base, winning from here 4 times and losing 4 times. He won from here in 1991, 1996, (lost to Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1998), 1999 (defeating Lalu), (lost to Lalu in 2004), won again in 2009. He lost in 2014 and then again 2019, both times falling to Modi wave. Vidhan Sabha segments After the delimitation in 2009, presently Madhepura constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments: Members of Lok Sabha ^ by-poll Election results 2019 Lok Sabha Election 2014 Lok Sabha Election 2004 Lok Sabha Election 2004 bye-election *Pappu Yadav (RJD) : 365,948 votes *Rajendra Prasad Yadav (JD-U) : 157,088 1999 Lok Sabha Election * Sharad Yadav (JD(U)) : 328,761 votes * Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 298,441 See also * Khagari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badaun (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Budaun is commonly pronounced Badayun is a city and a seat of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located near the Ganges river in the centre of Western Uttar Pradesh. Budaun was the capital of Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 CE to 1214 CE during Sultan Iltutmish rule. It was the most important post of Northern Frontier during Mughal reign. Budaun is a big market, historically famous and religiously important city. It is the heart of Rohilkhand. Budaun is 229 km from New Delhi and it takes about 5 to 7 hours to reach the city depending on mode of transport i.e. car or roadways bus service. The town is near the left bank of the river Sot. Etymology and archaeology Prof. Goti John referred this city was named ''Bedamooth'' in an ancient inscription based on stone scripts at the Lucknow Museum. Later this region was called Panchal. According to the lines on stone scripts there was a village ''Bhadaunlak'' near the city. The Muslim historian Roz Khan Lodhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Prakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), popularly referred to as JP or ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he had called for a "Bihar Movement, total revolution". His biography, ''Jayaprakash,'' was written by his nationalist friend and the writer of Hindi literature, Rambriksh Benipuri. In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social service. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965. Early life Jayprakash Narayan was born on 11 October 1902 in the village of Sitabdiara, Ballia district, United Provinces of British India, United Provinces, British India (present-day Saran district, Saran district, Bihar, India). Sitabdiara is a large village, straddling two states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabalpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Jabalpur is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency covers the entire Jabalpur district. Assembly segments Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Jabalpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by poll Elections results 2019 2014 2009 2004 See also * Jabalpur district * List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha References External links *Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ... *https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp {{c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London and King's College London and "other such other Institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". This fact allows it to be one of three institutions to claim the title of the third-oldest university in England, and moved to a federal structure in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018. It was the first university in the United Kingdom to introduce examinations for women in 1869 and, a decade later, the first to admit women to degrees. In 1913, it appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election
The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 2020. The election was held in three phases for a total of 243 seats:- the first for 71 seats on 28 October 2020, the second for 94 seats on 3 November 2020, and the third for the remaining 78 seats on 7 November 2020. The counting of votes began on 10 November 2020 and the incumbent National Democratic Alliance emerged as the winner with 125 elected MLAs, whereas the principal opposition coalition of Mahagathbandhan won 110 seats. Other minor coalitions and parties won 7 seats while only 1 newly elected MLA was an independent. After the elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar and was sworn in again as Chief Minister, whereas two new deputy Chief Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Engineering
A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Bachelor of Engineering degree will be accredited by one of the Engineering Council's professional engineering institutions as suitable for registration as an incorporated engineer or chartered engineer with further study to masters level. In Canada, a degree from a Canadian university can be accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Alternatively, it might be accredited directly by another professional engineering institution, such as the US-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The Bachelor of Engineering contributes to the route to chartered engineer (UK), registered engineer or licensed professional engineer and has been approved by representatives of the profession. Most universities in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Science College, Jabalpur
Government Science College, Jabalpur is an educational institute situated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1836, making it one of the oldest colleges in India. It has been accredited with grade 'A' by NAAC. The University Grants Commission (UGC) granted it autonomous status in 1990 and heritage status in 2015. History Timeline * 1836 – Established in the Year 1836 at Saugor (Sagar, Madhya Pradesh) * 1860 – Collegiate School at Saugor started * 1873 – Transferred from Saugor to Jabalpur * 1896 – Degree Courses in Science started * 1916 – Named as Robertson College * 1947 - Moved to the present campus as the previous campus was allotted to the Jabalpur Engineering College's Civil engineering department * 1947 – After Independence the college was renamed as Mahakaushal Mahavidyalaya. Post Graduate Studies started. * 1962 – Bifurcated into ‘Govt. Science College’ and Mahakaushal Arts & Commerce College. * 1985 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
