Chandrajit Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
, the lower house of the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...
from
Azamgarh constituency in 1967, 1971 as member of the
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 E ...
, and lost to Ram Naresh Yadav of Janata Party in 1977. When Indira Gandhi split the party, he remained with the 'Socialist'group, and came third in Azamgarh bypoll of 1978 won by Mohsina Kidwai of Indira Congress. He then left Congress and won from Azamgarh in 1980 as Janata Party (Secular) candidate. Then he was back in Congress and lost in Phulpur in 1989 Lok Sabha elections. He won from Azamgarh in 1991 Lok Sabha elections as a
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 October 1988 on the birth annive ...
candidate.
He was the Union Minister of Steel and Mines in the Indira Gandhi Ministry.
References
External links
Official Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Chandrajit
1930 births
2007 deaths
Janata Dal politicians
Indian National Congress politicians
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1971–1977
India MPs 1980–1984
India MPs 1991–1996
Politicians from Azamgarh district
Steel Ministers of India
Members of the Cabinet of India
Janata Party (Secular) politicians
Lok Dal politicians
Indian National Congress (U) politicians