Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started off ...

from the

Pataliputra Pataliputra ( IAST: ), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort () near the Ganges river.. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the ...

parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and was a close confidant of

Lalu Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...

. Later he joined

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

. He was first a mayor in Bihar, and later the Minister of State for Rural Development in central cabinet in Delhi from 2014 to 2019.

Early life

Yadav was born on 12 October 1957. He attained the

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(Honours) and Bachelor of Law degrees from

Magadh University Magadh University is a public state university and institution of higher education in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university is governed by the Bihar State University Act 1976. It pro ...

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

Political career

Yadav represented the

Patna (Lok Sabha constituency) Patna Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar existed from 1957 to 2008. Later it was split into two seats. Pataliputra and Patna Sahib. Members of Parliament 1952-1957 In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies: * Patalipu ...

constituency of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He joined

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in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of

from Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency). He did not contest the 15th general elections in 2009 from Patna as the RJD leader

himself contested and lost from that constituency. Ram Kripal Yadav wanted to contest from

seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined

. He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating

's daughter

Misa Bharti Misa Bharti (born 22 May 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. In 2014, she unsuccessfully contested the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency and lost to RJD rebel Ram Kripa ...

. He was made a Minister of State in

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from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019.

Offices held

* 1985-1986 :- Deputy Mayor,

Patna Municipal Corporation Patna Municipal Corporation or Patna Nagar Nigam, PMC, is the civic body that governs Patna, the capital of Bihar in India.Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in ...

* 1992-1993 :- Member,

Bihar Legislative Council Bihar Vidhan Parishad, also known as Bihar Legislative Council, is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. History A new Province of Bihar and Odisha was created by the Government of India on 12 Dec ...

* 1993-1996 :- Elected to 10th

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(elected in bye election) * 1996-1997 :- Re-elected to 11th

(2nd term) * 1998-2004 :- Member,

* 1998-2005 :- Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas Parishad (Rank equivalent to State Cabinet Minister in

Government of Bihar The Government of Bihar, known locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Bihar and its 9 divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a ju ...

) * 2004-2009 :- Re-elected to 14th

(3rd term) ** Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology ** Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex * 5 August 2007 :- Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas * 1 May 2008 :- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings * 2010 - 16 May 2014 :- Elected to

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

* 2010 :- Member, Committee on Defence * 2010 :- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation * Chairman :- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture,

* 2014-2019 :- Re-elected to 16th

(4th term) ** 14 August 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Committee on Estimates ** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests ** 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways * 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation was a ministry of the Government of India formed in 2011. From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti. In 1999, the Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS) was for ...

* 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Department * May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th

(5th term) * 24 July 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts * 13 September 2019 onwards :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture * 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation * 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

References

External links

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Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Ram Kripal 1957 births Living people Politicians from Patna India MPs 2004–2009 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar Lok Sabha members from Bihar India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 2014–2019 Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Janata Dal politicians Narendra Modi ministry India MPs 2019–present Magadh University alumni