Ramakant Yadav (born 1 July 1957) is an

Indian politician Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is ...

belonging to the

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

, from the

Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembl ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. Ramakant Yadav had switched from the

to the

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

in 2004 parliament elections, before finally joining the

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 Modi ...

in 2008.

supremo

Mulayam Singh Yadav Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. In the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as ...

fought

Member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

election against Ramakant Yadav and was able to win with very low margin. It was challenging and surprising for all political analyzers. This was because of his great bond with people as he has the image of "backward saviour" . He has a brother named

Umakant Yadav Umakant Yadav (born 3 February 1954) is an Indian politician for the Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha Constituency) in Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, ...

Yadav, former BSP MP. One of his sons Arun Kumar Yadav is presently the BJP MLA from Phoolpur Pawai in

Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the st ...

district of

. In 2019 he contested from

Bhadohi Bhadohi is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hub in South Asia. The city is 45 km west of Varanasi and 82 km east of Allahabad. Demographics As of 2011 Indi ...

Loksabha seat on the

Congress Party 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 Em ...

ticket but faced humiliating defeat. He got only 25000 votes.

Positions held

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Ramakant 1957 births Living people People from Azamgarh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 1999–2004 National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Bahujan Samaj Party politicians Samajwadi Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians Politicians from Azamgarh district Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027