Yadavendra Dutt Dubey (1918–1999) was the Maharaja of Jaunpur since 1956. He had been a member of the

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organisation

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since 1942 and became its (director) for the

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division. He was elected to the 6th and 9th

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from Jaunpur on a

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ticket. He was a member of

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for 17 years and served as its leader of opposition from 1962 to 1964.

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1918 births 1999 deaths People from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1989–1991 Leaders of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub