Laxmi Narayan Yadav is a

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leader and former

member of parliament (MP) 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 often ...

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. He has won the

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from the

Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Sagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency has been reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes since 1967. It covers parts of Sagar and Vidis ...

. He is two times MLA from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) assembly seat of Sagar district in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. First time, he was elected in 1977 from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from

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. He has defeated

Vitthalbhai Patel Vitthalbhai Patel (21 May 1936 – 7 September 2013) was an Indian poet, lyricist, and senior Congress leader known for his contributions in social services and politics as well as for penning several Hindi film songs, including "Na Maangu Sona ...

who was a Congress leader and

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famed Bollywood lyricist and poet and industrialist. During the same tenure in 1978 – 1980 he served as Minister for Higher Education, in Government of Madhya Pradesh in the Sakhlecha ministry. Mr.

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (4 March 1930 – 31 May 1999) was an Indian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He hailed from Mandsa ...

was the then chief minister. Second time, in 1989, Mr. Yadav again defeated Patel from the same constituency.

Personal life

Mr. Yadav was born on Dec. 9, 1944 in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Yadav married Mrs Gayatri Devi on June 29, 1961. He has a son Sudheer Yadav who is a member of Bhartiya Janta Party and a daughter. His son Sudheer Yadav (also spelled as Sudhir Yadav) fought assembly elections from

Banda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Banda Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the Vidhan Sabha const ...

in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh from Bharatiya Janshakti Party of

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but couldn't succeed. He again fought for assembly in 2018 from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) but lost again.

Election results

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Laxmi Narayan Yadav
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