Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (died 2007) was an Indian politician. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh was a member of the (Bihar ) state legislature representing Dhanbad & Chatra before it became part of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh was elected to a seat in the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

in 1971 He was a Member of Parliament representing Chatra district (Jharkhand) . He was the Chairman of The National Commission for Backward Classes, Govt. Of India. He was the Chairman of The Labour Cell. Held several government portfolios in the Bihar govt. The challenging project of Mahatma Gandhi Setu (Patna, Bihar) was constructed under his tenure and supervision. He was the son of a rich Zamindar Basudev Prasad (who owned several collieries under his name). Yogesh had everything he could probably ask for, his father provided him a rich lifestyle but this never satiated him as he always felt a higher calling - ' To help and stand for those who are in need'. He never lost track of his purpose, studied hard and cracked the Civil Services Exam but still this made him feel as he couldn't possibly help the people enough.

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{{reflist Jharkhand politicians Year of birth missing 2007 deaths Bihar MLAs 1980–1985 Bihar MLAs 1985–1990 India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Bihar