Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from

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, who has been

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. He is the recipient of

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India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of

1977, 1999, 2009, and 2014. He was with

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in 1960s and various faces of

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and its off-shoots in 1980s, but later he joined

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. Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament. In August 2018, Yadav was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2014-2017 period and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of

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Education and background

Yadav is a Graduate. An agriculturist by profession, he is also a political figure and a social worker. Along with Indranath Jha, Yadav was very active in Madhubani; after the death of Indranath Jha, he took all the responsibility.

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Education and background

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