Subhash Prasad Yadav (born 27 March 1967) is an Indian politician belonging to
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has tradit ...
(RJD) from
Gopalganj
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Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division
** Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district
** Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District
** Gopalganj-1, a ...
in
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
. He was a
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 ...
representing
Bihar
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in the
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
, the upper house from 2004 to 2010.
Subhash Yadav is the real brother of Prabhunath Yadav,
Sadhu Yadav
Anirudh Prasad Yadav, better known as Sadhu Yadav (born 5 July 1967), is an Indian politician and founder of Garib Janta Dal (Secular). He has served in 14th Lok Sabha as MP of Gopalganj from 2004 to 2009 as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candid ...
and
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served three terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), and ...
. His sister Rabri is married to
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...
, former Railway Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Bihar.
Early life
Subhash Prasad Yadav was born on 27 March 1967 in Salar Kalan village near Mirganj of Gopalganj district,
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
. His parents are Shiv Prasad Chaudhary and Maharjia Devi.
He matriculated from Mukti Adarsh High School ( BSEB) in 1986, and passed the intermediate examination in Arts from Gopalganj College ( University of Bihar) in 1989 and later graduated with a BA from R.P.S College Patna (
Magadh University
Magadh University is a public state university and institution of higher education in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The university is governed by the Bihar State University Act 1976.
It pro ...
) in 1993.
Family
Subhash Prasad Yadav has 2 brothers
Sadhu Yadav
Anirudh Prasad Yadav, better known as Sadhu Yadav (born 5 July 1967), is an Indian politician and founder of Garib Janta Dal (Secular). He has served in 14th Lok Sabha as MP of Gopalganj from 2004 to 2009 as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candid ...
and Prabhunath Yadav, and 4 sisters
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served three terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), and ...
, Jalebi, Rasgulla and Paan.
Personal life
Subhash Yadav married Renu Yadav on 27 February 1987 and the couple has 2 sons Randhir and Saurav, and 2 daughters Ekta and Alka.
Political Career
Subhash Prasad Yadav was a clerk in the Patna secretariat and when his sister
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served three terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), and ...
became the chief minister of Bihar, he quit his job and joined RJD to support his sister in July 1997. He started working as a member of RJD party and became the Member of Parliament (MP) in
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
(upper house) as a representative of Bihar in 2004.
Subhash Yadav supported Ramanand Yadav, a former
Bharatiya Janata Party
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(BJP) candidate from
Danapur
Danapur is a Indian satellite town and one of the 6 sub-divisions (Tehsil) in Patna district of Bihar state.List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar