Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1991-1996
Preceded by	Rameshwar Prasad
Succeeded by	Chandradeo Prasad Verma
Constituency	Arrah, Bihar
Members of Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1951-1957; 1962-1967; 1980-1995 and 1977-1980 Danapur
Preceded by	Not Exist
Succeeded by	Chandradeo Prasad Verma
Constituency	Paliganj
Personal details
Born	9 March 1920; Amdehari Hari Rampur , Patna District, Bihar , British India
Died	16 January 2006 (aged 85); Patna, Bihar
Political party	Janata Dal
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Reshmi Devi
Children	Prakash Chandra Yadav
Residence	Patna, Bihar

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav also known as Sher-e-Bihar was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arrah, Bihar in 1991 as a member of the Janata Dal but joined the Congress in controversial circumstances which helped save Narasimha Rao Government in the 28 July 1993 no confidence vote. He was later made Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the Narasimha Rao Government.[1][2] He was earlier Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and a state minister.[3][4] He first became a Cabinet Minister in 1963 in K.B. Sahay ministry. He was accorded the third place in the ministry after Sahey and his deputy Satendra Narain Singh. His younger grandson Jai Vardhan Yadav was elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Paliganj as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal in between 2015 to 2020.

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References

"SC raps the bribe, guards the vote". www.financialexpress.com. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
"JMM MP turns approver in bribery case against Rao". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
"Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav no more". www.dnaindia.com. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
"Election Commission of India - State Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

External links

Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website

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[1] "SC raps the bribe, guards the vote". www.financialexpress.com. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[2] "JMM MP turns approver in bribery case against Rao". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[3] "Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav no more". www.dnaindia.com. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[4] "Election Commission of India - State Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2013.