Hukmdev Narayan Yadav

Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
Yadav receiving the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2018.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009-2019;1999-2004
Preceded byShakeel Ahmad, INC
(1998-1999 & 2004-2009)
Succeeded byAshok Kumar Yadav, BJP
ConstituencyMadhubani
Personal details
Born (1939-11-17) 17 November 1939 (age 84)
Bijuli, Darbhanga
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSudesh Yadav[1]
Children3 including Ashok Kumar Yadav
Residence(s)Bijuli, Darbhanga and New Delhi
EducationGraduate[1]
Alma materChandradhari Mithila College
OccupationPolitician and Agriculturist
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and Food Processing. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977, 1999, 2009, 2014 and 1989 from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. He was with Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s, but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament.[3][4][5] 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 Parliament.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Hukmdev Narayan Yadav". National Portal of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Majority of Muslims in India are descendants of Hindus: BJP MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ Mango News (29 April 2016). "Hukmdev Narayan Yadav Excellent Speech In Lok Sabha - Tears Into Congress - PM Modi - Mango News". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ^ Bharatiya Janata Party (28 July 2016). "Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav's speech on discussion during price rise in the country, 28.07.2016". YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bharatiya Janata Party (18 March 2015). "Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav's speech in the discussion on The General Budget(2015-16): 16.03.2015". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Amid chaos in Parliament, MPs awarded Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards for 2014-2017 period". Dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.