Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Chandradeo Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Arrah, Bihar |
| Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1951–1957 1962–1967 1980–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Not Exist |
| Succeeded by | Chandradeo Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Paliganj |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Budh Deo Singh |
| Succeeded by | Budh Deo Singh |
| Constituency | Danapur |
| 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 | Reshmi Devi |
| Children | Prakash Chandra Yadav |
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar |
| Source: [1] | |
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2006), known with the honorific "Sher-e-Bihar", also known as Ramlakhan Babu, was an Indian freedom fighter, educationist, social reformer and politician.[1][2][3] The half a century long political journey of Ramlakhan Babu, which started in post-independence era as a member of the Zilla Parishad in 1947, reached the pinnacle of becoming a Union Minister in the Central Government in 1994.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 the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the Narasimha Rao Government.[4][5]
He served as a multi-term Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and held multiple key portfolios as a state minister.[6][7] He first became a Cabinet Minister in 1963 in Krishna Ballabh Sahay ministry. He was accorded the third place in the ministry after Chief Minister Sahay and his deputy Satyendra Narain Singh. A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Yadav was a key figure from Bihar in India's freedom struggle.[8][9] His younger grandson Jai Vardhan Yadav was elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Paliganj in between 2015 and 2020.
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- ^ "Regarding Passing Away Of Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, Member 10 Th Lok ... on 2 March, 2006".
- ^ "Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav remembered". Zee News. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2021.