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Ram Kripal Yadav
Yadav in 2016
Minister of state Government of India
In office 9 November 2014 – 30 May 2019
Ministry	Term
Minister of Rural Development	5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation	9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014 – 04 June 2024
Preceded by	Ranjan Prasad Yadav
Succeeded by	Dr. Misa Bharti
Constituency	Pataliputra
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	C. P. Thakur
Succeeded by	Constituency defunct
Constituency	Patna
In office 1993–1998
Preceded by	Shailendra Nath Shrivastava
Succeeded by	C. P. Thakur
Constituency	Patna
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 8 July 2010 – 16 May 2014
Succeeded by	Sharad Yadav
Constituency	Bihar
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office 1998–2004
In office 1992–1993
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-12) 12 October 1957 (age 67) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Rashtriya Janata Dal (before-2014)
Spouse	Kiran Devi ​(m. 1983)​
Children	3
Residence	Patna
Alma mater	Magadh University (B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.)

Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and was a close confidant of Lalu Yadav. Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He was first a mayor in Bihar, and later the Minister of State for Rural Development in central cabinet in Delhi from 2014 to 2019.

Early life

Yadav was born on 12 October 1957. He attained the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Law degrees from Magadh University, Patna.

Political career

Yadav represented the Patna (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Bihar winning thrice from there in the year 1991, 1996, and 2004 elections as a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He joined BJP in 2014, and has won 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections as a member of BJP from Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency).

He did not contest the 15th general elections in 2009 from Patna as the RJD leader Lalu Yadav himself contested and lost from that constituency. Ram Kripal Yadav wanted to contest from Pataliputra seat in 2014 but was denied ticket. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.

He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti. He was made a Minister of State in Government of India by Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He retained his Lok Sabha seat in 2019. He was defeated for re-election in 2024.

Offices held

• 1985-1986 :- Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation
• 1992-1993 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council
• 1993-1996 :- Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (elected in bye election)
• 1996-1997 :- Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1998-2004 :- Member, Bihar Legislative Council
• 1998-2005 :- Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas Parishad (Rank equivalent to State Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar)
• 2004-2009 :- Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
  • Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex
• 5 August 2007 :- Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
• 1 May 2008 :- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
• 2010 - 16 May 2014 :- Elected to Rajya Sabha
• 2010 :- Member, Committee on Defence
• 2010 :- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
• Chairman :- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture, Bihar
• 2014-2019 :- Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 14 August 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Committee on Estimates
  • 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
  • 1 September 2014 - 9 November 2014 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
• 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
• 5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 :- Union Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Department
• May 2019 :- Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
• 24 July 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Public Accounts
• 13 September 2019 onwards :- Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
• 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
• 9 October 2019 onwards :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

References

1. "Pataliputra Election result 2019: RJD's Misa Bharti trailed as BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav won by 39321 votes". Times Now News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
2. "Lok Sabha elections 2019: Misa Bharti vs Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. "Lalu Prasad loyalist Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". India.Com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "All you need to know about Ram Kripal Yadav, the former Lalu loyalist". Firstpost. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
5. "Ram Kripal Yadav - Lalu's disciple now PM Narendra Modi loyalist". Economic Times. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
6. "Rebel RJD MP Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". The Hindu. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
7. "Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". Deccan Herald. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
8. "Ram Kripal Yadav joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
9. "Ram Kripal Yadav MP demands government to set up new industries in Bihar". Etv Bharat. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
10. "Lok Sabha Election 2019: सुबह-सुबह राजधानी की सड़कों पर ई-रिक्शा चलाते दिखे केंद्रीय मंत्री, लोग देखकर रह गए दंग". Jansatta (in Hindi). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
11. "Yadav, Shri Ram Kripal". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
12. "Sulking Ram Kripal Yadav quits RJD posts after Lalu snubs him denying key Pataliputra seat". Times of India. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
13. "LS polls: BJP fields Ram Kripal Yadav against Lalu's daughter Misa". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
14. "Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter". 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
15. "Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves". Business Standard. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
16. "Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav drives e-rickshaw, leaves Patna residents bemused". News Indian Express. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
17. "Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

• Ram Kripal Yadav on Twitter
• Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website

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