Yamuna Prasad Shastri was a member of Lok Sabha from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. He was member of Bharatiya Lok Dal later on changed alliance with Janata Party. He was also a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly He participated in the Goa Liberation Movement in 1955 and lost his right eye vision due to torture by Portuguese police and later in March 1975 became totally blind. Many schools and colleges have been dedicated in his memory.
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- "Unseen India On The Eve Of Elections". archives.peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- Members Bioprofile
- XI LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session V (Monsoon)
- indcareer.com (16 November 2013). "Yamuna Prasad Shastri College, Semaria". IndCareer.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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