Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

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.

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991-1996
Preceded byRameshwar Prasad
Succeeded byChandradeo Prasad Verma
ConstituencyArrah, Bihar
Members of Legislative Assembly
In office
1951-1957
1962-1967
1980-1995 and 1977-1980 Danapur
Preceded byNot Exist
Succeeded byChandradeo Prasad Verma
ConstituencyPaliganj
Personal details
Born(1920-03-09)9 March 1920
Amdehari Hari Rampur , Patna District, Bihar , British India
Died16 January 2006(2006-01-16) (aged 85)
Patna, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)Reshmi Devi
ChildrenPrakash Chandra Yadav
ResidencePatna, Bihar

Other institutions and monuments

References
  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.


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