Surendra Prasad Yadav

Indian politician (born 1959)

Surendra Prasad Yadav


Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2024
Preceded by	Chandeshwar Prasad
Constituency	Jahanabad, Bihar
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Ramashray Prasad Singh
Succeeded by	Arun Kumar
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 1990-1998, 2000-present
Preceded by	Abhiram Sharma
Constituency	Belaganj
GRDA Chairman
In office 1991–1997
Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand
In office 1997–1998
Excise Minister of Bihar
In office 2000 – 2003 Cabinet Minister in Rabri Devi government

Personal details
Born	(1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 65) Gaya, Bihar, India
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal
Residence(s)	Gaya, Bihar, India
Alma mater	Magadh University
Source: [1]

Surendra Prasad Yadav (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian politician from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and a Member of Parliament representing Jahanabad(Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India and former Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He also served as a member of 12th Lok Sabha of India from Jahanabad(Lok Sabha constituency). He was consecutively elected Eight times since 1990 to 2020 the Bihar Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

He served Co-operative Minister of Bihar Government, Minister of Excise, Minister of Industry and a very close to Indian Politician Lalu Prasad Yadav.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] According to his election filings he has 9 criminal cases against him.^[6]

In 2024 Indian General Election, He won the MP seat of Jahanabad against the BJP leader Chandeshwar Prasad with the margin of 142591 votes.^[7]

Early life and education

Surendra Prasad Yadav was born to a family of farmers in Gaya, Bihar. Yadav had his early education in Gaya and has attended Magadh University.

Political career

Surendra Prasad Yadav came in contact with Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1981 when Lalu Prasad Yadav was a member of Lok Dal Party. In 1985, Surendra Prasad Yadav has been given a ticket from Lok Dal Party to contest General Election from Jehanabad parliamentary Constituency but he lost it.^{[citation needed]} Later in 1990, he was given a ticket for Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Belaganj Constituency and he won.

Offices held

Member of Advisory Committee of Coal Ministry
Member of Standing Committee, Industry Ministry of India
Member of Library Committee, Bihar
Member of Housing Committee, Bihar
Member of Request Committee, Bihar

References

^ "Jahanabad election results 2024 live updates: RJD's Surendra Prasad secures victory in lok sabha elections". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
^ "Twelfth Lok Sabha Party Wise Details Rashtriya Janata Dal". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "It's 'socialism' vs 'socialism' vs 'socialism' in Jehanabad". Abdul Qadir. The Times of India. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Bihar minister Surendra Prasad Yadav quits". The Times of India. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Surendra Prasad Yadav(RJD):Constituency- BELAGANJ(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Jahanabad Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.