Ramakant Yadav | |
|---|---|
| रमाकांत यादव | |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Kumar Yadav |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | "Himself" |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| Preceded by | "Himself" |
| Succeeded by | "Himself" |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | "Himself" |
| Succeeded by | "Himself" |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Kalam |
| Succeeded by | "Himself" |
| Constituency | Phoolpur Pawai |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Chandrajit Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Ahmad Dumpy |
| In office 1999–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Akbar Ahmad Dumpy |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Ahmad Dumpy |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Akbar Ahmad Dumpy |
| Succeeded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Azamgarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1957 Azamgarh,Uttar Pradesh,India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse(s) | Ranjana Yadav,Satyabhama yadav |
| Children | 4 sons and 1 daughter Arun Kant Yadav,Varun Kant Yadav,Rajni kant Yadav, Rishi Kant Yadav.Contents |
| Residence | Azamgarh |
As of 17 September,2000 Source: | |
Ramakant Yadav [1] (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party and currently serving as Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Phoolpur Pawai and former Member of Lok Sabha representing Azamgarh. He is also known by names like Sher-e-Purvanchal andRKY,he is considered one of the Bahubali (strongman leader) of Uttar Pradesh. [2] [3] He is younger brother of Umakant Yadav.
Ramakant Yadav switched from the Samajwadi Party to the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2004 parliament elections, [4] [5] before finally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2008. [6] Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav fought member of parliament election against Ramakant Yadav and was able to win with very low margin.
He has a brother named Umakant Yadav,former BSP MP. One of his sons Arun Kumar Yadav is former BJP MLA from Phoolpur Pawai in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. In 2019 he contested from Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency Loksabha seat on the Congress Party ticket but faced humiliating defeat. He got only 25000 votes. In the 2022 assembly elections,he defeated his opponent Ramsoorat Rajbhar by 25000 votes and worked to win 10 seats of Azamgarh.
| 1985–95 | Member,Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms) |
| 1996 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1999–2004 | Member,Committee on Commerce |
| 2000–2004 | Member,Consultative Committee,Ministry of Railways |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2004–2008 | Member,Committee on Food,Consumer Affairs &Public Distribution |
| 2008 | Ceased to be a member w.e.f. 28.1.2008 |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 31 Aug. 2009 | Member,Committee on Food,Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Joined Samajwadi Party.. |
| 2022 | Member,Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (fifth term) |