Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
Indian politician
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Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister for Textiles, whilst also serving as a Union Minister of State and long-serving influential member of the Lok Sabha. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar in 1977, 1999, 2009, 2014 and 1989 from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. He was with the Samyukta Socialist Party in 1960s and various faces of Janata Dal and its off-shoots in 1980s, before he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] Yadav is known for his fiery speeches in the parliament.[3][4][5] In August 2018, Yadav was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the period of 2014-2017 and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament.[6] Yadav is also the father of politician Ashok Kumar Yadav, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP in the Lok Sabha.
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | |
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Yadav receiving the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2018. | |
| Union Minister for Textiles | |
| In office 21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Union Minister of State for Agriculture | |
| In office 2 November 2001 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Succeeded by | Kantilal Bhuria |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 27 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Sompal Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Union Minister of State for Shipping | |
| In office 7 November 2000 – 2 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Naik |
| Union Minister of State for Surface Transport | |
| In office 27 May 2000 – 2 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Debendra Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Naik |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 7 July 1980 – 6 July 1986 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 — 23 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| In office 6 October 1999 — 16 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Shakeel Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Shakeel Ahmad |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Shreshth Khirhar |
| Succeeded by | Nawal Kishore Rai |
| Constituency | Sitamarhi |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bhogendra Jha |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqullah Ansari |
| Constituency | Madhubani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1939 Bijuli, Darbhanga |
| Citizenship | India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samyukta Socialist Party Bharatiya Lok Dal Janata Party Janata Dal Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
| Spouse | Sudesh Yadav[1] |
| Children | 3 including Ashok Kumar Yadav |
| Education | Graduate[1] |
| Alma mater | Chandradhari Mithila College |
| Occupation | Politician and Agriculturist |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Education and background
Yadav is a Graduate. An agriculturist by profession, he is also a political figure and a social worker.[7] Along with Indranath Jha (commonly known as indu master ) of Damodarpur (Benipatti), Yadav was very active in BJP outreach in Madhubani; after the death of Indranath Jha, he took all the responsibility.[1]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1960 | 1968 | Gram Pradhan, Bijuli Panchayat (two terms) |
| 02 | 1965 | 1967 | President, Prakhand Panchayat Samiti, Darbhanga |
| 03 | 1967 | 1967 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 04 | 1967 | 1967 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 05 | 1967 | 1967 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 06 | 1969 | 1969 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 07 | 1969 | 1969 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 08 | 1969 | 1969 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 09 | 1972 | 1972 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 10 | 1972 | 1972 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions |
| 11 | 1972 | 1972 | Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 12 | 1971 | 1971 | President, Zila Parishad (District Board) |
| 13 | 1972 | 1972 | President, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Darbhanga |
| 14 | 1974 | 1977 | General Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Bihar |
| 15 | 1977 | 1979 | Member of 6th Lok Sabha, Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 16 | 1977 | 1979 | General Secretary, Janata Party, Bihar |
| 17 | 1977 | 1979 | Secretary, Parliamentary Committee, Bihar |
| 18 | 1980 | 1980 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| 19 | 1980 | 1986 | Chief Whip, Lok Dal, Rajya Sabha |
| 20 | 1980 | 1986 | President, Election Committee, Lok Dal, Bihar |
| 21 | 1982 | 1984 | Deputy Leader, Rajya Sabha |
| 22 | 1983 | 1983 | National General Secretary, Janata Party |
| 23 | 1983 | 1984 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| 24 | 1985 | 1986 | Member, Committee on Official Language |
| 25 | 1985 | 1988 | President, Janata Party, Bihar |
| 26 | 1989 | - | Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 27 | 1989 | 1990 | Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 28 | 1990 | 1990 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Consultative Committee & Ministry of Finance |
| 29 | 1990 | 1990 | Deputy leader, Janata Dal, Lok Sabha |
| 30 | 1990 | 1991 | Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles and Food Processing Industries |
| 31 | 1999 | - | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 32 | 1999 | 2000 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture |
| 33 | 2000 | 2000 | Union Minister of State, Surface Transport |
| 34 | 2000 | 2001 | Union Minister of State, Shipping |
| 35 | 2001 | - | Union Minister of State, Agriculture |
| 36 | 2009 | 2014 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| 37 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Agriculture |
| 38 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
| 39 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Official Language |
| 40 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Urban Development |
| 41 | 2014 | 2019 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
