Laxmi Narayan Yadav

Laxmi Narayan Yadav is a socialist leader and former member of parliament (MP) of Bhartiya Janta Party. He has won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency). He is two times MLA from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) assembly seat of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh. First time, he was elected in 1977 from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from Janata Party. He has defeated Vitthalbhai Patel who was a Congress leader and Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate famed Bollywood lyricist and poet and industrialist. During the same tenure in 1978 – 1980 he served as Minister for Higher Education, in Government of Madhya Pradesh in the Sakhlecha ministry. Mr. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha was the then chief minister.[1][2] Second time, in 1989, Mr. Yadav again defeated Patel from the same constituency.[3][4]

Laxmi Narayan Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byBhoopendra Singh
Succeeded byRajbahadur Singh
ConstituencySagar
Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Higher education Minister
In office
1978–1980
Members of Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byGaya Prasad Kabirpanthi
Succeeded byVitthalbhai Patel
ConstituencySurkhi
Members of Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–1993
Preceded byBhoopendra Singh
Succeeded byVitthalbhai Patel
Personal details
Born (1941-12-09) 9 December 1941
Sagar, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
EducationB.A., LL.B.
Alma materSagar University & University of Delhi

Personal life

Mr. Yadav was born on Dec. 9, 1944 in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.[5] Mr. Yadav married Mrs Gayatri Devi on June 29, 1961.[6] He has a son Sudheer Yadav who is a member of Bhartiya Janta Party and a daughter. His son Sudheer Yadav (also spelled as Sudhir Yadav) fought assembly elections from Banda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh from Bharatiya Janshakti Party of Uma Bharti but couldn't succeed.[7] He again fought for assembly in 2018 from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) but lost again.[8][9]

Election results
General Election, 2014: Sagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Laxmi Narayan Yadav 4,82,580 54.10
INC Govind Singh Rajput 3,61,843 40.57
BSP Saroj Katiyar 19,917 2.23
NOTA None of the Above 9,504 1.07
Majority 1,20,737 13.53
Turnout 8,91,929 58.67
BJP hold Swing

References
  1. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha Members.
  3. "Madhya Pradesh 1990 - Madhya Pradesh - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020.
  5. "Members : Lok Sabha".
  6. "Members : Lok Sabha".
  7. "Madhya Pradesh 2008 - Madhya Pradesh - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. "Madhya Pradesh Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report - Madhya Pradesh - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. "BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act". Business Standard India. 18 December 2018.
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