Ram Saroj Yadav

Ram Saroj Yadav is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly.[1] Yadav was also the parliamentary party leader for the Nepali Congress in the Provincial Assembly and Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Madhesh Province.[2][3] He is also a expeditionary of Maithili language and had come in light after demanding it as official language of Madhesh Province.[4]

Ram Saroj Yadav
राम सरोज यादब
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
In office
9 June 2021  14 October 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorHari Shankar Mishra
Chief MinisterLalbabu Raut
Preceded byConstitution Created
Additional ministries
In office
9 June 2021  14 October 2022
Ministry and DepartmentsMinister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Madhesh Province
Preceded byJitendra Prasad Sonal
Province Assembly Member of Madhesh Province
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byConstituency Created
ConstituencyDhanusha 3(A)
Constituent Assembly Member
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyProportional list
Personal details
Born (1953-11-18) 18 November 1953
Bahiri, Dhanusha, Nepal
Political partyNepali Congress
Websitemopid.p2.gov.np

Yadav, a resident of Dhanusha, was elected to the 2017 and 2022 provincial assembly elections from Dhanusha3(A).[5]

Personal life

Ram Saroj Yadav was born in a Yadav family in Bahiri of Dhanusha district on 18 November 1953.[6]

Political career

Provincial minister Ram Saroj Yadav along with Janakpur mayor Manoj Kumar Sah and deputy mayor Kishori Sah in his winning rally along with

He came in active politics while he was studying at RRM Campus, Janakpur. He has also served as the chairman of District Development Committee, Dhanusha.[7]

Yadav was unable to win election in Second CA election 2070 with narrow vote difference when he was fielded as candidate from Dhanusha 4. He is the leader of Nepali Congress parliamentary party in Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province.[3]

On 9 June 2021, he joined LalBabu Raut ministry as minister of Physical Infrastructure along with 2 more legislators from Nepali Congress.[2][3] He is supposed to be a person close to Nepali Congress former Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi.[8]

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese provincial elections

Dhanusha 3(A)
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Saroj Yadav 17,029
People's Socialist Party Nepal Jitendra Kumar Yadav 13,459
Janamat Party Prasanna Kumar Jha 7,186
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission


2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Dhanusha 3(A)
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Saroj Yadav 15,685
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Kavindra Nath Thakur 14,047
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Dipendra Kumar Yadav 4,945
Others 491
Invalid votes 1,556
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 4
Party Candidate Votes
Sadbhavana Party Sanjay Kumar Sah 12,666
Nepali Congress Ram Saroj Yadav 11,426
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Brishesh Chandra Lal 2,650
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shri Prasad Sah 2,072
UCPN (Maoist) Arbind Sah 1,114
Others 5,843
Result Sadhavana gain
Source: NepalNews[9]

See also

References

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