Party Name : Janata Dal (United)
Constituency : Madhepura
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Ramdhari Yadav
Mother's Name : Smt. Sita Devi
Date of birth : 01 Jul 1951
Profession : Engineer Social Worker, Horticulturist
Positions held :
1990-95 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly1991-95 Deputy Chief Whip, Bihar Legislative Assembly1990-92 Member, Yachika Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly1992-95 Member, Prasn and Dhyanakarshan Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-98 Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMember, Parliamentary Board, Janata DalMember, Koshi Division Transport Authority, Saharsa, Government of Bihar1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2001 Member, Committee on External Affairs2000-2002 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways2001-02 Member, Committee on Rural Development2001-04 Member, Committee on Public Undertaking2002-04 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table2003-2004 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport & Highways2005 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (second term)2005-09 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (third term)2005-2008 Member, Estimates Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly2008-09 Minister, Industries, Government of Bihar2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Home AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal and Statistics & Programme ImplementationMember, Rajbhasha CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and CultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Making efforts for international recognition of Mithila Painting
Social And Cultural Activities
Providing educational assistance to the helpless children; making efforts for clealiness and availability of portable water in rural areas;and training for the development of mithila music and local religious places (Ugra Tara Temple, Mahisi, Mandan Bharti Dham, Mahisi and Karu Khirharisthan, Mahpura, Saharsa)
Special Interests
Social work and local area development; use of scientific inventions in rural area; and making available of latest equipments and infrastructure
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Enacting dramas
Sports and Clubs
Football, volleyball and swimming
Countries Visited
China, Nepal, Thailand, U.S.A.
Other Information
Vice-President , Zila Yuva Janata party Saharasa, 1977-89; General Secretary , Zila Lok Dal Party, Saharasa, 1980-85; and Secretary, D.C. Inter College, Simri Bakhtiyarpur (Saharsa) since 1989 Nepal, Thailand, U.S.A. (Delivered a speech in 65th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 11 November 2010) and China (on the invitation of Communist Party), led by Shri Sharad Yadav, President, Janta Dal (United), from 13th to 19th September, 2012
