Nand Kishore Yadav
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Nand Kishore Yadav | |
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| File:Nand Kishore yadav in Bihar assembly.jpg Nand Kishore Yadav addressing press in Bihar assembly premises | |
| Minister of Public Works Department Government of Bihar | |
| In office 29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Mangal Pandey |
| In office 26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Prem Kumar |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Prem Kumar |
| Leader of Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 June 2013 – 4 December 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar Jitan Ram Manjhi Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Abdul Bari Siddiqui |
| Succeeded by | Prem Kumar |
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Bihar | |
| In office 13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Chandra Mohan Rai |
| Succeeded by | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
| Minister of Tourism Government of Bihar | |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Rampravesh Rai |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mahtab Lal Singh |
| Constituency | Patna Sahib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1953 Golakpur, Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | nandkishoreyadav.com |
| Source: [[1]] | |
Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is a senior BJP leader who joined, as minister, the Bihar Government after the split of the Mahagathbandhan and parting of ways between Lalu's RJD and Nitish Kumar's JDU in June 2013. Before that, he was cabinet minister for road construction and tourism and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, at present Chairman- Prakalan Samiti (Bihar Vidhan Sabha).[3]
Family background, early life and education
Yadav was born on 26 August 1953 to the Panna Lal Yadav and Rajkumari Yadav.[citation needed] His great-grandfather, Jhalo Sardar, was a landlord. It is said that he used to pet lions.[citation needed] His grandfather, Ramdas Rai, spent the family inheritance, mainly on keeping and breeding birds.[citation needed] (Yadav is quoted as saying, "Hum sher se chidiyon per aagaye"). His father had to restart from scratch and set up a business in the Khajekalan area of old Patna, where he was born and spent his childhood.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Government of Bihar
- ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "Cabinet Ministers of Bihar". Bihar. Retrieved 26 November 2020. - ^ "Opposition leader of bihar". www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in.
- ^ Santosh Singh (2015). Ruled or Misruled: Story & Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury India. ISBN 978-9385436307.
- "BJP dubs RJD's 'Bihar Bandh' as total failure", The Economic Times, 27 July 2015
- "BJP slams Nitish for taking sole credit for performance", The Free Press Journal, 27 July 2015
- "True, more than one CM face in Bihar BJP, says Nand Kishore Yadav", The Indian Express, 13 April 2015
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