Sharad Yadav
Sharad Yadav (born 1 July 1947) is a politician who came in the political arena as a student leader. After having a successful student leader and President of Students Union of Jabalpur University and also President of Samajwadi Yujan Sabha, he was elected to 5th Lok Sabha in by-election 1974 from Jabalpur constituency in Madhya Pradesh. It was the time when J P Movement was on peak and he was selected as the People's candidate and he was the first candidate chosen by Lok Nayak Shri Jai Prakash Narain. He contested on the election symbol "Haldar Kisan" and it was the same symbol which later inherited by Janata Party. Since then, he has represented this Party which was formed with Samajwadi principles in politics with one or the other nomenclature. Presently he is the patron of Loktantarik Janata Dal which has been formed by his supporters in the event of his illegal removal from Janata Dal U and then disqualification from Rajya Sabha in December 2017 as he attended the Rally of Mahagathbandan. JD(U) was a part of mahagathbandhan when Bihar Government was formed in 2015.
Sharad Yadav | |
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| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1974-1977 1977-1980 1989-1991 1991-1996 1996-1998 1999 -2004 2009 – 2014 | |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation; Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1986-1989 2004-2009 2014 – 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1947 Hoshangabad, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Rastriya Janta Dal Loktantrik Janata Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Rekha Yadav |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Jabalpur Engineering College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://www.sharadyadav.in/ |
Early life
Seventy-Three years old, Shri Sharad Yadav born in 1947 in farmer's family in Village Ankhmau of a small town called Babai District Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh. Gold Medalist in B.E. from Jabalpur Engineering College; President, Students Union, Jabalpur University, 1971; elected to Lok Sabha from three States viz. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; influenced by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Jai Prakash Narain, Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Phule, Ch. Charan Singh and Karpoori Thakur and has tried to emulate their ideologies in his personal life and propagate them in public life; active youth leader and participated in a number of mass movements for addressing the problem of the police personnel, teachers, etc. and also issues concerning demands, unemployment, corruption and unwarranted encounters in Uttar Pradesh; and imprisoned in different Jails of Madhya Pradesh namely Jabalpur, Rewa, Bilaspur, Narsinghgarh, Balaghat, Seoni and Etha (Uttar Pradesh); detained under MISA during 1969-70, 1972 and 1975; played a significant role in the implementation of recommendations of Mandal Commission and caste census. From the very beginning he worked for underprivileged and downtrodden people of the Society. He was one of the architects of Mandal Commission recommendations and made enormous efforts for their implementation in 1990.
Controversies
Sharad Yadav has been in the news for making controversial statements. In 2017, he gave a speech comparing votes to daughter's honour and suggesting to prefer the former.[1] In 2015, during his Rajya Sabha speech, Yadav made sexist comments against south Indian women.[2] He was one of the accused in the infamous hawala scandal; however, the charges were dismissed by the Supreme Court of India.[3]
Parliamentary Constituencies
Sharad Yadav has won four times in 1991, 1996, 1999 and 2009 from Bihar's Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency from where Acharya Kriplani was elected in 1957. He also won thrice from other Lok Sabha constituencies. He has been defeated thrice from Madhepura constituency - twice by Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1998 and 2004 and by Pappu Yadav of RJD in 2014.
He was elected first time from Jabalpur (MP) constituency of Lok Sabha in 1974. It was the time when JP Movement was at peak and he was the first candidate chosen by Shri Jai Prakash Narayan for political arena on election symbol of Haldar Kisan. Again, he was elected from the same constituency in 1977. He was elected from Badaun (UP) Lok Sabha constituency in the year 1989. Thereafter, he has been contesting from Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency except in the byelection caused by Lalu Yadav resigning his seat in 2004.[4]
Loktantrik Janata Dal
The Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) is a political party in India launched by Sharad Yadav in May 2018[5][6][7] after he parted ways from Janata Dal (United) due to its alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.[8][9][10]
A merger with Bahujan Mukti Party (founded on 6 December 2012) was proposed but was called off.[11] and was set up as a political wing of All India Backward (SC, ST, OBC) and Minority Communities Employees' Federation (BAMCEF).[12][13] V. L. Matang is the current President of the Bahujan Mukti party.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Position Held
| Year | Position held |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Elected to 5th Lok Sabha in bye-election from Jabalpur constituency. |
| 1977 | Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Jabalpur constituency and President, Yuva Janata Dal |
| 1978 | General-Secretary, Lok Dal President, Yuva Lok Dal |
| July 1986 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| 1989 - 91 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Badaun constituency. |
| 1989-97 | General-Secretary, Janata Dal; Chairman, Janata Dal Parliamentary Board |
| 1989-90 | Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles and Food Processing Industries |
| 1991 - 96 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) from Madhepura constituency and Member, Public Accounts Committee |
| 1993 | Leader, Janata Dal Parliamentary Party |
| 1995 | Working President, Janata Dal |
| 1996 - 97 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) from Madhepura constituency and Chairman, Finance Committee |
| 1997 | President, Janata Dal |
| 1999 - 2004 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term) from Madhepura constituency and defeated Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| 13 Oct.1999 - 31 August 2001 | Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation |
| 1 September 2001 – 30 June 2002 | Union Cabinet Minister, Labour |
| 1 July 2002 – 15 May 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| July. 2004 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term); Member, Business Advisory Committee, Member, Committee on Water Resources, Member, General Purposes Committee, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| May. 2006 - May 2009 | Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health |
| June 2006 - May 2009 and Oct 2014 onwards | Member, Committee on Ethics |
| Sept. 2007 onwards | President, India-Nepal Parliamentary Group |
| Oct. 2007 - May 2009 | Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati |
| May 2008 - May 2009 | Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex |
| 2009 - 2014 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term) from Madhepura constituency |
| 31 August 2009 | Chairman, Committee on Urban Development |
| March. 2011 - Oct. 2013 | Member, JPC to examine matter relating to Allocation and pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum |
| Dec. 2013 | Vice-President, Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals |
| 2014 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term) |
| Sept. 2014 onwards | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Sept. 2014- Aug. 2016 | Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Oct. 2014 - July 2016 | Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex |
| Dec. 2014 - July 2016 | Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computer to Members of Rajya Sabha |
| April. 2015- July 2016 | Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex |
| May. 2015 - July 2016 | Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 |
| July. 2016 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) |
| July. 2016 onwards | Chairman, Committee on Industry |
| Nov. 2016 onwards | Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| April - July 2017 | Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017 |
References
- "NCW issues notice to Sharad Yadav over remark comparing daughters' honour to votes". The Indian Express. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "The awesome sexism of Sharad Yadav: JD(U) boss uses debate on insurance to 'appreciate' South Indian women". Firstpost. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Sudha Mahalingam (21 March – 3 April 1998). "Jain Hawala Case: Diaries as evidence". Frontline Magazine. 15 (6). Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
- "Madhepura Parliamentary Constituency".
- "Ex-Janata Dal Member Sharad Yadav Launches 'Loktantrik Janata Dal" Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Sharad Yadav launches Loktantrik Janata Dal". The Indian Express. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Sharad Yadav formed new party: Nitish Kumar faction tells HC". hindustan times. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Sharad Yadav's Rajya Sabha Membership Cancelled After JD(U) Petition". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "LJD to be part of anti-BJP 'grand alliance' for Lok Sabha polls: Sharad Yadav - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Eyeing votes in Rajasthan, Sharad Yadav to hold rally in Jaipur". dna. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Daily Excelsior BMP launched
- Muslim Mirror. ‘Save constitution’ and ‘Save nation’ A massive rally by Bahujan Mukti Party
- Pune Mirror. Anna supporter quits TMC, goes the BMP way
- The Indian Express. Debutant party says will field German Bakery convict Baig
- Economic Times. BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s Bahujan group Bamcef plans to contest 400 Lok Sabha seats
- webindia123. BMP to field German Bakery blast convict from Aurangabad LS seat
- "Sharad Yadav pitches for BJP versus all in MP". Deccan Herald. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Dalit outfit Bahujan Mukti Party merges with Sharad Yadav's LJD". Eenadu English Portal. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Dalit Based Bahujan Mukti Party To Merge With Sharad Yadav's Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Bahujan Mukti Party Merges With Loktantrik Janata Dal Party". Getty Images. Retrieved 3 August 2018.