Ram Kripal Yadav
Ram Kripal Yadav | |
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Yadav in 2016 | |
| Minister of state Government of India | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Rural Development | 5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019 |
| Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2014 – 04 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjan Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Misa Bharti |
| Constituency | Pataliputra |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Constituency defunct |
| Constituency | Patna |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Constituency | Patna |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1957 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal (before-2014) ,Janata Dal |
| Spouse |
Kiran Devi (m. 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Patna |
| Alma mater | Magadh University (B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.) |
Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and was a close confidant of Lalu Yadav. Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He was first a mayor in Bihar, and later the Minister of State for Rural Development in central cabinet in Delhi from 2014 to 2019.