Giridhari Yadav
Giridhari Yadav | |
|---|---|
Lok sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | Banka |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Constituency | Katoria |
| Member of 14th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Constituency | Banka |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| Constituency | Katoria |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Constituency | Katoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1961 Banka, Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Sumitra Yadav |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of 15 July, 2019 Source: [1] | |
Giridhari Yadav[1] (born 14 April 1961) is an Indian politician, Member of Parliament (Loksabha) and member of Janata Dal (United) political party. He represents Banka Lok Sabha Constituency, Bihar.
Yadav has been elected four time into the
In 2024 Indian General Election, he won fourth time as an MP (Loksabha) with JD(U) from the Banka.
Early life
Giridhari Yadav was born on 14 April 1961 in Banka, Bihar.[5] His father, Dhano Yadav, was a school teacher in Indian Railways;[6] his mother is Jagti Devi. He is one of seven children of Dhano and Jagti.
Yadav earned a
Early career
Giridhari Yadav was a history student in Madhya Pradesh and started his political career in
Political career
Giridhari Yadav belongs to a
In 1997, Yadav was one of seventeen Lok Sabha MPs to form
In 2004, Yadav successfully defeated Digvijay Singh and was elected to
In 2019 he won with a record margin to be elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Banka and served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. In 2024 he was reelected to the Parliament as a member of 18th Lok Sabha.
Positions held
| Period | Positions | Note |
| 1983-1985 | Youth Coordinator, Indian Youth Congress | |
| 1995-1996 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | 1st term in Bihar Vidhan Sabha |
| 1995-1996 | Member, Public Accounts Committee , Bihar Legislative Assembly
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| 1995 | Whip Janata Dal | |
| 1996-1998 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha | 1st term in Lok Sabha |
| 1996 | Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| 2000-2004 | Re-Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly | 2nd Term in Bihar Vidhan Sabha |
| 2004-2009 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha | 2nd term in Lok Sabha |
| 2004 | Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry | |
| 2010-2015 | Re-elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly | 3rd term in Bihar Vihdan Sabha |
| 2010 | Member, Estimates committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013 | Member, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| 2014 | General Secretary, Janata Dal(United) | |
| 2015 | Re-elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly | 4th term in Bihar Vidhan Sabha |
| 2015 | Member, Library Committee | |
| 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha | 3rd term in Lok Sabha |
| 2019 | Member, Standing Committee on Finance |
References
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
- ^ "5 LS seats go to polls in Bihar in phase 2". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Members of Vidhan Sabha Bihar" (PDF).
- ^ Srivastava, Amitabh (24 April 2009). "Digvijay, Girdhari bank on Banka". India Today. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Giridhari Yadav(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- BELHAR(BANKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Affidavit of 2015 elections".
- ^ "Affidavit 2004 elections".
- ^ "Affidavit 2004 Lok Sabha elections".
- ^ "Affidavit of 2004 Lok Sabha elections".
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Rashtriya Janata Dal | political party, India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Banka(Bihar) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 with Sitting MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "JD(U) may take action against MLA Giridhari Yadav for mingling with Shahabuddin". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 May 2019.