Ram Krishna Yadav (Nepali politician)

Honourable
Ram Krishna Yadav
MP
राम कृष्ण यादव
Minister for Agriculture Development
In office
26 July 2017[1] – 15 February 2018
Preceded byGauri Shankar Chaudhary
Succeeded byChakrapani Khanal
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byUmashankar Argariya
ConstituencyDhanusha 2
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byJog Narayan Yadav
Succeeded byUmashankar Argariya
ConstituencyDhanusha 2
Personal details
Born (1962-05-16) 16 May 1962 (age 62)
Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal
Political partyNepali Congress
Residence(s)Janakpur, Province No. 2, Nepal
Alma materTribhuvan University

Ram Krishna Yadav (Nepali: राम कृष्ण यादव) is a Nepali politician of the Nepali Congress and was Agriculture minister in the Deuba cabinet. He is also a central committee member of the Nepali Congress and one of the rising youth politicians of the party.[2] He has also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and 2nd Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha-2.[3] He joined Deuba cabinet on 26 July 2017 as Minister for Agriculture Development.[4][5] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.[6]

Electoral history

Election in the 2020s

2022 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ram Krishna YadavNepali Congress20,11225.90
Umashankar ArgariyaCPN (UML)19,95525.69
Ram Chandra JhaCPN (Unified Socialist)13,60517.52
Ananda YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal12,90116.61
Jay Narayan SahJanamat Party9,99212.87
Others1,1001.42
Total77,665100.00
Majority157
Nepali Congress gain
Source: [7]

Election in the 2010s

2017 legislative elections

Party Candidate Votes
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Umashankar Argariya 32,044
CPN (Maoist Centre) Ram Chandra Jha 18,715
Nepali Congress Ram Krishna Yadav 15,442
Others 1,822
Invalid votes 3,648
Result FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Krishna Yadav 9,378
UCPN (Maoist) Ram Chandra Mandal 7,144
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhol Prasad Sah 5,365
Madhesh Samata Party Nepal Nirgun Sahani 1,963
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Sahitya Nanda Yadav 1,381
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Parmeshwar Sah Sudi 1,329
Others 6,473
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[8]

Election in the 2000s

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Krishna Yadav 9,825
CPN (Maoist) Ram Chandra Mandal 8,219
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Ratneshwar Goit Yadav 6,518
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party Parmeshwar Sah Sudi 4,490
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Pawan Kumar Jha 3,439
Others 3,466
Invalid votes 2,794
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PM Deuba expands cabinet for second time, 19 ministers sworn in". Edusanjal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Nepali Congress". nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Ram Krishna Yadav". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ Mausam (31 July 2017). "New agricultural programmes and policies on the offing: Minister Yadav". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "PM Deuba expands cabinet for second time, 19 ministers sworn in". Edusanjal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Republica. "Results of 165 HoR seats declared, NC wins highest 57". My Republica. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  8. ^ "District - Bhaktapur". Nepalnews.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Constituent Assembly Election 2064 List of Winning Candidates". Election Commission of Nepal. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.