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Ram Kripal Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
DOB
12 Nov 1957
Age
67 years
birth palce
Goriya Toli, Bihar
profession
Politician
Ram Kripal Yadav biography
Ram Kripal Yadav is a political leader from Bihar and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is a former Member of Parliament from Bihar’s Patliputra Lok Sabha seat. He was born on October 12, 1957, in Patna, Bihar. He was affiliated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal until 2014 when he decided to switch sides with BJP.
His national political stint started in 1991 when he won the Lok Sabha elections from Patliputra seat. He went on to win two more times, in 1996 and 2004, from the same seat. He did not contest the election in 2009, as Lalu Yadav decided to contest from the seat himself, which he later lost.
He expressed his desire to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Patliputra once again, but after being denied the ticket by RJD, he decided to switch sides to BJP in 2014. He then went on to win the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Patliputra seat once again.
However, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he lost to RJD leader and Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti by 85, 174 votes.
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Ram Kripal Yadav personal life
Father
Kishori Prasad
Mother
Sudha Devi
Spouse
Kiran Devi
children
Abhimanyu Yadav, Abhishek Yadav
RAM KRIPAL YADAV NEWS
Patliputra BJP MP writes to Rajnath on ‘conflict’ over road
May 23, 2021 3:17 am
Yadav has sought Singh’s immediate intervention to avoid any “conflict” between the public and BRC personnel.
Delhi Confidential: Water Fall
October 03, 2019 2:21 am
Yadav was ostensibly busy with his Parliamentary committee engagements, but he tried to compensate by touring the flooded areas in a makeshift boat — only to find himself slipping in the water after the boat capsized.
Days of Yadavs riding buffaloes gone, today they want to ride cars, planes, says Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav
December 26, 2015 12:01 am
"Laluji has been indulging in socially divisive politics for years... Laluji should bear in mind that it is Bihar of 2015, not of the 1990s; his brand of divisive politics will not work," says Yadav.
Show me my hotels and take them: Ram Kripal to Lalu
December 25, 2015 11:30 pm
The Election Commission has taken note of Lalu’s remarks, with chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi saying the EC would look into the details and take appropriate action.
Bihar polls on mind, 3 more get Narendra Modi berths
November 10, 2014 5:44 am
BJP consolidates upper castes, aims at Yadav votebank with former Lalu aide
JD(U) rebels back three Independents
June 10, 2014 1:33 am
While JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav may get walkover, party’s nominee and former CM’s cultural adviser Pawan Verma will face Independents Anil Sharma and Dilip Jaiswal.
Ram Kripal slams RJD support to Bihar govt
May 23, 2014 3:44 pm
Opposition RJD in Bihar announced support to the new JD(U) government in Bihar headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Lalu’s ‘boy in the house’sets out with his own M-Y formula
March 31, 2014 1:45 am
Aware that Yadav votes will be divided, he woos upper castes too.
Ramkripal Yadav sings paeans to new 'bhai' Narendra Modi
March 15, 2014 9:00 pm
Yadav said he would contest from Patliputra as 'injustice' was done to him.
Scandal so routine
March 15, 2014 2:29 am
Election-eve turmoil in the RJD didn’t draw much notice. It should have
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