Hukmdev Narayan Yadav

Education and background Yadav is a Graduate. An agriculturist by profession, he is also a political figure and a social worker. Along with Indranath Jha (commonly known as indu master ) of Damodarpur (Benipatti), Yadav was very active in BJP outreach in Madhubani; after the death of Indranath Jha, he took all the responsibility.

Posts held From To Position 01 1960 1968 Gram Pradhan, Bijuli Panchayat (two terms) 02 1965 1967 President, Prakhand Panchayat Samiti, Darbhanga 03 1967 1967 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly 04 1967 1967 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions 05 1967 1967 Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly 06 1969 1969 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly 07 1969 1969 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions 08 1969 1969 Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly 09 1972 1972 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly 10 1972 1972 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rules Committee and Committee on Petitions 11 1972 1972 Chief Whip, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Bihar Legislative Assembly 12 1971 1971 President, Zila Parishad (District Board) 13 1972 1972 President, Sanyukt Socialist Party (SANSOPA), Darbhanga 14 1974 1977 General Secretary, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Bihar 15 1977 1979 Member of 6th Lok Sabha, Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) 16 1977 1979 General Secretary, Janata Party, Bihar 17 1977 1979 Secretary, Parliamentary Committee, Bihar 18 1980 1980 Elected to Rajya Sabha 19 1980 1986 Chief Whip, Lok Dal, Rajya Sabha 20 1980 1986 President, Election Committee, Lok Dal, Bihar 21 1982 1984 Deputy Leader, Rajya Sabha 22 1983 1983 National General Secretary, Janata Party 23 1983 1984 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 24 1985 1986 Member, Committee on Official Language 25 1985 1988 President, Janata Party, Bihar 26 1989 - Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency) 27 1989 1990 Member, Business Advisory Committee 28 1990 1990 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Consultative Committee & Ministry of Finance 29 1990 1990 Deputy leader, Janata Dal, Lok Sabha 30 1990 1991 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles and Food Processing Industries 31 1999 - Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) 32 1999 2000 Union Minister of State, Agriculture 33 2000 2000 Union Minister of State, Surface Transport 34 2000 2001 Union Minister of State, Shipping 35 2001 - Union Minister of State, Agriculture 36 2009 2014 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency) 37 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Agriculture 38 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Government Assurances 39 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Official Language 40 2009 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Urban Development 41 2014 2019 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term), Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency)