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Yadav in 2013
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
In office 1 July 2002 – 22 May 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Shanta Kumar
Succeeded by	Sharad Pawar
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office 1 September 2001 – 1 July 2002
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Satyanarayan Jatiya
Succeeded by	Sahib Singh Verma
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office 13 October 1999 – 1 September 2001
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Ananth Kumar
Succeeded by	Shahnawaz Hussain
Minister of Textiles
In office 6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime Minister	Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Preceded by	Ram Niwas Mirdha
Succeeded by	Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 8 July 2016 – 4 December 2017
Constituency	Bihar
In office 13 June 2014 – 7 July 2016
Constituency	Bihar
In office 8 July 2004 – 16 May 2009
Succeeded by	George Fernandes
Constituency	Bihar
In office 5 July 1986 – 28 November 1989
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Pappu Yadav
Succeeded by	Pappu Yadav
Constituency	Madhepura
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Succeeded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Constituency	Madhepura
In office 1991–1998
Preceded by	Ramendra Kumar Yadav
Succeeded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Constituency	Madhepura
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Saleem Iqbal Shervani
Succeeded by	Swami Chinmayanand
Constituency	Badaun
In office 1974–1980
Preceded by	Seth Govind Das
Succeeded by	Munder Sharma
Constituency	Jabalpur
2nd President of Janata Dal
In office 1997 - 1999
Preceded by	V. P. Singh
Succeeded by	position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1947-07-01)1 July 1947 Babai, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died	12 January 2023(2023-01-12) (aged 75) Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Other political affiliations	Loktantrik Janata Dal (2017-2022) Janata Dal (United) (1999-2017)
Spouse	Rekha ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Jabalpur Engineering College (B.E) Robertson College Jabalpur (BSc)
Occupation	Politician

Sharad Yadav (born 1 July 1947 – died 12 January 2023) was an important Indian politician. He was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's Parliament) seven times. He also served in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house) four times. He was the first national president of the Janata Dal (United) party. He led the party from its start in 2003 until 2016.

Early Life and Education

Sharad Yadav was born on 1 July 1947. His birthplace was Babai village in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. He studied at Robertson College Jabalpur, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He also got a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a top student at Jabalpur Engineering College.

Political Journey

Sharad Yadav started his political journey in 1970. He became the president of the Jabalpur University Student Association. He was very active in the Bihar Movement, a student movement. He was inspired by the ideas of Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia. He was even jailed in 1972 and 1975 for his involvement in student protests.

Serving in Parliament

Yadav was elected to the Parliament of India, known as the Lok Sabha, seven times. This is quite special because he won from areas in three different states. He won four times from Madhepura in Bihar. He also won twice from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. And once, he won from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh.

Yadav first became a Member of Parliament (MP) at age 27. This was in 1974, from Jabalpur. He won a special election while he was still in jail. In 1977, he was re-elected from the same area. He became the President of Yuva Lok Dal in 1978.

In 1986, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time. This is the upper house of India's Parliament.

Key Roles and Ministries

In 1989, Yadav won the Badaun seat. He became the Minister of Textiles in the government led by V. P. Singh. He was a very influential member of the cabinet. He pushed for the Mandal Commission report to be put into action. This report suggested reservations (special opportunities) for OBCs. This led to big protests but also brought up important discussions about Caste politics.

He won the Madhepura seat in 1991 and again in 1996. In 1998, he lost the Madhepura seat to Lalu Prasad Yadav. Lalu Prasad Yadav had formed a new party called Rashtriya Janata Dal.

In 1999, Sharad Yadav won the Madhepura seat back from Lalu Prasad Yadav. Later, his group of the Janata Dal party joined with others. They officially became Janata Dal (United) (JDU) in 2003. Sharad Yadav was the first president of JDU. He stayed in this role until 2016.

In the government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Yadav became the Minister of Civil Aviation. He held this position from 1999 to 2001. After that, he became the Minister of Labour and Employment in 2001. In 2002, he was made the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

He won the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat four times in total. These were in 1991, 1996, 1999, and 2009. However, he also lost this seat several times.

Forming Loktantrik Janata Dal

In 2017, Sharad Yadav left the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United). This happened after JDU joined forces with the Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2018, Yadav started his own political party. It was called the Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD).

Personal Life

Sharad Yadav married Rekha on 15 February 1989. They had a son and a daughter together. His daughter, Subhashini Raja Rao, also became involved in politics. His son, Shantanu Bundela, studied at the University of London.

Sharad Yadav passed away on 12 January 2023, at the age of 75. He died in Gurugram. Many leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, shared their sadness. They remembered his work for the common people. He was cremated with full state honors in his ancestral village in Madhya Pradesh.