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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Devendra Prasad Yadav
| image = Devendra Prasad Yadav.png
| caption = Yadav in 1989
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1953|11|26 |df=yes}}
| birth_place =[[Madhubani, India|Madhubani]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| residence =[[Madhubani, India|Madhubani]]
| office = [[Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic|President of Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic]]
| term_start = 2010
| term_end = 2022
| predecessor =
| office1 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhanjharpur]]
| constituency1 = [[Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Jhanjharpur]]
| term1 = 2004-2009
| predecessor1 = [[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
| successor1 = [[Mangani Lal Mandal]]
| constituency2 = [[Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Jhanjharpur]]
| term2 = 1989-1998
| predecessor2 = [[G.S. Rajhans]]
| successor2 = [[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
| office3 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]] <br /> for [[Phulparas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulparas]]
| constituency3 = [[Phulparas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulparas]]
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1980
| predecessor3 = [[Uttam Lal Yadav]]
| successor3 = [[Surendra Yadav]]
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| otherparty = [[Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic]]
| alma_mater = [[Ram Krishna College|R.K. College, Madhubani (Bihar)]], [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.(Biology)]]
| profession =[[Agriculturist]], [[Social Worker]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Sita Devi|1972}}
| children = 4
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 25 September |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=525&lastls=14
}}

'''Devendra Prasad Yadav''' (born 26 November 1953) is a former member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represented the [[Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Jhanjharpur]] constituency of [[Bihar]] and was a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Devendra Prasad Yadav(Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic):Constituency- JHANJHARPUR(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7618|access-date=2021-09-25|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He joined [[Jan Suraaj Party]] in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tewary |first=Amarnath |date=2024-08-27 |title=Veteran socialist leader and former MP Devendra Prasad Yadav joins Jan Suraaj |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/veteran-socialist-leader-and-former-mp-devendra-prasad-yadav-joins-jan-suraaj/article68573063.ece |access-date=2024-12-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He was the Secretary of [[Bihar]] [[Janata Party]] from 1977 to 1979 and was elected to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Phulparas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulparas]] but resigned for [[Karpoori Thakur]] who became the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]. He was elected to [[Bihar Legislative Council]] and remained from May 1978 to November 1989. He was the National President of [[Lokdal|Yuva Lok Dal]].

He was a Member of Parliament from [[Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhanjharpur]] from 1989 to 1998 and from 1999 to 2009. He was Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution with an additional charge of Commerce in June 1996 in [[Deve Gowda ministry]] and [[Gujral ministry]]. During this tenure, he passed the Historical food bill for farmers which is praiseworthy.

He was deputy leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] in Lok Sabha but left soon to join [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. He formed [[Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic]] after leaving the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] but soon re-joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] by merging his party in it.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Devendra Prasad Yadav-led Samajwadi Janata Dal merges with JD(U)|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/devendra-prasad-yadav-led-samajwadi-janata-dal-merges-with-jdu/articleshow/31741278.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-10|title=Smaller Bihar parties flock to Nitish|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/smaller-bihar-parties-flock-to-nitish/story-AZgtmyHcP3YqcnpcPiOXxM.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13BI14.htm Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]
*[https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/bihar-election-2020-owaisi-formed-alliance-with-samajwadi-janata-dal-devendra-yadav-nitish-kumar बिहार चुनाव 2020: ओवैसी का देवेंद्र यादव की पार्टी संग गठबंधन, कहा- लोग नीतीश से थके ]

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