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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2012}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Giridhari Yadav
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Banka, Bihar]]
| residence = Banka, Bihar
| death_date =
| death_place =
| term_start1 = 2010
| term_end1 = 2019
| office1 = Member of [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
| constituency1 = Belhar, [[Bihar]]
| term_start2 = 1996
| term_end2 = 1998
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| office2 = Member of the 11th [[Lok sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Banka, Bihar|Banka]], [[Bihar]]
| term_start3 = 2000
| term_end3 = 2004
| office3 = Member of [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
| constituency3 = Katoria, [[Bihar]]
| term_start4 = 2004
| term_end4 = 2009
| office4 = Member of 14th [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Banka, Bihar|Banka]], [[Bihar]]
| term_start5 = 1995
| term_end5 = 1996
| office5 = Member of [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
| constituency5 = Katoria, [[Bihar]]
| term_start6 = 2000
| term_end6 = 2004
| office6 = Member of [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
| constituency6 = Katoria, [[Bihar]]
| predecessor =
| successor =
| religion =
| spouse = Sumitra Yadav
| children = 2 sons and 1 daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 15 July
| year = 2019
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3830
| office = Member of [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Banka, Bihar]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end =
}}

'''Giridhari Yadav'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/163.pdf|title=Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members}}</ref> (born 14 April 1961) is an Indian politician. He is currently a member of the [[Lok Sabha]]<references group="http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS0427.htm?ac=27" />. He represents Banka and is a member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]] political party.

Yadav has been elected thrice into the [[Lok sabha]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/5-ls-seats-go-to-polls-in-bihar-in-phase-2-119041700796_1.html|title=5 LS seats go to polls in Bihar in phase 2|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-04-17|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> and four times in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/ex%20mla/15.pdf|title=Members of Vidhan Sabha Bihar}}</ref> He was elected to [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha|Bihar Legislative Assembly]] and [[11th Lok Sabha|11th lok Sabha]] with [[Janata Dal]], while he was in [[RJD]] he was elected to [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]] and [[14th Lok Sabha|14th Lok sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections-east/bihar/story/digvijay-girdhari-bank-on-banka-45473-2009-04-24|title=Digvijay, Girdhari bank on Banka|last=PatnaApril 24|first=Amitabh Srivastava|last2=April 24|first2=2009UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13|last3=Ist|first3=2009 14:42}}</ref> Yadav joined [[JD(U)]] in 2010 and has been elected twice to [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]] with [[Janata Dal (United)|JDU(U)]] and [[17th Lok Sabha]].

== Early life ==
Giridhari Yadav was born on 14 April 1961 in Banka, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=204|title=Giridhari Yadav(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- BELHAR(BANKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> His father, Dhano Yadav, was a school teacher in [[Indian Railways]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs.myneta.info/affidavits/loksabha2004/480/Giridhariyadav_cr1.jpg|title=Affidavit of 2015 elections}}</ref> his mother is Jagti Devi. He is one of seven children of Dhano and Jagti.

Yadav earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in history from [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University|Bhagalpur University]] in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs.myneta.info/affidavits/loksabha2004/480/Giridhariyadav_sc5.jpg|title=Affidavit 2004 elections}}</ref> Then he moved to [[Madhya Pradesh]] to pursue postgraduate studies at [[Sagar University|DHG University]], Sagar where he obtained M.A. in History<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs.myneta.info/affidavits/loksabha2004/480/Giridhariyadav_sc5.jpg|title=Affidavit 2004 Lok Sabha elections}}</ref> and later obtained LLB in Law from [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University|Bhagalpur University]] at the age of 33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs.myneta.info/affidavits/loksabha2004/480/Giridhariyadav_sc5.jpg|title=Affidavit of 2004 Lok Sabha elections}}</ref> Yadav married Sumitra Devi in 1976 and has one daughter and two sons.

== Early career ==
Giridhari Yadav was a history student in Madhya Pradesh and started his political career in [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], Madhya Pradesh as a youth co-ordinator in [[Indian Youth Congress]] in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] Government (1983-1985). He was said to be close to former chief minister [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], B.R. Yadav and Santosh Sahu.

==Political career==
Giridhari Yadav belongs to a [[Socialism|socialist]] class of politicians. He was in [[Indian Youth Congress]] during [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s tenure and was associated with the likes of [[V. P. Singh]]. Yadav went back to Bihar after campaigning in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, in August, 1994 and worked as a party worker for [[Janata Dal]]. In 1995, he got the party ticket to contest from [[Katoria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katoria]], Bihar in the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1995-election-results.html|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> After Yadav's triumphant victory in Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he went on to win the [[11th Lok Sabha]] for [[Banka, Bihar]].

In 1997, Yadav was one of seventeen Lok Sabha MPs to form [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]](RJD) as a break away party from [[Janata Dal]] in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rashtriya-Janata-Dal|title=Rashtriya Janata Dal {{!}} political party, India|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> He lost to [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]] in [[12th Lok Sabha]] elections on [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] ticket by less than 1% of total votes. Yadav got elected as MLA for second time from [[Katoria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katoria]], Bihar in 2000, and in 1999 came close to winning [[13th Lok Sabha]] as an independent candidate losing only by a margin of 2% of total votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/banka.html|title=Banka(Bihar) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 with Sitting MP and Party Name|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>

In 2004, Yadav successfully defeated Digvijay Singh and was elected to [[14th Lok Sabha]]. After being denied a party ticket by RJD while being a sitting MP, Giridhari Yadav had a fall out with [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]. In 2010, Yadav joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] and was elected to [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Belhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Belhar, Bihar]]. He became the General Secretary of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] in 2014. Yadav resigned from the post in 2015 after being issued a notice for mingling with alliance RJD leader Mohd. Shahabuddin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/jdu-mulling-action-against-mla-giridhari-yadav-for-mingling-with-shahabuddin-3001114.html|title=JD(U) may take action against MLA Giridhari Yadav for mingling with Shahabuddin|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> He won his fourth [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in 2015 and currently serves as MLA for [[Belhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Belhar, Bihar]].

== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Period'''
|'''Positions'''
|'''Note'''
|-
|1983-1985
|Youth Coordinator, [[Indian Youth Congress]]
|
|-
|1995-1996
|Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
|1st term in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
|-
|1995-1996
|Member, [[Public Accounts Committee]], Bihar Legislative Assembly
|
|-
|1995
|Whip Janata Dal
|
|-
|1996-1998
|Elected to [[11th Lok Sabha]]
|1st term in [[Lok Sabha]]
|-
|1996
|Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
|
|-
|2000-2004
|Re-Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly
|2nd Term in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
|-
|2004-2009
|Re-elected to [[14th Lok Sabha]]
|2nd term in [[Lok Sabha]]
|-
|2004
|Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry
|
|-
|2010-2015
|Re-elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly
|3rd term in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Vihdan Sabha]]
|-
|2010
|Member, Estimates committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
|
|-
|2013
|Member, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
|
|-
|2014
|General Secretary, [[Janata Dal (United)|Janata Dal(United)]]
|
|-
|2015
|Re-elected to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|4th term in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]
|-
|2015
|Member, Library Committee
|
|-
|2019
|Re-elected to [[17th Lok Sabha]]
|3rd term in [[Lok Sabha]]
|-
|2019
|Member, [[Standing Committee on Finance]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060506142740/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=3830 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/RJD-MLAs-clash-in-Banka-town/articleshow/35807315.cms RJD MLAs clash in Banka town]
* [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Digvijay,+Girdhari+bank+on+Banka/1/38577.html Digvijay, Girdhari bank on Banka]

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[[Category:Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the All-India Yadav Mahasabha]]

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