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{{Short description|Indian politician and freedom fighter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lakshmi Shankar Yadav
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Shahganj Assembly constituency|Shahganj (Purab)]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 1952
| term_end = 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1977
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = Minister for Public Works, Uttar Pradesh
| office2 = President of [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| birth_place = [[Bishunpur, Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| birth_date = 1 October 1917
| death_date = 29 October 1995
| death_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| other_names =
}}
'''Lakshmi Shankar Yadav''' (1 October 1917 – 29 October 1995) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter from [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=विकास के अग्रदूत रहे लक्ष्मी शंकर यादव |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-laxmi-shankar-yadav-was-the-pioneer-of-development-22162204.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=29 October 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=विराट व्यक्तित्व के धनी थे स्व. लक्ष्मी शंकर यादव |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-the-self-was-rich-with-a-great-personality-laxmi-shankar-yadav-20981153.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=29 October 2020 |language=ho}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] and held the position of a minister in the [[Uttar Pradesh government]]. He was affiliated with the [[Indian National Congress]] and served as the president of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttar Pradesh Congress Party]]. He was a member of the first [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]], winning the 1952 elections from the Shahganj (Purab) constituency on a Congress ticket, and he was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) six times.<ref name=upassembly>{{cite book |title=Derh Biswa Zameen |date=24 February 2024 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |isbn=9789355215598 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cib3EAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5&pg=RA3-PT131}}</ref>

== Career ==
In the 1952 general elections, he was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]] for the first time. He also won the 1962, 1967, 1969 (mid-term elections) and 1974 elections on a Congress ticket. He began practicing law in 1943. From 1950 to 1952, he was a member of the Provisional Parliament. He served as the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly from 1954 to 1957. In 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1974, he held cabinet-level positions in various departments.<ref>{{cite book |title=सदस्यों का जीवन परिचय |date=1952 |page=383 |url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/pdfs/1th_vs_sadashya_parichay.pdf}}</ref>

He hailed from [[Bishunpur, Jaunpur]]. As the Minister for Public Works of Uttar Pradesh, he contributed to the development of road infrastructure in [[Jaunpur district]]. He was involved in the education and healthcare sectors and promoted cooperative movements in the state, establishing societies for supporting farmers.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Kripashankar Chaube |title=Patrakarita Ke Uttar Adhunik Charan |date=2003 |publisher=Vani Prakashan |isbn=9788181430076 |page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lf1q1v1-sNsC&dq=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5&pg=PA35}}</ref>

He established several educational institutions in [[Jaunpur district]], including Gram Vikas Inter College, Khutahan; Shankar Higher Secondary School, Barauth; Yadavesh Vidya Mandir, Naupeda; and Ganesh Ram Higher Secondary School, Ratasi.<ref name=upassembly/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian cooperative organisers]]
[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]

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