Chandrajit Yadav

Chandrajit Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991-1996
Preceded byRam Krishna Yadav
Succeeded byRamakant Yadav
In office
1980-1984
Preceded byMohsina Kidwai
Succeeded bySantosh Singh
In office
1967-1977
Preceded byRam Harakh Yadav
Succeeded byRam Naresh Yadav
ConstituencyAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1930-01-01)1 January 1930
Sarupaha, Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India
Died25 May 2007(2007-05-25) (aged 77)
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress, Janata Party
SpouseAsha Yadav
Source: [1]

Chandrajit Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Azamgarh constituency in 1967, 1971 as member of the Indian National Congress, and lost to Ram Naresh Yadav of Janata Party in 1977. When Indira Gandhi split the party, he remained with the 'Socialist'group, and came third in Azamgarh bypoll of 1978 won by Mohsina Kidwai of Indira Congress.[1] He then left Congress and won from Azamgarh in 1980 as Janata Party (Secular) candidate. Then he was back in Congress and lost in Phulpur in 1989 Lok Sabha elections. He won from Azamgarh in 1991 Lok Sabha elections as a Janata Dal candidate.

He was the Union Minister of Steel and Mines in the Indira Gandhi Ministry.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Verdict of Azamgarh firmly establishes Indira Gandhi's comeback trail".
  2. ^ "Azamgarh byelection: Beginning of the end?". Sunil Sethi. India Today. 31 May 1978. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Chandrajit Yadav dead". The Hindu. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1977). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 798. Retrieved 12 June 2020.