Nand Kishore Yadav

This article is about the Indian politician from Bihar.. For other uses, see Nand Kishore (disambiguation).

Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as the Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.^[2] He was former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar.^[3] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is a senior BJP leader who joined, as minister, the Bihar Government after the split of the Mahagathbandhan and parting of ways between RJD and JDU in June 2013. Before that, he was cabinet minister for road construction and tourism and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, at present Chairman- Prakalan Samiti (Bihar Vidhan Sabha).^[4]

Nand Kishore Yadav
Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 February 2024
Chief Minister Dy. Chief Ministers	Nitish Kumar Vijay Kumar Sinha&Samrat Choudhary
Preceded by	Awadh Bihari Choudhary
Minister of Public Works Department, Government of Bihar
In office 29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Tejashwi Yadav
Succeeded by	Mangal Pandey
In office 26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Prem Kumar
In office 24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Succeeded by	Prem Kumar
Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 19 June 2013 – 4 December 2015
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar Jitan Ram Manjhi Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Abdul Bari Siddiqui
Succeeded by	Prem Kumar
Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bihar
In office 13 April 2008 – 26 November 2010
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Chandra Mohan Rai
Succeeded by	Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of Tourism, Government of Bihar
In office 24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Succeeded by	Rampravesh Rai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1995
Preceded by	Mahtab Lal Singh
Constituency	Patna Sahib
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-26) 26 August 1953 (age 72) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Khajekalan, Bihar, India
Education	Bachelor of Science
Alma mater	Patna University
Occupation	Politician
Website	nandkishoreyadav.com
Source: [[1]]

Family background, early life and education

Yadav was born on 26 August 1953 to the Panna Lal Yadav and Rajkumari Yadav.^{[citation needed]} His great-grandfather, Jhalo Sardar, was a landlord. There was a myth saying that he used to pet lions.^[5] His grandfather, Ramdas Rai, spent the family inheritance, mainly on keeping and breeding birds.^{[citation needed]} (Yadav is quoted as saying, "Hum sher se chidiyon per aagaye"). His father had to restart from scratch and set up a business in the Khajekalan area of old Patna, where he was born and spent his childhood.^[6]

Positions held

Period	Positions
1978	Councillor, Patna Municipal Corporation
1982	Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation
1990	President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Bihar
1995	General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
1998-2003	President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
1995-2010	Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Patna East
2010-present	Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Patna Sahib Assembly
2005-08	Minister of Road Construction & Tourism, Government of Bihar
2008-10	Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bihar
2010-13	Minister of Road Construction, Government of Bihar
2013-15	Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
2017-20	Minister of Road Construction, Government of Bihar
2024-present	Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly

See also

• List of politicians from Bihar