Raj Kumar Yadav (politician)

Raj Kumar Yadav ( born 1971) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He was elected from Dhanwar Assembly constituency representing Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation in the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.^[1]

Raj Kumar Yadav
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Ravindra Kumar Rai
Succeeded by	Babulal Marandi
Constituency	Dhanwar
Jharkhand state committee member of CPIML(L)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1996
Personal details
Born	Vishniteacher, Giridih, Jharkhand, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
Residence(s)	Giridih, Jharkhand
Education	10th pass matric pass from Bihar School Examination Board, Patna in 1986
Occupation	Agriculturist Social Worker
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Yadav is from Vishniteacher, Dhanwar, Giridih District, Jharkhand. He is the son of Pritam Mehta. He passed Class 10 in 1986 and later discontinued his education.^[2]

Career

Yadav first contested as an MLA in the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election but lost to Ravindra Kumar Ray of BJP by a narrow margin of 3,334 votes. Later, he also contested the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly^[3] election but lost to former chief minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi. However, he won the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election representing CPI (Marxist Leninist) Liberation.