Shyam Lal Yadav (1 May 1927 – 6 May 2005) was an Indian politician. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and was Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha. Yadav represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.[2][3]

Shyam Lal Yadav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
29 December 1984 - 26 November 1989 (8th Lok Sabha)
Preceded byKamalapati Tripathi
Succeeded byAnil Kumar Shastri
ConstituencyVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh[1]
6th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
In office
30 July 1980 – 4 April 1982
Preceded byRam Niwas Mirdha
Succeeded byHimself
6th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
In office
28 April 1982 – 29 December 1984
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byNajma Heptullah
Personal details
BornVaranasi, (Uttar Pradesh).
Died6 May 2005(2005-05-06) (aged 78).[2]
Varanasi, (Uttar Pradesh).
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partyCongress (I).[1]
ChildrenProf. Raj Yadav
Arun Yadav
ResidenceVaranasi
OccupationAdvocate.[2]
ProfessionAdvocate, Politician

Background

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Yadav was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Yadav was an advocate by profession. In his early years, he held various non-political posts. He was Director, District Cooperative Development Federation (Varanasi); Member, UP Harijan Welfare Board and President, Uttar Pradesh Government Hindi Samiti. He has also been the President of All-India Yadav Mahasabha.

Politics

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Shyam Lal Yadav entered politics shortly after Indian Independence. During his political career, He was first elected assembly member from Mughalsarai of the then Varanasi district (now Chandauli) in 1957 as an Indian National Congress candidate. In 1967, he left Indian National Congress along with Chaudhary Charan Singh and was elected MLA from Mughalsarai as a candidate of Bharatiya Kranti Dal and when Chaudhary Charan Singh became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the first time in April 1967, he became first time Minister of in his government. He served as Cabinet Minister of important portfolios like Industries, Information, Law, Food and Civil Supplies and Parliamentary Affairs. Later, he rejoined the Indian National Congress.In 1970, he was elected Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh and reelected to the Raj Sabha for the second time 1976.In 1982, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time and was elected the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha in the same year and when Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, he was very close to her. In the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, on the instructions of Rajiv Gandhi, he was Resigned from the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and contested elections in place of Kamlapati Tripathi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and got elected by getting 40.7% votes. [2][4][5]

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

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Yadav was a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 19th (1973) & 30th (1984) Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference that were held in London & Isle of Man respectively.[2]

Inter-Parliamentary Conferences

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Yadav also participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Conferences as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation. He attended 68th (1981) & 69th (1982) conferences held in Havana & Rome respectively.[2]

Posts Held

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# From To Position
01 1957 1962 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
02 1967 1968 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
03 1967 1968 Minister of Law, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
04 1967 1968 Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
05 1967 1968 Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
06 1967 1968 Minister of Industries, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
08 1970 1984 Member, Rajya Sabha
09 1980 1984 Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
10 1984 1989 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
12 1988 1989 Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Cooperation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Previous Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary in Lok Sabha". IndiaKanoon.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Deputy Chairmen Of The Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha website. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "राज्यसभा के उपसभापति व प्रखर कांग्रेसी श्यामलाल यादव की पुण्य तिथि पर अन्नपूर्णा सेवा का आयोजन - Annapurna service organized on death anniversary of Shyamlal Yadav Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and strong Congressman". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 21 May 2024.