Parasnath Yadav

Parasnath Yadav
Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012  June 2020 (died)
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byLucky Yadav
ConstituencyMalhani (Assembly constituency)
In office
February 2002  May 2004
Preceded byB R Verma
Succeeded byShraddha Yadav
In office
October 1996  March 1998
Preceded bySavitri Devi
Succeeded byB R Verma
ConstituencyMariyahu (Assembly constituency)
In office
December 1993  October 1995
Preceded byRaghu Raj
Succeeded byVansh Narayan
In office
March 1985  April 1991 (2 terms)
Preceded byRam Krishan
Succeeded byRaghu Raj
ConstituencyBarsathi (Assembly constituency)
Minister of Livestock, Minor Irrigation
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012  March 2017
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Succeeded byS. P. Singh Baghel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Jaunpur
In office
May 2004  May 2009
Preceded bySwami Chinmayanand
Succeeded byDhananjay Singh
In office
February 1998  October 1999
Preceded byRajshekhar Singh
Succeeded bySwami Chinmayanand
Minister of Animal Husbandry
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
August 2003  May 2004
Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadav
Minister of State for Secondary Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
December 1989  April 1991
Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadav
Personal details
Born(1949-01-12)12 January 1949
Jaunpur, United Provinces, India
Died12 June 2020(2020-06-12) (aged 71)
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cause of deathBladder cancer
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse
Hirawati Devi
(m. 1970; died 2016)
Children4, including Lucky Yadav
As of 12 June, 2020
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Parasnath Yadav (12 January 1949 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian politician and was elected 7 times MLA in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, 3 times Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh and 2 times Member of Parliament from Jaunpur.