Om Prakash Yadav
Om Prakash Yadav (born 23 March 1963) is an Indian politician and National Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha. In the Indian General Election, 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Siwan, by defeating Hena Shahab by a margin over 63,000 votes.
Om Prakash Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Member of the India Parliament for Siwan | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shahabuddin |
| Succeeded by | Kavita Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1962 Laheji, Siwan, Bihar, India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse |
Radhika Devi (m. 1980) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence(s) | Malviya Nagar, Siwan, Bihar, India |
| Alma mater | D.A.V. College |
| Profession | Agriculturist Politician |
As of 19 September, 2021 Source: | |
Yadav was a member and contested elections for Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) party. However, in 2009, he was not selected to as the party candidate from Siwan Yadav decided to fight the elections as an Independent, and Siwan became one of the few seats in Bihar that did not go to the former JD(U)-BJP alliance.
He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 27 January 2014.
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