Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, from 10 August 2022 to 28 January 2024.

Tejashwi Yadav
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
10 August 2022  28 January 2024
GovernorPhagu Chauhan,
Rajendra Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry and DepartmentsHealth & family welfare
Road Construction
Housing & Urban Development
Rural works
Preceded byRenu Devi
Tarkishore Prasad
Succeeded bySamrat Choudhary
Vijay Kumar Sinha
In office
20 November 2015  26 July 2017
GovernorRam Nath Kovind
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry and DepartmentsRoad Construction
Building Construction
Backward Class Development
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded bySushil Kumar Modi
Minister, Government of Bihar
In office
10 August 2022  28 January 2024
Portfolio
  • Department of Health and Family Welfare
  • Public Works
  • Road Construction and Housing
  • Urban and Rural Development
Preceded byRespective Cabinet ministers
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1 December 2015
Preceded bySatish Kumar
ConstituencyRaghopur
Personal details
Born
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse
Rajshree Yadav
(m. 2021)
RelationsTej Pratap Yadav (brother)
Misa Bharti (sister)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (brother-in-law)
Chiranjeev Rao (brother-in-law)
Sadhu Yadav (uncle)
Subhash Prasad Yadav (uncle)
Children1 daughter
Parents
Residence(s)5, Desh Ratna Marg, Patna
Alma materDelhi Public School
OccupationPolitician
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2012Delhi Daredevils
2009–2013Jharkhand
First-class debut10 November 2009 Jharkhand v Vidarbha
List A debut14 February 2010 Jharkhand v Orissa
Last List A16 February 2010 Jharkhand v Tripura
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 2 4
Runs scored 20 14 3
Batting average 10.00 7.00 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 9 3
Balls bowled 30 24 36
Wickets 0 1 0
Bowling average 23.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 May, 2016

He also serves as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Road Construction and Public Works Department, Minister of Urban Development and Housing as well as the Minister of Rural Works and Development in the Bihar Government. A member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Raghopur Assembly constituency since 2015, Yadav leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal - the single largest political party in the state of Bihar, and is the chairperson of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, the ruling coalition currently in Government. As a professional cricketer, he was in the Delhi Daredevils and the Jharkhand cricket team. He is noted to have been both the youngest Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and the youngest Leader of Opposition in India during the respective periods. Yadav was featured in the Indian Express ‘100 Most Powerful Indians’ in 2020 and 2021.

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