Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

YADAV, SHRI SHARAD
JANATA DAL - MADHEPURA (BIHAR)



Father's Name:   Late Shri Nand Kishore Yadav

Date of Birth:   1 October 1947

Place of Birth:   Babai in Distt. Hushangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married

Spouse's Name:   Dr. Rekha Yadav

Children:   One daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc. (Eng.) (Gold Medalist)
Educated at Robertson College, Jabalpur
(Madhya Pradesh)

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Babai, Distt. Hushangabad (Madhya Pradesh)
 
Positions Held :
   
1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
1977Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
President, Yuva Janata
1980General Secretary, Lok Dal
President, Yuva Lok Dal
1986Elected to Rajya Sabha
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1989-97General Secretary,  Janata Dal
Member, Janata Dal Parliamentary Board
1989-90Union Minister, Textiles & Food Processing Industries
Nov. 1991Elected** to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
Member, Public Accounts Committee
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading

Sports and Clubs :
   Hockey and cricket

Other Information :
   Detained under MISA during 1969-70, 1972 and 1975

Election Result :
   
Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,99,278
Total votes polled6,24,787
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Sharad Yadav (J.D.)3,81,190
(2) Shri Anand Mandal (S.A.P.)1,44,046
(3) Shri Ramachandra PD. Mandal (I.N.C.)    63,588
(4) Shri Jawahar Yadav (Ind.)   5,500