Yadav was born 12 January 1949 in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Shree Ram Yadav. He married with Hirawati Devi in 1970, who also on post of Block Pramukh of Barsathi till his death. They have three sons and one daughter. He belongs from Backward Class community. He attend Sewashram Inter College Suriyawan, Varanasi and attained Intermediate Certificate. On 12 June 2020, he died in age of 71 at his house in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh due to Bladder cancer.
Political career
Yadav was started his politics journey in 9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he got ticket by Lok Dal from Barsathi. He contest and elected MLA by defeating INC's Rama Krishna by a margin of 6,008 votes. He was also a Member in Public Enterprises and Corporation Joint Committee and Question and Reference Committee. In second term, in 10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he elected MLA second continuously by defeating INC's Lakshmi Shankar Yadav by a margin of 11,276 votes. He was appointed as Minister of State for Secondary Education in Mulayam Singh Yadav ministry. In 1991 elections, he left from Lok Dal and joined Janata Party. He again contest from Barsathi but lost by BJP's Raghuraj and stood on third with 14,686 votes. In 1992, when Mulayam Singh Yadav founded the Samajwadi Party, Yadav also left the Janata Party and joined the Samajwadi Party. From then till his death he remained associated with Samajwadi Party. He was the closest leader to Mulayam Singh Yadav. In his third Legislature term, in 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he got ticket by Samajwadi Party from Barsathi and he elected MLA. Their winning margin also increased over time, he defeated his nearest candidate INC's Shachindra Nath Tripathi by a huge margin of 41,843 votes. In his fourth Legislature term, in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, the Samajwadi Party did not give him a ticket from his regular assembly and gave him a ticket from Mariyahu. He was also not harmed by changing the assembly constituency and he defeated BJP's Jagannath Rao by a margin of 11,518 votes and was elected MLA. He was also made a member of the "Joint Committee on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes". In 12th Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party made him its candidate from Jaunpur in the middle of his fourth Legislative term. He contest against contemporaneous MP BJP's Raj Keshar Singh. He defeated Raj Keshar Singh by a margin of 13,426 votes and was elected MP of Jaunpur. They also contested in 13th Lok Sabha elections, but lost by BJP's Swami Chinmayanand by a close margin of 8,635 votes. In his fifth Legislature term, in the 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he again contest from Mariyahu and defeated his nearest candidate Barkhu Ram Verma by a margin of 7,077 votes. In 2003, after the fall of the BSP government, when Mulayam Singh Yadav became the Chief Minister, he also got a place in the his cabinet with portfolios of Animal Husbandry. In 14th Lok Sabha elections, despite being a minister, the Samajwadi Party again gave him a ticket from Jaunpur. He elected second time MP of Jaunpur by defeating BSP'sOm Prakash Dubey alias Baba Dubey by a margin of 27,125 votes. He was also made a member of several committees of Parliament. He also contested in 15th Lok Sabha elections, but lost by BSP's Dhananjay Singh by a margin of 80,381 votes. In his sixth Legislature term, in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, Samajwadi Party gave him ticket from newly created Malhani. He defeated Independent candidate Dr Jagriti Singh by a huge margin of 31,502 votes and elected MLA of Malhani. After the elections, the Samajwadi Party government was formed and Akhilesh Yadav became the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was also appointed as Cabinet Minister in Akhilesh Yadav ministry with portfolios of Minor Irrigation and Animal Husbandry. In 16th Lok Sabha elections, despite being a minister, Samajwadi Party again made him its candidate from Jaunpur. He contest in election but lost in Modi wave, he lost by BJP's Krishna Pratap Singh and stood on third with 1,80,003 votes. In his last or seventh Legislature term, in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he again contest from Malhani. He defeated NISHAD Party candidate Dhananjay Singh by a margin of 21,210 votes and elected MLA. In June 2020, during the tenure of his seventh legislature, he died by Bladder cancer. He continued to serve the people of Jaunpur till his death.
