| Ram Charitra Rai Yadav | |
| Birth Place: | Sardalpatti, Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Death Place: | Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Politician social worker activist |
| Relatives: | Grandchildrens : Prabhat Kumar, Prakash Kumar, Nishant Kumar, Nishu Kumari, Vikash Kumar, Chandan Kumar, Neelu Kumari, Jyoti Kumari, Avinash Kumar, Prince Kumar |
| Children: | Dr. Chandeshwar Prasad Yadav, Former MLA Dr. Jainandan Prasad Yadav and Suresh Kumar |
| Office: | Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Term Start: | 1952 |
| Term End: | 1957 |
| Predecessor: | Position Established |
| Successor: | Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha |
| Constituency1: | Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Term Start1: | 1969 |
| Term End1: | 1972 |
| Predecessor1: | Pratibha Devi |
| Term Start2: | 1972 |
| Term End2: | 1977 |
| Constituency2: | Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Term Start3: | 1977 |
| Term End3: | 1980 |
| Successor3: | Nagendra Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency3: | Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Otherparty: | Janta Dal |
Ram Charitra Rai Yadav was an Indian politician, activist, social worker, and freedom fighter. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, representing the Sursand constituency in Sitamarhi district, Bihar. He held this position from 1952 to 1957, during India's first general election, i.e., 1951–52 Indian general election after India gaining independence, and again from 1969 to 1980.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He was a veteran socialist leader and one of the prominent figures in Bihar politics during his era. He became a martyr on August 11, 1998, sacrificing his life in a firing incident at Sitamarhi collectorate while advocating for the rights of the poor and protesting against neglect in providing relief during a movement demanding adequate relief for flood-affected survivors,as this tragic event affected several parts of North Bihar.
After his martyrdom the politics of Bihar became very heated. According to the book Saptkranti's Samvad Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Smriti Granth It is mentioned that "It is written in the dictionary, India that is Bharat. A handful of people in the country live in India and the masses live in Bharat. He spoke on this in detail and said a very deep thing that our country has become independent, but we have not got real freedom because the country is facing economic, social and economic problems. Social and cultural freedom has not been achieved. I fully realized this deep thing when in 1998, there was police firing on the meeting being held after the demonstration at Sitamarhi Collectorate gate, in which former MLA Ram Charitra Rai along with Dr. Ayub, Mahant Mandal were present., Rampari Devi and Munif Nadaf died".[10]
Several prominent leaders, including the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav, and other notable leaders from Bihar and across India, condemned the incident and expressed their condolences. They also visited his house for his funeral.[11] [12] [13] [14]
Yadav was elected in 1952 as an Independent and thrice ticket of Indian National Congress from Sursand constituency.
A statue has been made at Radhaur More, NH104, Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar, in memory of him and his struggle.