| Honorific Prefix: | Honourable |
| Ram Krishna Yadav | |
| Native Name: | राम कृष्ण यादव |
| Alma Mater: | Tribhuvan University |
| Residence: | Janakpur, Province No. 2, Nepal |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Office: | Minister for Agriculture Development |
| Term End: | 15 February 2018 |
| Term Start: | 26 July 2017[1] |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start1: | 22 December 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Umashankar Argariya |
| Constituency1: | Dhanusha 2 |
| Office2: | Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament |
| Successor2: | Umashankar Argariya |
| Predecessor2: | Jog Narayan Yadav |
| Term End2: | 14 October 2017 |
| Term Start2: | 28 May 2008 |
| Constituency2: | Dhanusha 2 |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal |
| Successor: | Chakrapani Khanal |
| Predecessor: | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary |
| Honorific Suffix: | MP |
Ram Krishna Yadav (Nepali: राम कृष्ण यादव) is a Nepali politician of the Nepali Congress and was Agriculture minister in the Deuba cabinet. He is also a central committee member of the Nepali Congress and one of the rising youth politicians of the party.[2] He has also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and 2nd Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha-2.[3] He joined Deuba cabinet on 26 July 2017 as Minister for Agriculture Development.[4] [5] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Umashankar Argariya | 32,044 | ||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,715 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 15,442 | ||
| Others | 1,822 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,648 | |||
| Result | FSFN gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,378 | ||
| UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 7,144 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhol Prasad Sah | 5,365 | ||
| Madhesh Samata Party Nepal | Nirgun Sahani | 1,963 | ||
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sahitya Nanda Yadav | 1,381 | ||
| Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 1,329 | ||
| Others | 6,473 | |||
| Result | Congress hold | |||
| Source: NepalNews[7] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 9,825 | ||
| CPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Mandal | 8,219 | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwar Goit Yadav | 6,518 | ||
| Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Parmeshwar Sah Sudi | 4,490 | ||
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Pawan Kumar Jha | 3,439 | ||
| Others | 3,466 | |||
| Invalid votes | 2,794 | |||
| Result | Congress gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||||