Shaligram Yadav | |
Office: | Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Harlakhi |
Term Start: | 2010 |
Predecessor: | Ram Naresh Pandey |
Term End: | 2015 |
Successor: | Basant Kumar |
Constituency1: | Benipatti |
Term Start1: | 2005 |
Predecessor1: | Yogeshwar Jha |
Term End1: | 2010 |
Successor1: | Vinod Narayan Jha |
Constituency2: | Benipatti |
Term Start2: | 1995 |
Predecessor2: | Yogeshwar Jha |
Term End2: | 2000 |
Successor2: | Ramashish Yadav |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1938 |
Birth Place: | Loma, Benipatti, Bihar, India |
Death Place: | Patna, Bihar |
Alma Mater: | Bihar University |
Party: | Janata Dal (United) |
Shaligram Yadav (2 January 1938 – 4 May 2021)[1] was an Indian politician and former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was the representative from the Benipatti and Harlakhi Assembly constituency .
Shaligram Yadav was born in Loma, Madhubani, on January 2, 1938,[2] the son of Devnandan Yadav and Ramraji Devi. He did his primary schooling from his hometown and higher study from Bihar University, Muzaffarpur where he received a B.A. and a master's degree in Hindi in 1960.[3]
After finishing his higher education he worked in a textile industry and later joined in politics and also social reforms.
Shaligram Yadav began his political career from Congress party at his late 40s. He was first elected for MLA[4] in 1995 in independent candidacy from Benipatti, Madhubani, and won two more times from Janata Dal (United) party in 2005 and 2010.