Ram Naresh Yadav | |
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| 16th Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 8 September 2011 – 7 September 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Kohli (Additional Charge) |
| Governor of Chhattisgarh (Acting) | |
| In office 19 June 2014 – 14 July 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Shekhar Dutt |
| Succeeded by | Balram Das Tandon |
| 10th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 23 June 1977 – 28 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Banarsi Das |
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| Born | (1928-07-01)1 July 1928 |
| Died | 22 November 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 88) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shrimat Anari Devi Yadav |
| Children | Five daughters and three sons |
Ram Naresh Yadav (1 July 1928 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian politician who wasChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979. He was fromJanata Party; later he joined theCongress. He served asDeputy Chief Minister under the Babu Banarasi Das government from 1979 to 1980. He served asDeputy leader of Rajya Sabha in 1989. He also served asGovernor of Madhya Pradesh from 26 August 2011 to 7 September 2016.
He was born on 1 July 1928 atAzamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a middle-class family. His father was a teacher. Ram Naresh Yadav was a successful lawyer in Azamgarh court. He died on 22 November 2016 in Lucknow.[1][2]
Ram Naresh Yadav was interested in social work and was close to socialist leaderRaj Narain.[citation needed] He entered theSixthLok Sabha in1977 fromAzamgarh constituency. He was considered a modest and a low-profile politician.[citation needed]
He became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 23 June 1977, and remained on the post till 28 February 1979. On 25 February 1979, he failed to secure avote of confidence.Banarsi Das was elected in his place and became Chief Minister.[3]
In2004 general elections, he contested from Azamgarh constituency on Indian National Congress ticket, but lost toBahujan Samaj Party'sRamakant Yadav.[4] On 26 August 2011, he was appointed Governor of Madhya Pradesh by thePresident of India,Pratibha Patil, on the recommendation of theUPA government.[2]
On February 24, 2015, Madhya PradeshSpecial Task Force (STF) filed anFIR against Yadav for his alleged role in the multi-crore Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam (Vyapam scam).[5] He was charged with rigging the forest guard recruitment examination, conducted by Vyapam, and booked under the Information Technology Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The FIR was registered after an MP High Court hearing where Chief Justice A M Khanvilkar and JusticeAlok Aradhe said STF can freely proceed against any "high dignitary".[6] Yadav moved the high court citing constitutional immunity, which subsequently in April asked STF to "observe complete protocol", the Governor being the Head of the State. The head of the special investigative team (SIT) probing the scam said that action will be taken after his retirement in September, 2016.[7] Meanwhile, a group of lawyers filed a petition inSupreme Court of India, seeking removal of Yadav and recording his statement in the case. A bench comprisingChief Justice of IndiaH. L. Dattu and JusticesArun Kumar Mishra andAmitava Roy agreed to hear the petition on July 9.[8]
Earlier in 2013, STF arrested his formerOSD Dhanraj Yadav in connection with the scam. Also, his son Shailesh was an accused in the MPPEB contractual teachers' recruitment exam, and reportedly died of a brain haemorrhage in March, at Yadav'sLucknow residence.[9]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAzamgarh 1977–1978 | Succeeded by |
