Mahendra Yadav (Nepali politician)

Not to be confused with Mahendra Yadav (Indian politician).

Mahendra Yadav (Nepali: महेन्द्र यादव) is a Nepali politician of Nepali Congress and former Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation in Deuba cabinet. He is also Deputy general secretary of Nepali Congress.^[2][3]

Mahendra Yadav
महेन्द्र यादव
Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 December 2021
Preceded by	Prakash Sharan Mahat
Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation
In office 26 July 2017[1] – 15 February 2018
Preceded by	Prem Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by	Bina Magar
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Constituency	Proportional list
Personal details
Born	Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal
Political party	Nepali Congress
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University

Political life

The 3rd general convention of Tarul Dal which was held in Chitawan, July 17–20, 2007 had elected Mahendra Yadav as the new president of Nepal Tarun Dal.^[4] He is close to former DPM Bimalendra Nidhi and PM Sher Bahadur Deuba from the same time he supported Nepali Congress (Democratic) whose president was Deuba and general secretary was Nidhi. He also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and 2nd Constituent Assembly from Nepali Congress party.^[5] He joined Deuba cabinet on 26 July 2017 as Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation.^[6][7]

Electoral history

He filled candidacy from Dhanusha-4 but lost by small margin due to caste factor, intra-party misunderstanding and two Yadav candidates in field.^[8] Previously, he represented in both constituent assemblies from proportional list of Nepali Congress.

2017 legislative elections

Dhanusha-4
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Raghubir Mahaseth	22,532
	Nepali Congress	Mahendra Yadav	19,991
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Mahajan Yadav	19,662
	Others		1,271
Invalid votes			3,861
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

• Bimalendra Nidhi
• 2022 Janakpur municipal election
• Ram Krishna Yadav
• Ananda Prasad Dhungana

References

1. "PM Deuba expands cabinet for second time, 19 ministers sworn in". Edusanjal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Nepali Congress". nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
3. Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "मधेसी (सहमहामन्त्री)मा देउवा प्यानलका महेन्द्र यादव विजयी". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
4. Singh, Rishi (31 January 2008). "Tarun Dal to press NC for poll seats". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
5. "Ram Krishna Yadav". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
6. Mausam (31 July 2017). "New agricultural programmes and policies on the offing: Minister Yadav". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
7. "PM Deuba expands cabinet for second time, 19 ministers sworn in". Edusanjal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
8. Sen, Sandeep (3 December 2017). "Caste equations likely to play crucial role in Dhanusha". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.