Baba Ram Adhar Yadav
Baba Ram Adhar Yadav was an Indian politician who served as the MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Allahabad North constituency.[1]
Ram Adhar was born on 23 March 1901 in a modest farmer family. His father was Shri Chaturi Lal. Ram Adhar participated in the Indian Independence movement as a child, when he joined the "Banar Sena", a child wing of the Indian National Congress.
Baba Ram Adhar was a founder member of Janata Party. He won the MLA elections in 1977 against Rajendra Kumari Bajpayee of Congress from Allahabad by a large margin. Post-Emergency he started losing interest in active politics, and moved towards social activism and philanthropy.
Baba Rama Adhar died on 21 November 1996. Posthumously, the State Government established his Statue at Jugram Churaha (Near Lower Court) Allahabad and "Baba Ram Adhar Yadav Smarak Samiti" was also formed by his family and followers.
References
- ↑ "Allahabad North Assembly Election 1977, Uttar Pradesh". Empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
External links
- "Allahabad North Election Results 2017, Winner and Runner-up, Candidate list". Elections.in. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-06-16.