Ejya Yadav
Ejya Yadav | |
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| Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Kumar Bulganin |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Mohiuddinnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1971 Jalalpur Mohiuddinagar, Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Ejya Yadav (born 15 July 1971) is an Indian politician, academic and former Member of the Legislative Assembly Bihar representing Mohiuddinnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency from the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[1] Earlier, she had been a professor at Patna Women's College.
Career
[edit]Yadav did her schooling at Ranchi Loreto Convent and Patna Notre Dame. Before getting elected as an MLA, she was the Head of the Communicative English Department at Patna Women's College.[2]
During the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Ejya was selected as the Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate for Mohiuddinnagar seat ahead of sitting MLA, Ajay Kumar Bulganin, who had represented the area twice before. Bulganin ran as the candidate of the Jan Adhikar Party.[3] She won the race, defeating her nearest rival, independent candidate Rajesh Singh by over 23,000 votes.[4]
Ejya Yadav has gained prominence within the RJD since her election. She was made the party spokesperson. She is seen as someone that can articulate the party's view to both journalists as well as the grassroots, especially since the arrest of party leader Lalu Prasad Yadav. She is one of the few party leaders who has visited Lalu in Ranchi jail to discuss party matters.[5]
She was the RJD candidate for 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Mohiuddinnagar but lost to Rajesh Kumar Singh.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mohiuddinnagar Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Rajesh Kumar Singh of BJP Wins". News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Frank Krishner (28 September 2015). "Between The Devil And The Deep Sea". Outlook India.
- ^ Ramashankar (8 October 2015). "In Yadav hub, a Bulganin fights for his seat". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015.
- ^ Madan Kumar (11 November 2015). "Bihar election results: Only 3 of 10 varsity teachers emerge winners". Times of India.
- ^ Amit Bhelari (17 January 2018). "RJD learns to cope without Lalu". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Result Notification" (PDF).
- ^ Sheezan Nezami (10 October 2020). "Bihar: RJD dumps some sitting MLAs in 2nd phase polls | Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Election News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2022.