Pappu Yadav

Rajesh Ranjan (born 24 December 1967), better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician from Bihar, belonging to the Indian National Congress. He won elections to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014 from several constituencies in Bihar as an Independent / SP / Lok Janata Party / RJD candidate. Pappu Yadav became one of the 'best performing' MPs in 2015. Pappu Yadav was President of Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) which is formally merged in Indian National Congress before 2024 general election.

Pappu Yadav defeated Sharad Yadav in the 2014 general elections. His wife Ranjeet Ranjan was MP from Supaul but lost to JD(U) in 2019 General Election, and is a Congress leader. His son Sarthak Ranjan is a cricketer and plays for the Delhi team. Pappu Yadav was given 'Y' category security by the Union Home Ministry. In the 2015 Bihar elections he formed his own Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) and contested 40 seats. However, the party failed to make any impact and could barely capture 2 percent of the votes. On 20 March 2024, he merged his party with the Indian National Congress. Provided by Wikipedia