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| name = Lalu Prasad Yadav {{Verified}}<br />
| image = File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad addressing the Media to announce a policy matter in New Delhi on September 12, 2004.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Lalu Prasad Yadav in 2018<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|06|11}}<br />
| birth_place = Phulwaria, Gopalganj district, [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| parents = Kundan Rai (father), Marachhiya Devi (mother)<br />
| alma_mater = [[Patna University]]<br />
| education = B.A. (Political Science), LL.B.<br />
| occupation = Politician, Former Advocate<br />
| years_active = 1970s–present<br />
| known_for = Mandal Commission implementation, Social justice politics, Railway reforms<br />
| notable_works = Popularising backward class politics in Bihar; modernizing Indian Railways (2004–09)<br />
| awards = TIME Magazine recognition for Indian Railways (2008), Honorary Doctorate (BAU)<br />
| spouse = [[Rabri Devi]] (m. 1973)<br />
| children = 9 (including [[Tejashwi Yadav]], [[Misa Bharti]])<br />
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
| website = [https://rjd.co.in/ Official RJD Website]<br />
}}'''Lalu Prasad Yadav''' (born 11 June 1948) is a veteran Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Bihar, and ex-[[Railway Minister of India]]. He is the founder and president of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD), and a major figure in the social justice movement rooted in Lohiaite ideology.<br />
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== Early Life and Education ==<br />
Lalu was born into a Hindu Yadav family in Phulwaria village, Gopalganj district, Bihar. His father, Kundan Rai, was a farmer, and his mother, Marachhiya Devi, was a homemaker. He completed his B.A. in Political Science and LLB from [[Patna University]], where he emerged as a student leader and was elected president of the student union in 1970.<br />
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== Political Career ==<br />
He entered politics through the JP Movement and was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1977 at age 29. Lalu served as Chief Minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997, championing the cause of the backward and marginalized classes.<br />
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As Railway Minister of India (2004–2009), he earned international acclaim for turning Indian Railways profitable. His innovative reforms were even studied at institutions like Harvard and Wharton.<br />
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== Legal Issues ==<br />
Lalu’s career was affected by the Fodder Scam, in which he was convicted and imprisoned. He is currently barred from contesting elections.<br />
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== Personal Life ==<br />
He married Rabri Devi in 1973. She later became Bihar’s first woman Chief Minister. They have nine children, including Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, and Misa Bharti, Rajya Sabha MP.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Lalu is credited with:<br />
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• Empowering OBCs and Dalits<br />
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• Bringing rural dialect and humor to mainstream politics<br />
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• Being a symbol of Mandal-era backward caste assertion<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
• Rabri Devi<br />
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• [[Tejashwi Yadav]]<br />
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• [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
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• [[Ram Manohar Lohia]]<br />
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[[Category:Railway Ministers of India]]<br />
[[Category:Bihar politicians]]<br />
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