Pappu Yadav Biography: 14 Things You Need To Know About The Indian Politician
Pappu Yadav, born on December 24, 1967, is an Indian politician who is known to have represented various constituencies in Bihar. He is presently a member of the Parliament as a representative of Purnia constituency in Bihar.
Check out this article for 14 things you need to know about Pappu Yadav.
14 Things To Know About Pappu Yadav
Here are 14 things you need to know about popular Indian politician and member of Parliament Pappu Yadav:
- His real name is Rajesh Ranjan but he is popularly known as Pappu Yadav
- He was born on December 24, 1967, in Khurda Karveli village, Bihar, India
- As of 2024, he is 56 years old
- He grew up in a landowning family and was nicknamed Pappu by his grandfather as a child
- He attended Anand Marg School at Anand Palli, Supaul before going on to attend B. N. Mandal University where he acquired a degree in Political Science. He also obtained a diploma in Disaster Management and Human Rights from IGNOU.
- At a point in his life, he was introduced to crime by his maternal uncle Arjun Singh
- He started his political career in 1990 when we contested and won the Bihar Legislative Assembly election to represent the Singheshwar constituency
- The following year, during the Indian general election, he won the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency
- He was convicted of murder in 2008 and sentenced to life imprisonment but was acquitted of his crime in 2014
- He contested in the 2014 general elections and defeated BJP's Sharad Yadav to become a member of the Parliament for the fifth time
- In 2024, he defeated both Santosh Kushwaha of JDU and Bima Bhart of RJD to win the Purnia Lok Sabha seat in Bihar
- As a politician, Pappu Yadav has been elected as a member of the Parliament twice for the Madhepura constituency and four times for the Purnia constituency
- He is currently married to Ranjeet Ranjan, a former member of Parliament of Madhepura constituency, and they have two children together named Sarthak Ranjan and Prakriti Ranjan
- As of 2024, he has an estimated net worth of ₹12.08 crore thanks to his real estate and property investments as can be seen in his election affidavits
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