Hemchand Yadav

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hemchand Yadav

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|12|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Baigapara, Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|4|11|1958|12|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Delhi, India

| residence =

| office = Minister of Higher & Technical education, Science & Technology,
Government of Chhattisgarh

| successor = Prem Prakash Pandey

| predecessor = Ajay Chandrakar

| term_start = 8 December 2008

| term_end = 8 December 2013

| office1 = Minister of Water Resources,
Government of Chhattisgarh

| successor1 = Brijmohan Agrawal

| predecessor1 = Dhanesh Patila

| term_start1 = 7 December 2003

| term_end1 = 8 December 2013

| office2 = Minister of Transport,
Government of Chhattisgarh

| successor2 = Rajesh Munat

| predecessor2 =

| term_start2 = 6 July 2004

| term_end2 = 8 December 2008

| office3 = Minister of Food, Civil Supply, Government of Chhattisgarh

| successor3 =

| predecessor3 =

| term_start3 = 6 July 2004

| term_end3 = 18 June 2005

| office4 = Minister of Sports and Youth welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh

| successor4 =

| predecessor4 =

| term_start4 = 7 December 2003

| term_end4 = 18 June 2005

| office5 = Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

| successor5 = Arun Vora

| predecessor5 =

| constituency5 = Durg City

| term_start5 = 2000

| term_end5 = 2013

| office6 = Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| successor6 =

| predecessor6 = Arun Vora

| constituency6 = Durg

| term_start6 = 1998

| term_end6 = 2000

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = Leela Yadav

| children = 4

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Hemchand Yadav (1 December 1958 - 11 April 2018) was an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was cabinet minister in Government of Chhattisgarh from 2003 to 2013.

Early life

Yadav was born to small farmer Ramlal Yadav in Durg. He married Leela Yadav on 9 March 1976 and they have four children, two sons and two daughter.

In 1987, he became active in politics.

Political career

Yadav was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1998 from Durg Constituency by defeating his congress rival Arun Vora by a margin of 3,279. After creation of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, he contested 2003 assembly election and won by a huge of 22,573 and became Cabinet minister water resources, sports and youth welfare in Raman Singh's Cabinet.{{Cite web | url=http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf | title=माननीय सदस्यों के छाया-चित्र एवं जीवन परिचय | language=hi | trans-title=Photographs and biographies of honourable members |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206070156/http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf | archive-date=2019-12-06}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2008-election-results.html|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2008}}

He held various portfolios such as Water resources, Sports and Youth welfare, Transport,{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/five-ministers-dropped-from-chattisgarh-cabinet/233353|title = Five ministers dropped from Chattisgarh cabinet}} Food, Civil Supply, Higher & Technical education till 2013.

Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya is named after him.