Yogeshwar Jha

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Yugeshwar Jha
प्रो युगेश्वर झा
Born(1944-06-24)24 June 1944
Basuki Bihari
Died(2008-07-09)9 July 2008
IGIMS, Patna
CitizenshipIndian
EducationM. Sc (Physics)
Alma materLangat Singh College, Bihar University
Occupation(s)Professor, Minister and Political Leader
Political partyIndian National Congress

Yugeshwar Jha (Maithili: युगेश्वर झा) was a former state education minister in the Jagarnath Mishra's cabinet of Bihar Government .[1][2][3]

Early life

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Yogeshwar Jha born in Basuki Bihari North village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar. He was born in a middle-class family of Maithil Brahmins.[citation needed]

Academic career

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Yogeshwar Jha completed his post graduation (Master of Science) education from Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur. He was specialised in the subject of physics. He started his academic career as a professor of physics department in the same college. It is said that he was an eminent educationist.[2][4] Later he also served as secretary of Ram Niranjan Janta College at Madhwapur in the Madhubani district.[5]

Political career

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It is said that Yogeshwar Jha came into political limelight during 1981-1982 from an movement originated in Chanpura village of Benipatti subdivision in Madhubani district for construction of a ring dam around the village.[6] He was elected as MLA of Benipatti assembly constituency four times. In the year 1980, he was first time elected as an MLA from the Benipatti assembly constituency. After that in the years 1985 and 1990, he was continuously elected as the MLA of the assembly constituency.[7] He became the state minister of education during 1990 in cabinet of Jagarnath Mishra's government in Bihar.[4]

In the year 1995, he lost the election in the hand of independent candidate Shaligram Yadav. In the year 2005, Yogeshwar Jha was again elected as the MLA of the Benipatti assembly constituency. But due to non achievement of the majority figure by his political alliance in the legislative assembly of the state, government was not formed in the state and finally re-election was conducted in the month of October in the same year. In this re-election, Yogeshwar Jha lost his assembly membership by his opponent candidate Shaligram Yadav.[7]

Legacy

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In the year 1982-83, Yogeshwar Jha built the building of the public library called as Adarsh Pustakalaya at Tyauth village in the Benipatti sub-division.[8] After his death, every year his birth anniversary is celebrated as Yogeshwar Jayanti in the region of Benipatti sub-division in the Madhubani district of Bihar. Similarly his death anniversary is also remembered. On this day, some political leaders give speeches to praise him. He was a prominent leader from the Mithila region in the state of Bihar, India.[9]

The sub-divisional headquarter of the Indian National Congress party at Benipatti has been named as Yugeshwar Jha Ashram.[10] There his memorial statue was installed, where different political leaders come to pay tribute by garlanding his statue on the occasion of his memorial day.[11][12]

The political legacy of Yogeshwar Jha was carried out by his own daughter Bhawana Jha after his death. His daughter Bhawana Jha was elected as member of Bihar legislative assembly from the Benipatti assembly constituency in the year 2015.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "पूर्व मंत्री स्व. युगेश्वर झा की मनी जयंती". Hindustan.
  2. ^ a b "जयंती पर याद किए गए पूर्व मंत्री युगेश्वर झा -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "पथों की हालत बदहाल, चलने में परेशानी". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 27 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "पूर्व शिक्षा मंत्री प्रो. युगेश्वर झा की 11वीं पुण्यतिथि मनाई". Dainik Bhaskar.
  5. ^ "स्व.युगेश्वर झा की प्रतिमा स्थापित करने का निर्णय -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "स्व. प्रो. युगेश्वर झा जयंती विशेष... बेनीपट्टी में साल 1981-82 में हुई आंदोलन ने दिया प्रखर पहचान". BNN News. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Benipatti Assembly Seat: बेनीपट्टी विधानसभा सीट पर क्या फिर चलेगा विनोद नारायण झा का जादू?।। Bihar Election 2025". punjabkesari. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. ^ "1982-83 में युगेश्वर झा ने कराई थी, पुस्तकालय भवन का निर्माण, अब होगा नए भवन का निर्माण". BNN News. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ^ a b "प्रखर नेता व निष्ठावान व्यक्ति थे प्रो. युगेश्वर झा - Proficient leader and loyal person was Prof. Yugeshwar Jha - Bihar Madhubani General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  10. ^ "भ्रष्टाचार के विरूद्ध संघर्ष करते रहे पूर्व मंत्री". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  11. ^ "मिथिलांचल एवं सामाज के विकास के लिए आवाज उठाते रहे युगेश्वर बाबू - Yugeshwar Babu kept raising his voice for the development of Mithilanchal and society - Bihar Madhubani General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  12. ^ "पूर्व मंत्री युगेश्वर झा को पुण्यतिथि पर दी श्रद्धांजलि". Dainik Bhaskar.