Prabhu Narayan Yadav

Was elected Gram Pradhan of his village in 1986. Contemporary biographical reporting describes this as an early step in his local political career. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Was elected as a member of the District Panchayat in 1989. Court-record material concerning his later 2002 election also records his earlier Gram Pradhan and District Panchayat positions. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Was elected again as a District Panchayat member in 1995. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

First elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Dhanapur in 1996 on the Samajwadi Party ticket. He received 48,735 votes and defeated Gyanendra Kumar of the BSP by 13,828 votes. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Served his first Assembly term after winning the 1996 election from Dhanapur. The official Assembly profile records the first election as beginning in October 1996 and ending in March 2002. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Won Dhanapur again in the 2002 Assembly election by only 26 votes, receiving 47,410 votes against BSP candidate Susheel's 47,384. The result was subsequently challenged through an election petition, which the Allahabad High Court dismissed. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

The official Uttar Pradesh Assembly profile records him as a member of the Petitions Committee during 2002-2003. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

Contested the 2012 Assembly election from Sakaldiha and finished second with 59,661 votes, losing to Independent candidate Sushil Singh by 6,848 votes. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

Returned to the Assembly in 2017 from Sakaldiha, winning with 79,875 votes and a margin of 14,969 votes. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

Served as the Sakaldiha MLA during the 17th Assembly. The official Assembly profile records his third elected Assembly membership beginning in March 2017 and ending on 25 July 2019. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

Won the 2022 Assembly election from Sakaldiha with 86,328 votes and a margin of 16,661 votes over BJP candidate Suryamuni Tiwari. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

Currently serving his fourth elected Assembly term. The official Assembly member directory lists Shri Prabhu Narayan Singh Yadav as the SP MLA from 381-Sakaldiha. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}