Jyoti Prasad Yadav (born 26 September 1977) is an Indian first class cricketer from Allahabad.
He made his first class debut in 1994/95 playing for Uttar Pradesh against Kerala in the KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow.
He made his First Class limited overs début playing for Uttar Pradesh against Haryana in the LB Stadium in Hyderabad in 1994/95.
Later on decided to leave cricket and join politics to serve the people and contribute towards the society in a meaningful way.
He contested For Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from Allahabad West constituency in 2012 on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.