Laxmi Narayan Yadav (Hindi pronunciation: [ləkʂmiː n̪aːɾaːjəɳ jaːd̪əʋ]) is a socialist leader and former member of parliament (MP) of Bhartiya Janata Party.
He is two times MLA from Surkhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) assembly seat of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.
He has defeated Vitthalbhai Patel who was a Congress leader and Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate famed Bollywood lyricist and poet and industrialist.
During the same tenure in 1978 – 1980 he served as Minister for Higher Education, in Government of Madhya Pradesh in the Sakhlecha ministry.
His son Sudheer Yadav (also spelled as Sudhir Yadav) fought assembly elections from Banda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh from Bharatiya Janshakti Party of Uma Bharti but couldn't succeed.