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Rajasthan BJP MLA Jaswant Yadav dies at 73 after cancer
Jaswant Yadav died in Jaipur at 73 on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer.
He was the BJP’s MLA for Behror in Rajasthan and had also served as a state minister and a member of Parliament.
He began his political career by winning an Assembly seat from Mundawar in 1998, then won the Alwar Lok Sabha seat in 1999.
He was elected to the Rajasthan Assembly four times and served as a minister from 2016 to 2018.
His death leaves 199 members in the state Assembly, according to the report.
A by-election in Behror is expected within six months to fill the vacant seat.
His family said people could pay their respects at his residence in Alwar on Sunday, and that his last rites would take place in his native village on Monday.
Rajasthan BJP MLA Jaswant Yadav died in Jaipur on Sunday, November 8, 2026, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
He was 73 and represented the Behror Assembly constituency.
His son Mohit Yadav said he died at 8.15 a.m.
Yadav was a four-time MLA, a former Rajasthan Cabinet Minister and a former MP from Alwar.
A by-election in Behror is expected within six months.
- Who
- Jaswant Yadav, a BJP MLA from Behror and former Rajasthan Cabinet Minister.
- What
- He died at 73 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 8.15 a.m.
- Where
- Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- He had been battling cancer.
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Yadav began his political career after winning the Assembly election from Mundawar.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Alwar.
He served as a minister in the Rajasthan government led by Vasundhara Raje.
Yadav died in Jaipur, his son said.
His last rites are scheduled to be held in his native village of Silpata.
- Age
- 73
- Constituency
- Behror
- Time of death
- 8.15 a.m. on November 8, 2026
- Career
- Four-time MLA and former MP from Alwar
- Ministerial service
- 2016–2018
- Assembly strength after death
- 199
What people are saying
It is with profound sorrow that I inform you that my revered father, Dr Jaswant Yadav ji, the current MLA from Behror, former Cabinet Minister in the Rajasthan government, and former MP from Alwar, is no longer with us