Career
He represented the Patna Sahib constituency of Bihar in the 14th General Elections 2004 by defeating C. P. Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party. He did not contest the 15th General elections in 2009 as the RJD supremo Lalu Yadav himself contested from that constituency. In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from his party post.
Yadav, who wanted to contest from Pataliputra seat.
1985-1986 Deputy Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation
1992-1993 Member, Bihar Legislative Council
1993-1996 Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (elected in bye election)
1996-1997 Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha
2004-2009 Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha
2010 Elected to Rajya Sabha
2010- Member, Committee on Defence
2010- Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Chairman, Doctor Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture, Bihar
1998-2005 Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas, Bihar
2014 - Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.