Siddheshwar Prasad
Siddheshwar Prasad | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Tripura | |
| In office 16 June 1995 – 22 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Romesh Bhandari |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Mohan Seth |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1962–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Kailashpati Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Birendra Prasad |
| Constituency | Nalanda, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1929 Bind, Nalanda, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
| Died | 22 January 2022 (aged 92) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rajkumari Devi |
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar, India |
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Siddheshwar Prasad (19 January 1929 – 22 January 2023) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Nalanda Constituency of Bihar in the 1962, 1967, and 1971 general elections. He was earlier a Professor at Nalanda College in Bihar. He was the Governor of Tripura from June 1995 to June 2000.
Prasad has spotlighted the Kurmi community to which the Bihar Chief Minister belongs.
Prasad died in Patna, Bihar on 22 January 2023, three days after his 94th birthday.