Siddheshwar Prasad

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, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Nalanda Constituency of Bihar in 1962, 1967 and 1971. He was earlier a Professor in Nalanda College in Bihar. He was the Governor of Tripura from June 1995 to June 2000.[1][2][3][4][5]

Siddheshwar Prasad
Governor of Tripura
In office
16 June 1995 – 22 June 2000
Preceded byRomesh Bhandari
Succeeded byKrishna Mohan Seth
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1977
Preceded byKailashpati Sinha
Succeeded byBirendra Prasad
ConstituencyNalanda, Bihar
Personal details
Born(1929-01-19)19 January 1929
Bind, Nalanda, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 92)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseRajkumari Devi
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
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Prasad died in Patna, Bihar on 22 January 2023, three days after his 94th birthday.[6]

References
  1. "BJP yet to open innings in Nalanda". The Times of India. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. Vasant Sitaram Kulkarni; Suniti Vasant Kulkarni; Prakash Kokil (1971). India's Parliament, 1971: Who's who of Indian M.P.s: Encyclopaedia of India's Parliament, 1971. Law Book House. p. 126. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. Times of India (Firm) (1970). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 355. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. Aruna Goel; S. L. Goel (2010). Encyclopaedia of higher education in the 21st century. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 501–. ISBN 978-81-7629-584-0. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "LIST OF PAST GOVERNORS". Raj Bhavan Tripura. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. "Former Tripura Governor Passed Away: त्रिपुरा के पूर्व राज्यपाल सिद्धेश्वर प्रसाद का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार". ETV Bharat. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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