Shivanand_Tiwari

Shivanand Tiwari

Shivanand Tiwari

Indian politician

Shivanand Tiwari (born 1943)[1] is a prominent politician from Bhojpur district, Bihar who was a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party, which he represented in the Rajya Sabha. First he was a prominent leader and spokesperson of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal party. Later he was the General Secretary and spokesman for the JD (U).[2] On 27 February 2014 he was denied renomination to Rajya Sabha, and expelled from the Nitish's Janata faction along with four other Lok Sabha members of the party.[3] After his stint with Nitish's Janata Dal (U), he re-joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.[4]

Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Constituency ...

Posts held

As of April 2012, Tiwari has held the following posts:[1]

  • 1996 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly from Shahpur- Janata Dal.
  • 2000 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (second term) from Shahpur - RJD.
  • 2000-2005 Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition, Government of Bihar.
  • 2005 - Won Feb 2005 Legislative Assembly election from Shahpur, lost the Oct 2005 elections from the same seat on RJD ticket.
  • May 2008 to April 2014 - Member, Rajya Sabha from JD(U).
  • Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf[clarification needed]
  • August 2008 - Member, Committee on Finance and Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rajya Sabha MP biography". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. [2]
    "General Secretaries". Janata Dal (United). Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    Parsai, Gargi; Gaikwad, Rahi (27 February 2014). "News". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Shivanand Tiwari tells the story of a former politician".
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