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, 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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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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	(1929-01-19)19 January 1929 Bind, Nalanda, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died	22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 92) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Rajkumari Devi
Residence(s)	Patna, Bihar, India
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Prasad has spotlighted the Kurmi community to which the Bihar Chief Minister belongs.^[6]

Prasad died in Patna, Bihar on 22 January 2023, three days after his 94th birthday.^[7]