Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi (1 October 1920 – 9 June 2018) was an Indian politician of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

from

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. He was born on 1 October 1920 to Yogendra Prasad Shahi and his wife. He had three brothers, Nanki Prasad Shahi, Bhuvneshwar Prasad Shahi and Vijeshwar Prasad Shahi. He has a known grandson named Santoshi Kumar. He was the

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

between 1980 and 1985 from Lalganj, Vaishali, defeating Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. In 1984, he became

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from

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth ...

and became the Education & Culture Minister in the

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. His son

Hemant Kumar Shahi Hemant, ( sa, हेमन्त, translit=Hemanta) is an Indian male given name. It is the namesake of ''Hemanta'', one of the six Indian ecological seasons— Ritu—in northern half of Indian subcontinent, which runs in early winter approxima ...

was

Member of Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...

from Vaishali. His daughter-in-law Veena Shahi is a former MLA and co-operative minister of

. Shahi died on 9 June 2018 after a prolonged illness.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shahi, Laliteshwar Prasad 1920 births 2018 deaths Lok Sabha members from Bihar Bihar MLAs 1980–1985 India MPs 1984–1989 Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar People from Muzaffarpur district