Babu Shri 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, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

from

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. 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

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

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

and became the Education & Culture Minister in the

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. His son Hemant Kumar Shahi was

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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