Sudama Prasad is an Indian politician and member of the

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. He was elected as the representative of the Tarari constituency in 2015. Prasad is a member of principal state committee of the

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Political career

Prasad was active in the Bhojpur district of Bihar from 1997 onwards, belonging to the category of

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(OBC). He later became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and was elected to its state committee. He was also accused in the murder case of an upper caste landlord which went to the

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. The court, however, acquitted him, ruling that he was victimised by the accusation and that the witnesses had given false testimonies to the court. In the

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election The Legislative Assembly election was held over five-phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015. In April 2015, the Janata Parivar group (a group ...

, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation fielded him as the candidate for the Tarari constituency and he was subsequently elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The victory was seen as a regaining of a traditional stronghold of the party that had come under the domination of landlord backed candidates. He later supported the successful campaign of the Dalit activist and independent candidate

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for the Vadgam assembly constituency in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. As a member of the legislative assembly, Prasad has participated in several agitations and highlighted concerns on issues such as demands for adequate prices of ''makka'' (Maize), the Dalit Asmita Yatra called in the aftermath of the 2016 Una flogging incident, and mob lynchings in the state. Following the

2019 Bihar floods The 2019 Bihar floods affected 13 districts of North Bihar, India, causing 130 deaths by the end of July. 1269 panchayats (settlement councils) under 92 blocks of 13 districts of Northern Bihar were severely affected in the flood. Around 88.46 lakh ...

, he visited flood-hit areas in his constituency and organised new housing for villagers in flooded areas. Prasad participated in organising rescue operations with party workers between 18–24 July. According to him, the

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government had not initiated adequate measures for relief and rescue.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prasad, Sudama People from Bihar Bihar MLAs 2015–2020 Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Bihar MLAs 2020–2025