Tarkishore Prasad

Tarkishore Prasad
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Serving with Renu Devi
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byTejashwi Yadav
Minister of Finance
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySuresh Kumar Sharma
Minister of Environment & Forest
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byNeeraj Kumar Singh Bablu
Minister of Information Technology
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byJivesh Mishra
Minister of Disaster Management
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byLakshmeshwar Roy
Succeeded byRenu Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Preceded byRam Prakash Mahto
ConstituencyKatihar
Personal details
Born (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)[1]
Saharsa, Bihar, India
Parent
  • Ganga Prasad Bhagat (father)
Alma materDarshan Sah College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Tarkishore Prasad (born 5 February 1956) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November to 9 August 2022.He held the portfolios of Finance & Commercial Taxes along with Urban Development and Housing.[2][3] He has been elected the BJP's leader in the Bihar assembly.[4] He is currently elected as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katihar constituency in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Early life and education

Tarkishore Prasad Bhagat was born to Ganga Prasad Bhagat, representing the Kalwar caste (Bhagat) In 1956, Tarkishore completed Intermediate of Science from Darshan Sah College in Katihar under Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.[6]

Political career

Prasad is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and began his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. He won his first assembly term in 2005 from Katihar seat, defeating Ram Prakash Mahato by just 165 votes.[7] He later won the seat in 2010, 2015 and 2020 elections as well.

References

  1. ^ "1st woman dy CM, RSS veteran to be the second-in-command in Bihar". Hindustan Times.
  2. ^ "भाजपा ने सीमांचल को दिया बड़ा तोहफा, तारकिशोर के रूप में पहली बार सत्ता की ड्राइविंग सीट पर यह क्षेत्र". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "तारकिशोर प्रसाद: वो नेता, जिन्हें बिहार में डिप्टी सीएम बनाकर BJP ने बड़ा दांव खेला है". The Lallantop (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Tarkishore Prasad Elected BJP Legislature Party Leader in Bihar, Speculation Rife over Sushil Modi's Role". News18. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ Ranjan, Abhinav (16 November 2020). "Who is Tarkishore Prasad Bhagat: RSS veteran who is replacing Sushil Kumar Modi as Bihar's deputy CM". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Tarkishore Prasad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KATIHAR(KATIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ Prabhash K. Dutta (16 November 2020). "Nitish Kumar oath taking: Who are Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, two deputy CM probables?". India Today. Retrieved 18 November 2020.