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Indian politician

Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi (1 October 1920 – 9 June 2018) was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Bihar. 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 between 1980 and 1985 from Lalganj, Vaishali, defeating Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. In 1984, he became Member of Parliament from Muzaffarpur and became the Education & Culture Minister in the Indian Government. His son Hemant Kumar Shahi was Member of Legislative Assembly from Vaishali. His daughter-in-law Veena Shahi is: a former MLA and co-operative minister of Bihar. Shahi died on 9 June 2018 after a prolonged illness.

References

  1. ^ "Former Union Minister and Congress leader LP Shahi dead at 98". The New Indian Express. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Rahul condoles death of former Union Minister LP Shahi". Outlook. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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