Shivanand Tiwari
Shivanand Tiwari | |
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| Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition in Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Bimla Tiwary |
| Children | 4 Rahul Tiwari |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Rahul Tiwari (son) |
Shivanand Tiwari (born 1943) is a prominent politician from Bhojpur district, Bihar who was a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party, which he represented in the Rajya Sabha. First he was a prominent leader and spokesperson of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal party. Later he was the General Secretary and spokesman for the JD (U). On 27 February 2014 he was denied renomination to Rajya Sabha, and expelled from the Nitish's Janata faction along with four other Lok Sabha members of the party. After his stint with Nitish's Janata Dal (U), he re-joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.