Gajendra Prasad Himanshu
Gajendra Prasad Himanshu | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hasanpur, Samastipur, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1942 Paridah, Samastipur, Bihar |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse(s) | Veenapani, Retired Principal - Miller Inter School, Patna, Bihar, India |
| Children | 2 Sons and 2 Daughters - Chakrapani Himanshu - Sushma Himanshu - Deepali Himanshu - Shastrapani Himanshu |
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar |
As of July 9, 2008 Source: Election Commission of India | |
Gajendra Prasad Himanshu is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, India. He was elected member for Bihar Vidhan Sabha Assembly in years 1967, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1990 & 2000.[1]
In year 1977, he was minister of state irrigation, Government of Bihar. He was deputy speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1980. In 1990, he was minister of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED), Bihar.
He was nominated for speaker of Bihar Assembly in year 2000, by Nitish Kumar Government. However, the nomination was withdrawn last minute for unanimous election of Sadanand Singh, to retain the sanctity of the House particularly that of the chair’s post and would not like to contest the election just to create a precedence.[2]
In March, 2000, Gajendra Prasad Himanshu was nominated as speaker of Bihar Assembly, but withdrawn at last minute. [3]
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