Gajendra Prasad Himanshu

Gajendra Prasad Himanshu
Former Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–2005
Preceded byMahavir Raut
Succeeded byRajendra Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyHasanpur
Personal details
Born (1942-01-10) 10 January 1942
Paridah, Samastipur, Bihar
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Janata Party
Samyukta Socialist Party
Spouse(s)Veenapani, Retired Principal - Miller Inter School, Patna, Bihar, India
Children2 Sons and 2 Daughters
- Chakrapani Himanshu
- Sushma Himanshu
- Deepali Himanshu
- Shastrapani Himanshu
EducationM.A., L.L.B.
As of 9 July, 2008
Source: Election Commission of India

Gajendra Prasad Himanshu (born 10 January 1942) is an Indian former politician. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, twice as a minister in the Bihar government, and seven times. Seven times as an MLA from Hasanpur, Bihar.[1]

In year 1977, he became Minister of State irrigation, Government of Bihar. He was Deputy Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. In 1990, he became Cabinet Minister of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED), Bihar.

He was nominated as Speaker of Bihar Assembly in year 2000, by Janata Dal (United) Government. However, the nomination was withdrawn last minute to retain the sanctity of the House particularly that of the chair's post and would not like to contest the election just to create a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][3]

References

  1. ↑ Election Commission of India - Party wise comparison of Hasanpur Assembly Constituency of Bihar Archived 28 August 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Speaker Nomination for Gajendra Parasad Himanshu Withdrawn". Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Never say die in Bihar!". The Tribune. India. 10 March 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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