Mrityunjay Prasad

Mrityunjaya Prasad (2 January 1906 – 19 October 1984) was an Indian politician and son of Rajendra Prasad and Rajvanshi Devi^[1][2] who served as Member of 6th Lok Sabha from Siwan Lok Sabha constituency^[3] and Member of 4th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency.^[4] He was the only member of Rajendra Prasad's family who joined politics.^[5]

Mrityunjay Prasad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Krishnakanta Singh
Succeeded by	Ram Deo Singh
Constituency	Maharajganj, Bihar
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Mohammad Yusuf
Succeeded by	Mohammad Yusuf
Constituency	Siwan, Bihar
Personal details
Born	(1906-01-02)2 January 1906 Jiradei, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	19 October 1984(1984-10-19) (aged 78) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Janata Party (1967–1980)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (till 1967)
Children	Tara Sinha (Daughter)
Parent(s)	Rajendra Prasad (father) Rajvanshi Devi (mother)
Residence	274, Pataliputra Colony, Patna

Personal life

He was born in 2 January 1906 in Ziradei, Siwan district. He was the founder-member of College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna.^[6][7][8] He died at Patna on 19 October 1984.^[9]