Shivanand Tiwari

Shivanand Tiwari (born 1943)^[1] 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).^[2] 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.^[3] After his stint with Nitish's Janata Dal (U), he re-joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.^[4]

Shivanand Tiwari
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	Bhojpur, Bihar, India
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse	Bimla Tiwary
Children	4
Residence	Patna

Posts held

As of April 2014^[update], Tiwari has held the following posts:^[1]

• 1996 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly from Shahpur - Janata Dal
• 2000 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (second term) from Shahpur - RJD
• 2000–2005 Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition, Government of Bihar
• 2005 - Won Feb 2005 Legislative Assembly election from Shahpur, lost the Oct 2005 elections from the same seat on RJD ticket
• May 2008 to April 2014 - Member, Rajya Sabha from JD(U)
• Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf^{[clarification needed]}
• August 2008 - Member, Committee on Finance and Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs

See also

• List of politicians from Bihar