Summary
Tilakdhari Prasad Singh is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Kodarma, Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament for 2 terms as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3] He also served as member of legislative assembly from rajdhanwar Vidhan sabha in Giridih district. A total of 12 Lok Sabha elections have been held in the Koderma Lok Sabha constituency since then. In these 12 elections, Tilakdhari alone has fought eight times on a Congress ticket. Tilakdhari has the distinction of being the first and last Congress MP here. Tilakdhari, who fought eight times, has got success only twice here. For the first time, he fought this seat in 1984 and won. Won again in the 99 election for the second time, but could never return after that. Now on the ground of his old age , he has forwarded his political legacy in the hand of his younger son Dhananjay . Dhananjay is presently the president of District Congress Committee, Giridih .
Tilakdhari Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999-2004 | |
| Preceded by | R.L.P. Verma |
| Succeeded by | Babu Lal Marandi |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | R.L.P. Verma |
| Succeeded by | R.L.P. Verma |
| Constituency | Kodarma, Jharkhand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1938 Chatro, Giridih, Bihar, British India (Presently Jharkhand, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bhagwati Devi |
| Residence | GIRIDIH |
| Source: [1] | |
References edit
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2000. p. 401. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2000). Who's who. Parliament Secretariat. p. 1066. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ R. C. Rajamani (2000). Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha. Gyan Publishing House. p. 163. ISBN 978-81-212-0692-1. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website