Bindeshwari Prasad Verma

For other uses, see Vindhyeshwari Prasad.

Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma
Binda babu
1st Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
25 April 1946 – 14 March 1962[1]
Personal details
BornSeptember 26, 1886
DiedJuly 22, 1968(1968-07-22) (aged 81)
OccupationPolitician
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1961)

Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma also known as Binda Babu, was a politician from Bihar state of India who led Bihar Legislative Assembly as a first Speaker in independent India from 1946 to 1962. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 1961 by President of India.[1][2][3]

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