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Sriniwas Tiwari | |
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Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1990 –2003 | |
Preceded by | Champa Devi |
Succeeded by | Girish Gautam |
Constituency | Mangawan |
In office 1977 –1985 | |
Preceded by | Triveni Prasad |
Succeeded by | Garud Kumar |
Constituency | Teonthar |
In office 1972 –1977 | |
Preceded by | Rukmini Raman Pratap Singh |
Succeeded by | Rukmini Raman Pratap Singh |
Constituency | Mangawan |
Member of Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1952 –1956 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
Constituency | Mangawan |
Personal details | |
Born | Shahpur, Rewa State, British India[1] | 17 September 1926
Died | 19 January 2018 New Delhi, India | (aged 91)
Political party | Socialist Party (1948-1964, 1972-1973) Samyukta Socialist Party (1964-1972) Indian National Congress (1973-2018) |
Spouse | Shravan Kumari |
Children | Arun Tiwari Sundar Lal Tiwari |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Durbar College, Rewa |
Nickname(s) | White Tiger |
Shriyut Sriniwas Tiwari (17 September 1926[2][3][4] – 19 January 2018)[1] was a politician from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He had a long career in Madhya Pradesh state politics. He was a six-time member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. For most of his political career, he was a member of the Indian National Congress, and had stints in Socialist Party and Samyukta Socialist Party in his younger days.He was assembly speaker of MP from 1993 to 2003.
He also served as a member of the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1952 and 1956, before it was merged into Madhya Pradesh. He was bitterly opposed to the merger and advocated the separation of Vindhya Pradesh region from Madhya Pradesh during his political career.[5] He was known as the White Tiger of Madhya Pradesh.
He lost the election from Sirmour in the 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.