Tarkishore Prasad

Tarkishore Prasad
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Serving with Renu Devi
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byTejashwi Yadav
Minister of Finance
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySuresh Kumar Sharma
Minister of Environment & Forest
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byNeeraj Kumar Singh Bablu
Minister of Information Technology
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded byJivesh Mishra
Minister of Disaster Management
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byLakshmeshwar Roy
Succeeded byRenu Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2005
Preceded byRam Prakash Mahto
ConstituencyKatihar
Personal details
Born (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)[1]
Saharsa, Bihar, India
Parent
  • Ganga Prasad Bhagat (father)
Alma materDarshan Sah College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Tarkishore Prasad (born 5 February 1956) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November to 9 August 2022.He held the portfolios of Finance & Commercial Taxes along with Urban Development and Housing.[2][3] He has been elected the BJP's leader in the Bihar assembly.[4] He is currently elected as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katihar constituency in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[5]

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  2. ^ "भाजपा ने सीमांचल को दिया बड़ा तोहफा, तारकिशोर के रूप में पहली बार सत्ता की ड्राइविंग सीट पर यह क्षेत्र". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "तारकिशोर प्रसाद: वो नेता, जिन्हें बिहार में डिप्टी सीएम बनाकर BJP ने बड़ा दांव खेला है". The Lallantop (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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