Mahendra Prasad

( Jan 08 1940 - Dec 27 2021 )

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Mahendra Prasad (8 January 1940 – 27 December 2021) was an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United) party, a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He was the richest Indian MP. Prasad also owned two pharmaceutical companies, Aristo Pharmaceuticals and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd. He died at Apollo Hospital in Delhi on 27 December 2021, at the age of 81. Prasad was born at Govindpur village in the modern Indian state of Bihar. He belonged to Bhumihar family. He had a wife, Satula Devi and has 3 sons Rajv Sharma, Ranjit Sharma and late Devinder. Prasad moved out of his home at the age of 24. He did the work of a teacher in a school. He started his political career in 1980 when he was elected to Lok Sabha on a congress ticket. He was a seven term MP from Bihar who was also once elected to Lok Sabha. He also owned three pharmaceutical companies named Aristo Pharmaceuticals, Aristo Laboratories and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd.

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Rajya Sabha MP

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Govindpur, Jehanabad district, Bihar, India