Mahaveer Prasad
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| Constituency | Bansgaon |
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| Born | 11 November 1939 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Late Udasi Devi |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Gorakhpur |
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Mahaveer Prasad (born 11 November 1939) is an Indian politician. He stood for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the Indian National Congress ticket and is currently a Member of Parliament from Bansgaon. He is currently the Union Cabinet Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries.[1]
Prasad was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1977. He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 and to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984. He was Union Deputy Minister of Railways from February 1988 to July 1989 and Minister of State for Mines and Steel in the Department of Mines from July 1989 to December 1989. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 and served as Governor of Haryana from June 14, 1995 to 2000. While he was Governor of Haryana, he also served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh from September 18, 1995 to November 16, 1995 and again from April 23, 1996 to July 26, 1997. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004, and following the election he became Union Cabinet Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries on May 22, 2004.[1]
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