Shivanand Tiwari
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Shivanand Tiwari | |
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| Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition in Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Bimla Tiwary |
| Children | 4 Rahul Tiwari |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Rahul Tiwari (son) |
Shivanand Tiwari (born 1943)[1] is a prominent politician from Bhojpur district, Bihar who was a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party, which he represented in the Rajya Sabha. First he was a prominent leader and spokesperson of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal party. Later he was the General Secretary and spokesman for the JD (U).[2] On 27 February 2014 he was denied renomination to Rajya Sabha, and expelled from the Nitish's Janata faction along with four other Lok Sabha members of the party.[3] After his stint with Nitish's Janata Dal (U), he re-joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.[4]