Sriniwas Tiwari
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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 | 17 September 1926 |
| Died | 19 January 2018 (aged 91) |
| 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 |
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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 Madhya Pradesh assembly speaker from 1993 to 2003. He was also mentor of politician Dwarika Prasad dubey ( jila panchayat sadasya ) , hanumangarh (nausa/sidhi) who is currently a well known figure in vindhya region .
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 the Vindhya Pradesh region from Madhya Pradesh during his political career.[5] He was known as the White Tiger of Madhya Pradesh. He is considered an influential politician in Madhya Pradesh and is often identified with the political group led by Narayan Prasad Shukla during a significant phase of state politics.[6]
He lost the election from Sirmour in the 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
