SHAHI, SHRI LALITESHWAR PRASAD, B.A., B.L., [Congress (I)—Bihar, Muzaffarpur, 1984]  s. of late Shri Yogendra Prasad Shahi; b. at Prataptand Village, Vaishali District, October 1, 1920; ed. at B.B. Collegiate School, Muzaffarpur, G.B.R. College (now L.S. College) Muzaffarpur and Patna Law College, Patna; m. Smt. Madhuri Shahi, July 1, 1938; 2 s. and 1 d.; Advocate, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker; participated in the 1942 Movement and imprisoned for three years; Member, Pradesh Congress Committee, Bihar, 1948; delegate to All India Congress Committee, 1948; Member, All India Congress Committee since 1960; Secretary, Reception Committee, Bihar State Congress Conference held at Muzaffarpur in 1949; Deputy Minister, Government of Bihar, for (i) Industries, (ii) Mines, (iii) Sugarcane, (iv) Community Project, (v) Technical Education, (vi) Transport and (vii) Planning and Public Relations; 1957-61; Minister of (i) Industries, 1969, (ii) Irrigation, 1970, (iii) Law, Cooperative and Public Relations, 1971, (iv) Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Minor Irrigation in 1972, (v) R.E.O. and Panchayat and Community Development, 1973, (vi) Supply, October, 1973, (vi) Agriculture, June 1980—August 1981 (viii) Sugarcane, Mines and Relief Rehabilitation, September 1981—May 1982, (ix) Health and Family Planning, June 1982 and (x) Industry, Mines, Sugarcane and Technical Education, August 1983; Member, Muzaffarpur District Board, 1947; Vice-Chairman, Muzaffarpur District Board, 1949; Chairman, (i) Bihar Technical Education Board, 1964-67 (ii) Bihar State Construction Corporation, 1975-77; (iii) Vaishali  Shiksha Pratishthan (iv) Vaishali Vikas Parishad, (v) Sri Krishna Memorial Lecturer Samiti and (vi) Sri Krishna Vichar Manch, Patna; Founder Secretary and now President, S.K.J. Law College, Muzaffarpur; President, L.N. College, Bhagwanpur, 1960 and B.M. Das College; Founder Secretary, Shri Krishna Gyan Mandir, 1962, Member, Bihar University Senate and Syndicate, 1966-69; Founder President, (i) S.K. Medical College, Muzaffarpur, 1970 (ii) Vidya Bihar (an educational institution), 1972, (iii) S.K. Educational Society, 1980, and President, Bharat Krishak Samaj, Bihar Branch and Rashtriya Kisan Sangathan, Bihar Member; Bihar Legislative Assembly, (i) 1952-57, (ii) 1957-62, (iii) 1967-68, (iv) 1969-71, (v) 1972-77 and (vi) 1980-84.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Gardening.

Special interests:  Agriculture, yoga and applied science.

Publications:  ‘South; East Asia’—Developed and Developing.

Sports and Club:  Badminton, Member, Muzaffarpur Club, 1951-57.

Travels abroad:  U.S.A., U.K., Italy, France, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Permanent address:  Village & Post Office Sain, Vaishali District, Bihar.