Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta
Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta (born 2 August 1940) is an Indian politician, affiliated to the Communist Party of India. He represented the Hazaribagh constituency of Jharkhand in the 14th Lok Sabha. Early life. He was born in a poor farmer family belonging to koeri(Kushwaha) community. He worked as a coal union leader in his early days. He is known as Stalin of Jharkhand. He won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on a CPI ticket, defeating BJP's Yashwant Sinha, who served as the finance minister in the Vajpayee government. However, Mehta lost the next election to Yashwant Sinha.
Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | |
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| MP | |
| Constituency | Hazaribagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1940 Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse(s) | Shakuntala Devi |
| Children | 1 son and 4 daughters |
| Residence | Hazaribagh |
| As of 25 September, 2006 Source: | |
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