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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = Shivanand Tiwari <br />
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| birth_place = Ramdihra, [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]], [[Bihar]], India<br />
| residence = [[Patna]]<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2008<br />
| term_end1 = 2014<br />
| constituency = Bihar<br />
| office2 = [[Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition]] [[Government of Bihar]] <br />
| term_start2= 2000<br />
| term_end2 = 2005<br />
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| party =[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
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| spouse = Bimla Tiwary<br />
| children = Renu Tiwary, Swati Tiwary, Saurabh & Rahul Tiwary<br />
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| source = [[ndia.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2077|Rajya Sabha profile]]<br />
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'''Shivanand Tiwari''' (born 1943)<ref name=rsbio>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2077 |title=Rajya Sabha MP biography |publisher=Rajya Sabha |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> is a prominent politician from [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] district, [[Bihar]] who was a member and an officer 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janatadalunited.org/general_secretaries.html |title=General Secretaries |publisher=Janata Dal (United) |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jdu-expels-shivanand-tiwari-four-lok-sabha-mps/article5732652.ece |title=News |work=The Hindu |date=27 February 2014 |accessdate=2014-02-27|last1=Parsai |first1=Gargi |last2=Gaikwad |first2=Rahi }}</ref> After his stint with Nitish's Janata Dal (U), he re-joined Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.<br />
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== Posts held ==<br />
{{As of|April 2012}}, Tiwari has held the following posts:<ref name=rsbio /><br />
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* 1996 - Member, [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from Shahpur- Janata Dal.<br />
* 2000 - Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (second term) from Shahpur - [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]].<br />
* 2000-2005 Cabinet Minister for Excise and Prohibition, Government of Bihar.<br />
*2005 - Won Feb 2005 Legislative Assembly election from Shahpur, lost the Oct 2005 elections from the same seat on RJD ticket.<br />
* May 2008 to April 2014 - Member, Rajya Sabha from [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]].<br />
* Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf{{clarify|reason=what is Wakf?|date=April 2012}}<br />
* August 2008 - Member, Committee on Finance and Member, Consultative Committee for the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1943 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]<br />
[[Category:People from Bhojpur district, India]]<br />
[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]<br />
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]<br />
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