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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vyas Deo Prasad
| office1 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| image =
| spouse =
| constituency2 = [[Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siwan]]
| successor1 = Awadh Bihari Choudhary
| predecessor1 = [[Awadh Bihari Choudhary]]
| term_end1 = 2020
| term_start1 = 2005
| minister = [[Nand Kishore Yadav]]
| occupation = Politician
| 1namedata = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| term_end = 26 November 2010
| term_start = 13 April 2008
| office = Minister of state for Health & Family Welfare<br/>[[Government of Bihar]]
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}}[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| children =
}}

'''Vyas Deo Prasad''' also known as '''Vyas Deo Prasad Kushwaha'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-MAT-latest-patna-news-021002-988695-NOR.html|title=सिद्धांतविहीन राजनीति कर रहे नीतीश|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306113419/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-MAT-latest-patna-news-021002-988695-NOR.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-MAT-latest-patna-news-031001-819256-NOR.html|title=मंदार से चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य रथ रवाना|website=Bhaskar.com|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802173538/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-MAT-latest-patna-news-031001-819256-NOR.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is an Indian politician, former minister of state in the [[Government of Bihar]] from April 2008 to November 2010.<ref name=ET>{{Cite news|title=Revamped Bihar govt caste in Nitish pattern|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/revamped-bihar-govt-caste-in-nitish-pattern/articleshow/2949881.cms?from=mdr|access-date=|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202045321/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/revamped-bihar-govt-caste-in-nitish-pattern/articleshow/2949881.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> He represented [[Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siwan]] in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] thrice in a row winning [[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]], [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]], [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015 elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Siwan Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/siwan.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202045319/https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/siwan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], he was denied a ticket to contest from [[Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siwan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Election: सिवान सदर सीट पर RJD ने अवध बिहारी चौधरी को उतार खेला MY समीकरण का दांव, BJP ने उनके समधी को दे दिया टिकट|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/news/strict-competition-between-rjd-leader-awadh-bihari-chaudhary-vs-bjp-leader-om-prakash-yadav-from-siwan-sadar-seat/articleshow/78607040.cms|access-date=|website=Navbharat Times|language=|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202045318/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/news/strict-competition-between-rjd-leader-awadh-bihari-chaudhary-vs-bjp-leader-om-prakash-yadav-from-siwan-sadar-seat/articleshow/78607040.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> in favour of [[Om Prakash Yadav]] who lost the election to [[Awadh Bihari Choudhary]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=Siwan, Bihar Election Result 2020: RJD's AB Chaudhary snatches Siwan from BJP's OP Yadav {{!}} As it happened|url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election/bihar-assembly-election-results-2020-siwan-vidhan-sabha-constituency-bjp-rjd-om-prakash-yadav-awadh-bihari-chaudhary-live-news-updates-10019636|access-date=|website=Jagran English|language=en|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202045320/https://english.jagran.com/elections/bihar-assembly-election/bihar-assembly-election-results-2020-siwan-vidhan-sabha-constituency-bjp-rjd-om-prakash-yadav-awadh-bihari-chaudhary-live-news-updates-10019636|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vyas Deo Prasad hails from [[Siwan district|Siwan]] and he belongs to [[Koeri]] caste of Bihar.<ref name=ET/> Born to Ambika Prasad, Vyas Deo Prasad completed his BSc from Rajendra College Chapra, Bihar University in the year 1967. He worked as lab demonstrator before entering the active politics. In 2020 Election Affidavit submitted to [[Election Commission of India]], he declared one pending case against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=11156|title=Vyas Deo Prasad|website=My neta|accessdate=31 May 2024|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025143657/https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=11156|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, his son Vikas Kumar was arrested with the possession of liquor along with four of his friends near Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border at Mairwa police station area. This happened due to Bihar's law enforcing complete prohibition on liquor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leader-vyas-deo-prasads-son-four-others-arrested-owing-to-liquor-ban-in-bihar-5242306/|title=BJP MLA's son, four others arrested under Bihar's prohibition law|website=Indian express|date=2 July 2018 |accessdate=31 May 2024|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702122954/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leader-vyas-deo-prasads-son-four-others-arrested-owing-to-liquor-ban-in-bihar-5242306/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
Prasad was born on 30 November 1945 in Siwan. He has six sons and two daughters. After completing his graduation in Science steam, he worked as lab demonstrator for some time and entered into politics in the year 1980. In the same year, he was imprisoned along with many other leaders for opposing the policies of [[Indira Gandhi]] led central government. He was incarcerated in Muzaffarpur Central Jail for 15 days. In 1985, he was again imprisoned because of his participation in university movement. He joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and contested his first legislative assembly election in 2005. In the election of October 2005, he defeated [[Awadh Bihari Choudhary]], a five term MLA from Siwan Assembly constituency to win his first election. He again defeated Chaudhary in the 2010 legislative assembly elections.<ref name=AajTak>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/siwan-assembly-seat-election-2020-vyas-deo-prasad-bjp-jdu-rjd-atsn-1135951-2020-09-26|title=सिवान विधानसभा सीट: क्या बीजेपी-जेडीयू को टक्कर दे पाएगी आरजेडी?|website=Aaj Tak|date=26 September 2020 |accessdate=31 May 2024|archive-date=21 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221163555/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/siwan-assembly-seat-election-2020-vyas-deo-prasad-bjp-jdu-rjd-atsn-1135951-2020-09-26|url-status=live}}</ref>

In his second term, he was made a minister in charge of health and family welfare in [[Government of Bihar]] under [[Nitish Kumar]]. In 2015, he again contested assembly election and defeated Bablu Prasad of [[Janata Dal (United)]]. Awadh Bihari Chaudhary had contested as independent candidate in this election and finished in third position.<ref name=AajTak/>

In 2020, he rebelled against BJP as he was denied the symbol to contest the assembly elections. The BJP nominated [[Om Prakash Yadav]], a former parliamentarian from [[Siwan Lok Sabha constituency]] to be its candidate. However, later he was placated by BJP leadership and announced his support to [[Om Prakash Yadav]] against Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-bihar-siwan-election-news-2020-rjd-candidate-awadh-bihari-fighting-with-om-prakash-yadav-of-bjp-in-siwan-20991497.html| title=Siwan Election 2020: सिवान में भाजपा के ओम प्रकाश यादव से टकराएंगे राजद के अवध बिहारी, 52.15 फीसद हुआ मतदान |website=jagran|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Niranjan Kumar Mehta]]
*[[Avinash Gehlot]]
*[[Satyadev Kushwaha]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2005–2010]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Siwan district]]
[[Category:Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University alumni]]

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