Pramod Tiwari
| Pramod Tiwari | |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| Constituency | Rampur Khas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 July 1951 Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Alka Tiwari (Died on 27 April 2012) |
| Children | Sona Tiwari (vijayashri tiwari), Mona Tiwari |
| Residence | Sangramgarh Lalganj Ajhara |
| Religion | Hindu |
Pramod Tiwari is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is a nine-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Rampur Khas assembly seat in Pratapgarh of Uttar Pradesh. His name has been mentioned in Guinness World Record for winning continuous from 1980 without losing till date.
Tiwari has been elected as Member of Rajya Sabha in 2013.
Career
Tiwari was chosen as a member of Uttar Pradesh Assembly for the first time in the 1980s. He regularly won the Rampur Khas seat. He was the state minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1984 to 1989. Tiwari has won nine times in a row.[1]
In 2007 election, Tiwari defeated Kunwar Viggyat Singh of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by a huge margin and in 2012 election, he defeated Hira Madi Patel of Bahujan Samajwadi Party by 31,544 votes.
On 6 June 2012, the Congress removed him as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and replaced him with Pradeep Mathur, a three-term MLA from Mathura.[2][3][4]
Pramod Tiwari was chosen as a member of UP Assembly for the first time in the 1980 and won Record nine times in a row from Rampur Khas seat in Pratapgarh district. He was the minister of UP from 1984 to 1989. He was also the Congress legislature party leader for a record time.
Record
Pramod Tiwari won the Rampur Khas assembly seat for the 7th time in a row, defeating his nearest rival Mrs. Pushpa Devi of Apna Dal by a margin of over 80,000 votes.
References
- ↑ Cong's Pramod Tiwari to Fight Elections the 9th Time
- ↑ Congress axes Pramod Tiwari as CLP leader
- ↑ Finally, loyalist Pramod Tiwari was shown the door as Congress legislative party in UP
- ↑ Congress axes Pramod Tiwari as CLP leader
External links
- Times of India – India against Corruption members picket Congress leader Pramod Tiwari during anti-corruption protest