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{{Short description|Former minister in Government of Bihar.}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Deo Nath Prasad
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| office1 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Biharsharif Assembly constituency]]
| term_start1 = 1977
| term_end1 = 1980
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| term_end2 = 1985
| term_start3 = 1990
| term_end3 = 1995
| term_start4 = 1995
| term_end4 = 2000
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| party = [[Janata Dal]]
| otherparty = [[Communist Party of India]]<br/>[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Deo Nath Prasad''' ([[Hindi]]: देव नाथ प्रसाद) was an Indian politician, who served as Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] for four terms. He won the assembly elections to become a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1977, 1980, 1990 and 1995. Prasad was a member of [[Janata Dal]], and he held ministerial posts in [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]'s cabinet. Earlier, he was given the science and technology ministry by Yadav, however, later he was appointed as Minister for Law. Prasad used to contest assembly elections from [[Biharsharif Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-news-brief-1675660.html|title=Former Minister Deo Nath died|website=livehindustan|accessdate=8 September 2023|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908195107/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-amidst-the-controversy-over-sanatan-dharma-lalu-yadav-called-bjp-a-hypocrite-said-mohan-bhagwat-is-anti-reservation-8685565.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Biography==
Prasad was a member of [[Koeri]] caste, and he served as Minister for Science and Technology in the cabinet of [[Rabari Devi]]. He was later transferred to Law ministry as the incumbent minister on the orders of Lalu Prasad Yadav.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fgpWAAAAYAAJ&q=lalu+yadav+koeri&dq=lalu+yadav+koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj90IeL3puBAxWhcPUHHQfsDjoQ6AF6BAgKEAM|last=Thakur|first=S.|year=2000|title= The Making of Laloo Yadav: The Unmaking of Bihar|place=India|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|quote=There was a minister in the Rabri Devi government called Devnath Prasad . He was a Koeri by caste and he held the science and technology portfolio . One fine morning , Laloo Yadav decided to take away his charge and hand him the law.|page=216|access-date=2023-09-08|archive-date=2023-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908195100/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fgpWAAAAYAAJ&q=lalu+yadav+koeri&dq=lalu+yadav+koeri&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj90IeL3puBAxWhcPUHHQfsDjoQ6AF6BAgKEAM|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 1999, Prasad was among the three dissident [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] legislator, who were participants in the drive of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[National Democratic Alliance]] to oust Lalu Prasad Yadav from power in the state of Bihar. In the election campaign of Janata Dal (United), Prasad participated with the claims of revealing the inaptitude of Rabari Devi's government. In response, he was dismissed from Rashtriya Janata Dal and Rabari Devi was reported to have recommended to [[Governor]] to take action against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bihar-coup-on-janata-debut/cid/916636|title=BIHAR COUP ON JANATA DEBUT|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=8 September 2023|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908195158/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bihar-coup-on-janata-debut/cid/916636|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1980–1985]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1977–1980]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians]]

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