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| name = Mahabir Lal Vishwakarma<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 January 1936}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hazaribagh|Noora]], [[Bihar]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(present-day [[Jharkhand]], India)<br />
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| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency = [[Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh, Bihar]]<ref name="Samaddar Sen 2014 p. 51">{{cite book | last=Samaddar | first=R. | last2=Sen | first2=S.K. | title=New Subjects and New Governance in India | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-317-80969-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WcMTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 | access-date=2020-02-26 | page=51}}</ref><br />
| term_start = 13 May 1996<br />
| term_end = 13 March 1998<br />
| predecessor = [[Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta]]<br />
| successor = [[Yashwant Sinha]]<br />
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'''Mahabir Lal Vishwakarma'''<ref name="Sengupta 2004">{{cite web | last=Sengupta | first=Uttam | title=Twin rebels make going tough for Sinha | website=Telegraph India | date=2004-04-18 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/twin-rebels-make-going-tough-for-sinha/cid/752974 | access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref> (born 1 January 1936) is an Indian politician, educationist and the former [[Member of parliament]]. He was elected during the [[11th Lok Sabha|11th general elections]] of India conducted in 1996. He represented [[Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hazaribagh parliamentary constituency]] from 1996 to 1998.<ref name="The Times of India 2004">{{cite web | title=Expelled BJP leader files nomination papers - Patna News | website=The Times of India | date=2004-03-30 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Expelled-BJP-leader-files-nomination-papers/articleshow/590417.cms | access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref><br />
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==Life and background ==<br />
Vishwakarma was born on 1 January 1936 in [[British raj|British India]] and raised in Noora area of [[Hazaribagh]] of [[Bihar]] state. He did [[Master of Science]] and [[Diploma of Education|Diploma in education]] at [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University|Bihar University]], and then [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University]] and [[Banaras Hindu University]] in [[Varanasi]] [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After completing his education, he then worked as a teacher and educationist.<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1936">{{cite web | title=lsbi09 | website=Parliament of India, Lok Sabha | date=1936-01-01 | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3826.htm | access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Vishwakarma was initially serving as a teacher and then established his associations with [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] to contest [[11th Lok Sabha]] elections. He was elected as the member of parliament and remained in office from 1996 to 1998.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}<br />
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In [[2004 Indian general election]] and [[14th Lok Sabha]], the party declined his ticket, citing "He made unsuitable efforts" during the election campaign against its official candidate [[Yashwant Sinha]]. After resigning from the party, he contested as a [[Independent politician|nonpartisan candidate]] but was declared "defeated".<ref name="India 2004">{{cite web | agency=Press Trust of India | title=BJP expels former MP for standing against Yashwant Sinha | website=Hindustan Times | date=2004-04-02 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bjp-expels-former-mp-for-standing-against-yashwant-sinha/story-2KPxHie4kq4Z6ZcGYQbD8N.html | access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Vishwakarma was born to "Latoo Mistry" and married to "Sita Devi" on 21 May 1954.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} The couple has four daughters and two sons.<ref name="ENTRANCEINDIA 2018">{{cite web | title=Shri Mahabir Lal Vishwakarma MP biodata Hazaribagh | website=ENTRANCEINDIA | date=2018-12-28 | url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-mahabir-lal-vishwakarma-member-of-parliament-mp-from-hazaribagh-bihar-biodata/ | access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1936 births]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1996–1997]]<br />
[[Category:People from Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:People from Hazaribagh district]]<br />
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