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'''Sudama Prasad''' (born 2 February 1961) is an Indian politician, member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] who serves as a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[18th Lok Sabha]] from [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]. He was elected in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 Indian General Election]] as a candidate of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]].<ref name="Sudama Prasad caps a lifetime of activist grassroots politics by becoming the first CPI-ML MP in 35 years">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=7 June 2024 |title=Sudama Prasad caps a lifetime of activist grassroots politics by becoming the first CPI-ML MP in 35 years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/obc-leader-sudama-prasad-caps-a-lifetime-of-activist-grassroots-politics-by-becoming-the-first-cpi-ml-mp-in-35-years/article68259039.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205133123/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/obc-leader-sudama-prasad-caps-a-lifetime-of-activist-grassroots-politics-by-becoming-the-first-cpi-ml-mp-in-35-years/article68259039.ece |archivedate=5 December 2024 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Parliament will again have two CPI (ML-Liberation) MPs: Here they are">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |date=7 June 2024 |title=Parliament will again have two CPI (ML-Liberation) MPs: Here they are |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/parliament-will-again-have-two-cpi-ml-liberation-mps-here-they-are-9377543/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205133233/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/parliament-will-again-have-two-cpi-ml-liberation-mps-here-they-are-9377543/ |archivedate=5 December 2024 |accessdate=5 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Sudama Prasad''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Tarari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tarari]] constituency in Bhojpur district. He is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|title=Bihar 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


Earlier, he was a two-term [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] representative from [[Tarari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tarari]], having won in [[2015_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly_election|2015]] and [[2020_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly_election|2020]].
Prasad was first elected to 15th Bihar Assembly after defeating Gita Pandey, the wife of the previous incumbent [[Sunil Pandey]], by a narrow margin of 296 votes in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015|2015 Bihar elections]] He is one of three CPI(ML-L) MLAs who won seats in the election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/significant-show-by-cpiml-in-bihar/|title=Significant show by CPI(ML) in Bihar
|publisher=Navhind Times|author=Arun Srivastava|date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>


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Prasad is a member of principal state committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]].
Prasad is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation party's state committee.<ref>{{cite news|title= ‘Leftist’ Tarari talks more of caste than communism |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Leftist-Tarari-talks-more-of-caste-than-communism/articleshow/49420526.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=October 18, 2015|author=Pranava Kumar Choudhary}}</ref>


== Political career ==
Prasad campaigned for [[Jignesh Mevani]] in his successful campaign for the [[Vadgam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vadgam assembly constituency]] during the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017 Gujarat elections]].<ref>{{cite news|title='The BJP has divided the nation, my job is to sew it up'|url= https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/the-bjp-has-divided-the-nation-my-job-is-to-sew-it-up-200868| publisher= Telegraph India| author=V. Kumara Swamy| date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>
Prasad was active in the Bhojpur district of Bihar from 1997 onwards, belonging to the category of [[Other Backward Class]] (OBC). He is a member of [[Kandu|Kanu]] caste. In a drive to social reforms, he married Shobha Mandal, who belonged to [[Schedule Caste]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/obc-leader-sudama-prasad-caps-a-lifetime-of-activist-grassroots-politics-by-becoming-the-first-cpi-ml-mp-in-35-years/article68259039.ece|title= OBC leader Sudama Prasad caps a lifetime of activist grassroots politics by becoming the first CPI-ML MP in 35 years|website =The Hindu |accessdate=7 June 2024|last1= Bhelari|first1= Amit}}</ref> He later became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and was elected to its state committee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaudhary|first=Pranava Kumar|date=17 October 2015|title='Leftist' Tarari talks more of caste than communism - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Leftist-Tarari-talks-more-of-caste-than-communism/articleshow/49420526.cms|access-date=6 October 2020|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> He was also accused in the murder case of an [[Upper-caste|upper caste]] landlord which went to the [[Supreme Court of India]]. The court, however, acquitted him, ruling that he was victimised by the accusation and that the witnesses had given false testimonies to the court.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ashirwad Mahaprashasta|first=Ajoy|date=29 June 2012|title=Back to Bathani Tola|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/article30166128.ece|access-date=8 October 2020|website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|language=en}}</ref>

In the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation fielded him as the candidate for the Tarari constituency and he was subsequently elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|title=Bihar 2015|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> The victory was seen as a regaining of a traditional stronghold of the party that had come under the domination of landlord backed candidates.<ref>{{cite news|author=Srivastava|first=Arun|date=18 November 2015|title=Significant show by CPI(ML) in Bihar|work=[[Navhind Times]]|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/significant-show-by-cpiml-in-bihar/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415004424/http://www.navhindtimes.in/significant-show-by-cpiml-in-bihar/|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref> He later supported the successful campaign of the Dalit activist and independent candidate [[Jignesh Mevani]] for the [[Vadgam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vadgam assembly constituency]] in [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Swamy|first=V. Kumara|date=14 January 2020|title='The BJP has divided the nation, my job is to sew it up'|work=[[Telegraph India]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/the-bjp-has-divided-the-nation-my-job-is-to-sew-it-up-200868|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312145802/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/the-bjp-has-divided-the-nation-my-job-is-to-sew-it-up-200868|archive-date=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2016|title=Should BJP be worried about Gujarat?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/the-orderly-patidars-and-disorderly-dalits-how-worried-should-bjp-be-about-protests-in-gujarat-2978889/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref>

As a member of the legislative assembly, Prasad has participated in several agitations and highlighted concerns on issues such as demands for adequate prices of ''makka'' (Maize),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tirkey|first=Anil|date=19 March 2018|title=विधानसभा में राजद और माले का हंगामा|trans-title=Agitations by RJD and ML in the legislative assembly|url=http://www.ranchiexpress.com/category/rashtriya/bihar-news/--563348|access-date=7 October 2020|website=Ranchi Express|language=en}}</ref> the Dalit Asmita Yatra called in the aftermath of the [[2016 Una flogging incident]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Satish|date=12 August 2016|title=Dalit Asmita Yatra: Crowds brave rain, new leaders take centrestage|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/dalit-asmita-yatra-crowds-brave-rain-new-leaders-take-centrestage-2969601/|access-date=7 October 2020|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> and mob lynchings in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Mohd. Imran|date=22 July 2019|title=Protests by MLAs and MLCs in Bihar Assembly Over Mob Lynchings|url=https://www.newsclick.in/protests-MLAs-MLCs-bihar-assembly-mob-lynchings|access-date=7 October 2020|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref> Following the [[2019 Bihar floods]], he visited flood-hit areas in his constituency and organised new housing for villagers in flooded areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=बाढ़ पीड़ितों का दर्द : जिस आशियाने से उनकी वर्षों की यादें जुड़ी थी, वो जमींदोज हो चुकी है|trans-title=Flood victims' pain: The land which their years of memories were attached have become worthless|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/gopalgunj/bihar-flood-latest-updates-the-house-to-which-his-years-of-memories-were-attached-has-become-grounded-in-gopalganj-know-about-rain-realted-latets-news-in-hindi-bhadh-2020|access-date=7 October 2020|website=[[Prabhat Khabar]]|date=12 August 2020 |language=hi}}</ref> Prasad participated in organising rescue operations with party workers between 18–24 July.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 July 2019|title=Bihar floods: Death toll reaches 67; water levels recede but more areas affected|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/bihar-floods-death-toll-reaches-67-water-levels-recede-but-more-areas-affected/1647574/}}</ref> According to him, the [[Nitish Kumar]] government had not initiated adequate measures for relief and rescue.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2019|title='Misplaced priorities': Sushil Modi draws flak for meeting Hrithik Roshan as Bihar grapples with floods|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/misplaced-priorities-sushil-modi-draws-flak-for-meeting-hrithik-roshan-as-bihar-grapples-with-floods/1648493/|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the [[2024 lok sabha election|2024 Loksabha Election]], Prasad's party was part of the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] and he was nominated as the candidate for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]. He faced against the two-term MP and [[Cabinet (government)|Union Cabinet Minister]] in the [[Government of India]] (2014 - 2024), [[R. K. Singh]] and won with the margin of 59808 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=4 June 2024 |title=Arrah Lok Sabha Seat Results 2024: CPI (ML) (Liberation)'s Sudama Prasad Stuns BJP's Raj Kumar Singh |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/lok-sabha-election-2024-result-bihar-arrah-seat-winner-rk-singh-bjp-sudama-cpimll-latest-update-enn24060203239 |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>


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Sudama Prasad
Member of Parliament 18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byR. K. Singh
ConstituencyArrah
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2015–2024
Preceded bySunil Pandey
ConstituencyTarari
Personal details
Born (1961-02-02) 2 February 1961 (age 63)
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
Source: [1]

Sudama Prasad (born 2 February 1961) is an Indian politician, member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly who serves as a Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Arrah. He was elected in the 2024 Indian General Election as a candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.[1][2]

Earlier, he was a two-term Bihar Legislative Assembly representative from Tarari, having won in 2015 and 2020.

Prasad is a member of principal state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.

Political career

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Prasad was active in the Bhojpur district of Bihar from 1997 onwards, belonging to the category of Other Backward Class (OBC). He is a member of Kanu caste. In a drive to social reforms, he married Shobha Mandal, who belonged to Schedule Caste in 1993.[3] He later became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and was elected to its state committee.[4] He was also accused in the murder case of an upper caste landlord which went to the Supreme Court of India. The court, however, acquitted him, ruling that he was victimised by the accusation and that the witnesses had given false testimonies to the court.[5]

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation fielded him as the candidate for the Tarari constituency and he was subsequently elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[6] The victory was seen as a regaining of a traditional stronghold of the party that had come under the domination of landlord backed candidates.[7] He later supported the successful campaign of the Dalit activist and independent candidate Jignesh Mevani for the Vadgam assembly constituency in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[8][9]

As a member of the legislative assembly, Prasad has participated in several agitations and highlighted concerns on issues such as demands for adequate prices of makka (Maize),[10] the Dalit Asmita Yatra called in the aftermath of the 2016 Una flogging incident,[11] and mob lynchings in the state.[12] Following the 2019 Bihar floods, he visited flood-hit areas in his constituency and organised new housing for villagers in flooded areas.[13] Prasad participated in organising rescue operations with party workers between 18–24 July.[14] According to him, the Nitish Kumar government had not initiated adequate measures for relief and rescue.[15]

In the 2024 Loksabha Election, Prasad's party was part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance and he was nominated as the candidate for Arrah. He faced against the two-term MP and Union Cabinet Minister in the Government of India (2014 - 2024), R. K. Singh and won with the margin of 59808 votes.[16]

References

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  1. ^ The Hindu (7 June 2024). "Sudama Prasad caps a lifetime of activist grassroots politics by becoming the first CPI-ML MP in 35 years". Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ The Indian Express (7 June 2024). "Parliament will again have two CPI (ML-Liberation) MPs: Here they are". Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ Bhelari, Amit. "OBC leader Sudama Prasad caps a lifetime of activist grassroots politics by becoming the first CPI-ML MP in 35 years". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ Chaudhary, Pranava Kumar (17 October 2015). "'Leftist' Tarari talks more of caste than communism - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ Ashirwad Mahaprashasta, Ajoy (29 June 2012). "Back to Bathani Tola". Frontline. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  7. ^ Srivastava, Arun (18 November 2015). "Significant show by CPI(ML) in Bihar". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ Swamy, V. Kumara (14 January 2020). "'The BJP has divided the nation, my job is to sew it up'". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Should BJP be worried about Gujarat?". The Indian Express. 17 August 2016.
  10. ^ Tirkey, Anil (19 March 2018). "विधानसभा में राजद और माले का हंगामा" [Agitations by RJD and ML in the legislative assembly]. Ranchi Express. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ Jha, Satish (12 August 2016). "Dalit Asmita Yatra: Crowds brave rain, new leaders take centrestage". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ Khan, Mohd. Imran (22 July 2019). "Protests by MLAs and MLCs in Bihar Assembly Over Mob Lynchings". NewsClick. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ^ "बाढ़ पीड़ितों का दर्द : जिस आशियाने से उनकी वर्षों की यादें जुड़ी थी, वो जमींदोज हो चुकी है" [Flood victims' pain: The land which their years of memories were attached have become worthless]. Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Bihar floods: Death toll reaches 67; water levels recede but more areas affected". The Financial Express. Press Trust of India. 17 July 2019.
  15. ^ "'Misplaced priorities': Sushil Modi draws flak for meeting Hrithik Roshan as Bihar grapples with floods". The Financial Express. 18 July 2019.
  16. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (4 June 2024). "Arrah Lok Sabha Seat Results 2024: CPI (ML) (Liberation)'s Sudama Prasad Stuns BJP's Raj Kumar Singh". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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