Mahendra Prasad (8 January 1940 – 27 December 2021) was an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United) party, a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He was the richest Indian MP. Prasad also owned two pharmaceutical companies, Aristo Pharmaceuticals and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd. He died at Apollo Hospital in Delhi on 27 December 2021, at the age of 81.
Personal life Prasad was born at Govindpur village in the modern Indian state of Bihar. He belonged to Bhumihar family. He was married to Satula Devi and had 3 sons Rajiv Sharma, Ranjit Sharma and late Devinder.
Career Prasad moved out of his home at the age of 24. At young age he left for Bombay to start a business. He worked as a teacher in a school.He started working with pharma businessman Samprada Singh. He later went on to start his company Aristo Pharmaceuticals in 1971. He started his political career in 1980 when he was elected to Lok Sabha on a congress ticket. He was a seven term MP from Bihar who was also once elected to Lok Sabha. He also owned two pharmaceutical companies named Aristo Pharmaceuticals and Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd.
Rajya Sabha Election History Position Party Constituency From To Tenure Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(1st Term) Bihar 31 January1985 6 July1986 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(2nd Term) 7 July1986 6 July1992 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(3rd Term) Nominated 27 August1993 24 Nov1994 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(4th Term) Bihar 3 April2000 2 April2006 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(5th Term) 3 April2006 2 April2012 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(6th Term) 3 April2012 2 April2018 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(7th Term) 3 April2018 27 Dec2021
References
External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website