Tarkishore Prasad

Tarkishore Prasad
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022 Serving with Renu Devi
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded by	Tejashwi Yadav
Minister of Finance Government of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Suresh Kumar Sharma
Minister of Environment & Forest Government of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded by	Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu
Minister of Information Technology Government of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Sushil Kumar Modi
Succeeded by	Jivesh Mishra
Minister of Disaster Management Government of Bihar
In office 16 November 2020 – 9 February 2021
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Lakshmeshwar Roy
Succeeded by	Renu Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Preceded by	Ram Prakash Mahto
Constituency	Katihar
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)[1] Saharsa, Bihar, India
Parent	Ganga Prasad Bhagat (father)
Alma mater	Darshan Sah College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Tarkishore Prasad (born 5 February 1956) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November to 9 August 2022.He held the portfolios of Finance & Commercial Taxes along with Urban Development and Housing.^[2][3] He has been elected the BJP's leader in the Bihar assembly.^[4] He is currently elected as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katihar constituency in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.^[5]