He owned hundreds of liquor shops across several states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.
[1] In Giridih, Prasad was seen as a Robin Hood-like figure, known for his philanthropic actions towards the local community.
His image was tarnished by a scandal in 1979, after 233 people in Dhanbad District died from liquor poisoning.
[1] Randhir Prasad died in a jeep accident on May 16, 1980, just two weeks ahead of the election, at the age of 35.
Devi, with no previous political experience, managed to defeat the incumbent veteran Communist Party of India politician Chaturanan Mishra with 55.71% of the votes in the constituency.