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Shrawan Kumar (politician)

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Shrawan Kumar
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1995
Preceded byRam Naresh Singh
ConstituencyNalanda
Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar
Assumed office
28 January 2024
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry or Department
  • Rural Development
  • Social Welfare
  • Food & Consumer Protection
Preceded by
Personal details
Born (1957-08-20) 20 August 1957 (age 67)
Nalanda, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal United
SpouseManju Kumari
Residence(s)Nalanda, Bihar
As of 16 September, 2017

Shrawan Kumar is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United). He is the Minister of Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs in the Bihar Cabinet under Nitish Kumar.[1][2][3]

His political career started from JP Movement and has been an MLA from Nalanda constituency since 1995. He is the chief whip of Janata Dal (United) in Bihar Vidhan Sabha. He is considered close to Nitish Kumar and also member of Samata Party (now led by Uday Mandal its President).[4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of Parliamentary Affairs" (PDF). Vidhansabha.
  2. ^ "Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister". The Indian Express. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Nitish Kumar designs as Bihar". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "Samata Party to move Delhi HC against Thackeray faction's 'flaming torch'". Hindustan Times. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ PM Modi Backs Nitish on 'Joining Fight Against Corruption
  6. ^ Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar kept the Home Ministry to himself, newly instated Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi got Finance and Commerce Ministries
  7. ^ Nitish’s new team in the saddle in Bihar
  8. ^ "Shrawan Kumar". My Neta Info.