Vijay Kumar Mandal
Vijay Kumar Mandal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Disaster Management Government of Bihar | |
| In office 16 March 2025 – 6 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Narayan Pramanik |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Prasad |
| Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anandi Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Sikti |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Zakir Hussain Khan |
| Constituency | Araria |
| In office 1995–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Kumar Roy |
| Succeeded by | Pradeep Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Araria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1965[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Vijay Kumar Mandal (born 1 January 1965) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a five time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life and education
Mandal is from Araria, Araria district, Bihar. His father Nandkeshwar Mandal is a farmer. He completed his Class 10 at Government High School, Araria in 1984.[2]
Career
Mandal first won from Araria Assembly constituency representing the Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party in the 1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He polled 112,284 votes and won the seat with a vote share of 63.4 per cent.[3] He retained the seat as an independent in the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
Later, he won from Sikti Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party ticket in the 2015 election[2] as well as 2020 election.[4][5] In between, he won the 2009 by election representing Lok Janshakti Party as the seat fell vacant following the election of the then sitting MLA Pradeep Kumar Singh to Araria (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]
References
- ^ "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA". Vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Vijay Kumar Mandal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SIKTI(ARARIA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Bihar [1947 - 1999] 1995". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Sikti election results LIVE: Vijay Kumar Mandal of BJP wins". cnbctv18.com. 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Sikti Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Araria Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.