Manish Kumar — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the Dhauraiya constituency since 2009.
Affiliated with the Janata Dal (United) party.
Holds a postgraduate diploma from Delhi University.
Accused of abuse of power in September 2020 for forcing a rickshaw driver to perform sit-ups.
Faced protests in January 2020 from villagers in Basabitta regarding incomplete development work and lack of basic facilities.

Biography

Manish Kumar is an Indian politician born on December 22, 1978, in Nathnagar, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. He holds a postgraduate diploma from Delhi University. Kumar entered politics as a student in 1993.

He was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in a 2009 by-election, representing the Dhauraiya constituency as a member of the Janata Dal (United) party. He was subsequently re-elected for two additional terms in the 2010 and 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.