Arun Shankar Prasad

Arun Shankar Prasad
Minister of Labour Resources & Migrant workers Welfare
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
7 May 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySamrat Choudhary(as Chief Minister)
Minister of Youth, Employment & Skill Development
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
7 May 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySamrat Choudhary(as Chief Minister)
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 November 2020
Preceded bySitaram Yadav
ConstituencyKhajauli
In office
2010–2015
Preceded byRamprit Paswan
Succeeded bySitaram Yadav
ConstituencyKhajauli
Minister of Tourism
Government of Bihar
In office
20 November 2025 – 15 April 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRaju Kumar Singh
Succeeded bySamrat Choudhary(as Chief Minister)
Minister of Art and Culture
Government of Bihar
In office
20 November 2025 – 15 April 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byMoti Lal Prasad
Succeeded bySamrat Choudhary(as Chief Minister)
Personal details
Born (1960-12-31) 31 December 1960[1]
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

Arun Shankar Prasad is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar and a three term Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Khajauli Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He has served as the minister of Tourism, Art, Culture and Youth of Bihar.He is currently serving as the Minister of Labour Resources & Migrant workers Welfare and Minister of Youth, Employment & Skill Development of Bihar.[8]

He has been a sitting MLA from Khajauli Assemby since 2010 with an exception of 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, when he lost to Sitaram Yadav of RJD.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA". Vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Arun Shankar Prasad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Khajauli(MADHUBANI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  3. ↑ "Arun Shankar Prasad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KHAJAULI(MADHUBANI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  4. ↑ "Bihar Cabinet ministers list 2025: Who are the ministers in Nitish Kumar's new Cabinet? Check the full list". The Indian Express. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ↑ India Today (11 November 2020). "Bihar election result 2020: Seat wise full list of winners". Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Khajauli". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Khajauli Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Full list of Bihar cabinet and council of ministers". The Hindu. 7 May 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Khajauli Assembly Election 2025: Khajauli Election Candidates List, MLA, Election Date, Constituency Map, Seat Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi | खजौली विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2025". AajTak (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 May 2026.