Shrawan Kumar (politician)

Shrawan Kumar
Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
07 May 2026
Chief MinisterSamrat Choudhary
Ministry or Department
  • Rural Development
  • Information and Public Relations
Preceded byVijay Kumar Chaudhary
In office
28 January 2024 – 14 April 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry or Department
  • Rural Development
  • Transport
  • Social Welfare
  • Food & Consumer Protection
Preceded by
Succeeded byVijay Kumar Chaudhary
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1995
Preceded byRam Naresh Singh
ConstituencyNalanda
Leader of JD(U) Legislature Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 April 2026
Preceded byNitish Kumar
Personal details
Born (1957-08-20) 20 August 1957
Nalanda, Bihar
PartyJanata Dal United
SpouseManju Kumari

Shrawan Kumar is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United). He is currently serving as the minister of Rural Development and Information and Public Relations in the Government of Bihar under Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. He previously served as the Minister of Rural Development and Transport in the Bihar Cabinet under Nitish Kumar.[1][2][3]

His political career started with the 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

  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 resigns 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.
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