Manoj Kumar (Bihar politician)

• Dev Kumar Sharma (father)

Manoj Kumar Sharma
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2025
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Manoj Kumar (also known as Manoj Sharma) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is currently a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Arwal Assembly constituency. He also serves as the Spokesperson and Media In-charge of the Bharatiya Janta Party - Bihar Unit. ^[1]

Family

He is the son of former MLA and politician Devkumar Sharma. ^[2] His father, Devkumar Sharma represented Goh constituency in 1985 from Congress and 2000 from Samta Party.

Political career

Manoj Kumar was first time elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2015 from the Goh Assembly constituency as a BJP candidate. ^{[3] [4]}

In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he contested again from Goh Assembly constituency but was defeated by RJD candidate Bheem Kumar Yadav. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Kumar contested from the Arwal Assembly constituency and defeated Maha Nand Singh by a margin of 14,093 votes. With this victory, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the second time as a BJP MLA.

References

1. "गोह विधानसभा सीट: क्या होगा इस बार का चुनावी गणित, जानें पूरी कहानी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
2. "विरासत की राजनीति कर रहे जिले के तीन विधायक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
3. "गोह विधानसभा सीट: JDU की गढ़ रही है ये सीट, RJD के लिए बड़ी चुनौती!". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
4. "Bihar assembly election 2020: Will BJP's Manoj Kumar secure a second term in Goh constituency?". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
5. "Manoj Kumar bjp Candidate 2020 विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम Goh". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
6. Khushbu (10 November 2020). "Goh Chunav Result: गोह से RJD के भीम कुमार सिंह जीते, BJP के मनोज कुमार हराया". India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
7. "विधायक मनोज शर्मा को दोबारा प्रदेश प्रवक्ता बनाए जाने पर जताया हर्ष". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
8. "Goh Election Results 2020: गोह सीट पर BJP के मनोज कुमार हारे, RJD के भीम सिंह को 35618 वोटों से मिली जीत". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2021.