Vijay Kumar Mandal | |
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| Minister of Disaster Management, Government of Bihar | |
| In office 16 March 2025 –6 October 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Political 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.
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]
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]