Pramod Kumar
Pramod Kumar | |
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| Minister of Law Government of Bihar | |
| In office 9 February 2021 – 09 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ram Surat Kumar |
| Minister of Sugarcane Industries Government of Bihar | |
| In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Amrendra Pratap Singh |
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2 June 2019 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Krishna Kumar Rishi |
| Succeeded by | Mangal Pandey |
| Minister of Tourism Government of Bihar | |
| In office 29 July 2017 – 2 June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Anita Devi |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Kumar Rishi |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Rama Devi |
| Constituency | Motihari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1962[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Pramod Kumar is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who has served as the Minister of Sugarcane Industries and Minister of Law in the Government of Bihar.[2] He has been the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2005 representing Motihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[3]
Pramod Kumar was born to Yogendra Prasad, a political activist, who participated in Total revolution movement of Jay Prakash Narayan as a student. He is a member of Kanu (Halwai) caste. Kumar has pursued bachelor's degree in law and he was associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Being a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he also became active in Bharatiya Janata Party, an affiliate political organization of RSS. Kumar has served as district unit president of Bharatiya Janata Party for Motihari region. He won the election to Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2005 and from then onwards he is winning consecutively from this seat. In the cabinet expansion of 2021, he was made a minister in Government of Bihar under Nitish Kumar.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
- ^ "नीतीश ने किया मंत्रालयों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज हुसैन बने उद्योग मंत्री, देखें पूरी लिस्ट". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Motihari Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Bihar cabinet expansion: Narayan Prasad becomes minister". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 15 July 2024.