Sanjeev Kumar (politician born 1979)

Sanjeev Kumar (born 8 November 1979) is an Indian politician and a member of Legislative Assembly, Bihar of India. He represents the 151-Parbatta^[1] constituency in Khagaria district of Bihar. He is a member of the Janata Dal (United).^[2]

Sanjeev Kumar
MLA, Parbatta Assembly constituency
Constituency	Parbatta
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Personal details
Born	Sanjeev Kumar (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 44) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Janata Dal (United) (2005–present)
Alma mater	MBBS, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College
Occupation	Doctor, politician

Personal life

Sanjeev Kumar was born on 8 November 1979 Patna, Bihar. His father Shri Ramanand Prasad Singh was 5 term MLA from Patbatta and Transport Minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar government.^[3][4]

Political career

Kumar has been active in politics since 2005, He won his first election as a MLA in the 2020 Parbatta Assembly constituency. He defeated his close contestant Digambar Prasad Tiwary from Rashtriya Janata Dal.^[5]

After the Sultanganj-Aguwani ghat bridge over river Ganga collapsed on June 4 2023^[6] in Bihar's Khagaria district, the ruling Janata Dal(U) MLA from Parbatta Assembly constituency Sanjeev Kumar held the head of the State Road Construction Department (Government of Bihar) responsible for the incident. He also said that he already raised his concern about Sultanganj-Aguwani ghat bridge with chief minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.^[7][8]

References

1. "Parbatta Assembly constituency", Wikipedia, 27 August 2023, retrieved 8 September 2023
2. "अमेरिका में सम्मानित किए गए CM नीतीश के विधायक डा. संजीव कुमार, उद्योगपतियों को बिहार आने के लिए किया आमंत्रित – CM Nitish Kumar MLA Dr. Sanjeev Kumar honored in America, invited industrialists to come to Bihar". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
3. "Assembly Election 2010 | :: Welcome to Khagaria District :: | India". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
4. "Bihar Assembly Elections 2005 Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. Singh, Yashveer; Hindi, India TV (10 November 2020). "Parbatta Election Result: परबत्ता में महज 951 वोटों से जीती जदयू". India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
6. Tewary, Amarnath (8 June 2023). "JD(U) MLA holds department head responsible for bridge collapse in Bihar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
7. Tewary, Amarnath (8 June 2023). "JD(U) MLA holds department head responsible for bridge collapse in Bihar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
8. "Bridge Collapse: JDU MLA संजीव कुमार ने की जांच अधिकारी को हटाने की मांग, लगाए गंभीर आरोप – JDU MLA Sanjeev Kumar demanded the removal of the investigating officer made serious allegations". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 September 2023.