Jitan Ram Manjhi
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Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian politician from the eastern state of Bihar[3] who served as its 23rd Chief Minister from 20 May 2014 to 20 February 2015. He was the founding President of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).[4] Previously, he had served as minister for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes welfare in Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He has been a minister in several Bihar state governments, under multiple chief ministers like Chandrashekhar Singh, Bindeshwari Dubey, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Jagannath Mishra, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
Jitan Ram Manjhi | |
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President of the Hindustani Awam Morcha | |
In office 8 May 2015 – 16 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Santosh Kumar Suman |
Pro tem speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
In office 19 November 2020 – 24 November 2020 | |
23rd Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 20 May 2014[1] – 20 February 2015[2] | |
Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 79) Gaya, Bihar, India |
Political party | Hindustani Awam Morcha (2015—present) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) (2005—2015) Rashtriya Janata Dal (1996—2004) Janata Dal (1990—1996) Indian National Congress (1980—1990) |
Children | 7, including Santosh Manjhi |
Alma mater | Magadh University |
Profession | Politician |
Manjhi has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1980. He was affiliated with several political parties, Indian National Congress (1980–1990), Janata Dal (1990–1996), Rashtriya Janata Dal (1996–2005) and JD(U) (2005–2015).[5] He was expelled from JD(U) following the February 2015 political crisis and subsequently Jitan Ram Manjhi emerged as a major Dalit face in Bihar.[6] In May 2015, he announced the new political party, Hindustani Awam Morcha. In July 2015, Jitan Ram Manjhi was accorded "Z"-plus security cover by the Union Home Ministry.[7][8][9]