Jitan Ram Manjhi
Politician

Jitan Ram Manjhi

Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises · Hindustani Awam Morcha · Politician

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Born06 Oct 1944
FromMahakar, Gaya, Bihar, British India
OccupationPolitician
PartyHindustani Awam Morcha
Jitan Ram Manjhi

Overview

Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian politician, serving as the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises since 2024.[3] He is currently a Member of Parliament from Gaya constituency and was Bihar's 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…

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Career

Indian National Congress
Jitan Ram Manjhi entered politics in 1980.[15] On the ticket of the Indian National Congress party, he contested and won the assembly elections from the Fatehpur segment in Gaya district. He became a minister for the first time in the Chandrashekhar Singh-led government in Bihar. He won from the same constituency in the 1985 election, but lost in 1990. Between 1980 and 1990, he served as a minister of state in successive cabinets headed by Congress chief ministers Bindeshwari Dubey, Satyendra Narayan Sinha and Jagannath Mishra.[12][13]

Rashtriya Janata Dal
Immediately after losing the 1990 election, Manjhi switched to the Janata Dal.[15][11] But when the Janata Dal split in 1996 and Laloo Prasad Yadav formed his own Rashtriya Janata Dal, Manjhi moved to the…

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Media

References

  1.  Ghosh, Deepshikha (20 May 2014). "I'm No Rubber Stamp,' Says Nitish Kumar's Successor Jitan Ram Manjhi". Patna: NDTV. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b "Manjhi resigns as Bihar CM ahead of trust vote, says his supporters got death threats". The Times of India. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "PM Modi Gaya rally: Much at stake for Manjhi". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "संतोष सुमन होंगे हम पार्टी के नये अध्यक्ष, जीतन राम मांझी ने बेटे को सौंपी अपनी राजनीतिक विरासत". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns as Bihar chief minister". Yahoo! News. Patna. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ "'Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face'". 29 July 2015.
  7. ^ "BJP government gives Jitan Ram Manjhi Z-plus VIP security cover".
  8. ^ "Now, Pappu Yadav gets 'Y' category security". 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ Bureau, National (21 July 2015). "Manjhi gets Z-plus security". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2021. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Mishra, Anand (25 June 2024). "Profile | Jitan Ram Manjhi: An Inspiring Journey From The Margins To Becoming Modi Cabinet's Oldest Minister". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g "Jitan Ram Manjhi: The man of many U-turns looks to turn a corner". The Indian Express. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f Kumar, Alok (20 May 2014). "Honest & humble man at helm Mission state for Manjhi". Telegraph India. Patna. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. ^ Jump up to:a b Brijam Pandey (19 May 2014). "Only Nitish Kumar could have thought of projecting a Mahadalit as the chief minister: Jiten Ram Manjhi". Daily News and Analysis. Patna. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  14. ^ Kumar, Amitava. "The story of Jitan Ram Manjhi, from rat-eater to Bihar chief minister". Quartz India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  15. ^ Jump up to:a b c d "Won't Join Nitish Kumar Cabinet, Says Rival-Turned-Ally Jitan Ram Manjhi". NDTV.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election 2005 – Barachatti (236)". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Bihar minister quits over graft charges". Outlook. Patna. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Minister resigns in graft case probe". Telegraph India. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  19. ^ Hannah Gardner (31 December 2008). "India's 'outcasts' turn to rat farming". The National. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  20.  "Food crisis? Try rat, says minister". Ahmedabad Mirror. Reuters. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  21. ^ Kumar, Prabhakar (21 August 2008). "Bihar pushes rats on the food menu". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  22. ^ Qadir, Abdul (2 April 2014). "In Bihar's Gaya, it is manjhi vs manjhi vs manjhi". Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  23. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- Makhdumpur (SC)(JAHANABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  24. ^ "Jeetan Ram Manjhi sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister". IBN Live. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  25. ^ Kumar, Prabhakar (19 May 2014). "Nitish Kumar's close aide Jeetan Ram Manjhi named new Bihar chief minister". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  26. ^ Mammen, Matthew (20 February 2015). "Jitan Ram Manjhi, protégé who tried to be a man on his own". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi to be new CM of Bihar". Daily News and Analysis. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  28. ^ "Nitish Kumar's gambit is based on arithmetic". The Economic Times. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Foe to friend: Lalu's RJD backs JD-U govt in Bihar". India Today. Patna. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  30. ^ "Lalu's RJD announces support to Jitan Ram Manjhi's JD(U) government in Bihar". Economic Times. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  31. ^ "Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi expelled from JD(U)". ABP Live. Patna.
  32. ^ "'Scripted in Delhi,' Alleges Nitish Kumar After Bihar Governor Gives Jitan Ram Manjhi Another Chance". NDTV. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  33. ^ Singh, Sanjay (19 February 2015). "Win or lose: Bihar's Nitish vs Manjhi war is more about prestige than politics". Firstpost. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  34. ^ "Jitan Ram Manjhi reached Lok Sabha for the first time at the age of 79, joined the cabinet". Prabhat Khabar. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  35. ^ "Bihar CM says hoarding, black marketing by small traders not crimes". India Today. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  36. ^ Kala, Anant Vijay (28 August 2014). "Moody's: Persistent Inflation Constraining India's Rating". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  37. ^ "जीतन राम मांझी के निशाने पर फिर से ब्राह्मण, बोले- एक नहीं सैकड़ों बार कहूंगा अपशब्द". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

Last updated on 13 Oct 2024, 00:18 (IST)

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