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सुनील कुमार जदयू के विधायक हैं और गोपालगंज के भोरे सीट से जीतकर आए हैं. विधानसभा चुनाव 2020 में जीतकर पहली बार सुनील कुमार विधायक बने. बता दें कि राजनीति के मैदान में आने के पूर्व सुनील कुमार बिहार में डीजी के पद से रिटायर हुए. सुनील कुमार IPS अधिकारी रहे हैं. सुनील कुमार 1987 बैच के IPS अधिकारी रहे. वर्ष 2020 में ही सेवा से वो रिटायर हुए थे. पटना में जदयू नेता ललन सिंह की मौजूदगी में उन्होंने पार्टी की सदस्यता ली थी.

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पिता रहे मंत्री तो भाई भी रह चुके हैं विधायक

जदयू के मंत्री सुनील कुमार का राजनीति से पुराना नाता रहा है. सुनील कुमार के पिता स्वर्गीय चन्द्रिका राम बिहार सरकार में ही मंत्री के पद पर रहे. वहीं सुनील कुमार के बड़े भाई अनिल कुमार भी भोरे सीट से जीतकर विधायक बन चुके हैं. कांग्रेस से टिकट लेकर वो चुनाव जीते थे. वहीं वर्ष 2020 के विधानसभा चुनाव में महागठबंधन में यह सुरक्षित सीट माले के खाते में गयी तो एनडीए के लिए जदयू की ओर से उम्मीदवार बने सुनील कुमार ने माले उम्मीदवार को सीधी टक्कर में मात दी थी.

बिहार के शिक्षा मंत्री बने सुनील कुमार, मंत्रियों के विभागों का हुआ बंटवारा, देखिए पूरी लिस्ट..

पहली बार जीतकर ही मंत्री बने थे सुनील कुमार

सुनील कुमार ने जब पहली बार विधानसभा चुनाव जीता तो उन्हें नीतीश कुमार ने मंत्रालय की बागड़ोर थमा दी. सुनील कुमार को नीतीश सरकार में मद्य निषेध व निबंधन विभाग का मंत्री बनाया गया था. जब बिहार में सियासी उलटफेर हुआ और महागठबंधन की सरकार सूबे में बनी तब भी सुनील कुमार के पास मद्य निषेध विभाग ही रहा. वहीं एनडीए की नयी सरकार सूबे में बनने के बाद जब अब तीसरी बार उन्हें मंत्री बनाया गया तो इसबार उन्हें शिक्षा विभाग का जिम्मा थमाया गया है.

मद्य निषेध के बाद अब शिक्षा विभाग की थाम रहे कमान

सुनील कुमार को मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार का भरोसेमंद नेता माना जाता है. नीतीश कुमार ने बिहार में पूर्ण शराबबंदी लागू करवाया और जब सुनील कुमार पहली बार जीतकर विधायक बने तो उन्हें ही मद्य निषेध विभाग की बागड़ोर थमायी गयी. सरकार में उलटफेर हुआ जरूर लेकिन सुनील कुमार ही इस विभाग के मंत्री बने रहे. वहीं जब अब सरकार शिक्षा व्यवस्था को पटरी पर लाने के लिए मिशन मोड में काम कर रही है तो यहां भी सुनील कुमार को अब भेजा गया है. शिक्षा विभाग में आइएएस अधिकारी के के पाठक अपर मुख्य सचिव बनाए गए हैं और वो शिक्षा व्यवस्था को पटरी पर लाने में अनवरत सक्रिय हैं. अब सुनील कुमार के पास भी बड़ा चैलेंज होगा.

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Meet the New Education Minister of Bihar, A Former IPS Officer

• Pallavi Priya
• March 19, 2024

Mr. Sunil Kumar, who has been made the new education minister of Bihar, is a former IPS officer who joined JDU after taking retirement from the service in 2020. He contested in the Bihar Assembly elections and became MLA from Bhore seat in the Gopalganj district. After wining the election for the first time, he was given the reins of the Liquor Prohibition Department.

Even after government reshuffle, Mr. Kumar is among the few who has continued in a ministerial position. Coming from a family of politicians, Mr. Kumar’s father, Late Chandrika Ram, was also a minister in Bihar. His brother Anil Kumar was an MLA from Gopalganj district.

Mr. Kumar did his post-graduation in history from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, in 1984. He joined IPS and remained in the post of Senior SP of Patna district for more than six years, from 1997. He retired as the Director General-cum-Managing Director, Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation.

• TAGS Bureaucrat Turned Politician , Education Minister of Bihar , IPS , IPS Association , IPS Officers , Sunil Kumar Bihar

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Alok Mehta is Bihar's new Education Minister as Nitish Kumar reshuffles portfolios

Bihar education minister chandra shekhar has been relieved from his charge and the department has been handed over to alok kumar mehta. .

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In an unprecedented rejig in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Cabinet, the portfolio of Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar has been relinquished, and the department has been handed over to Alok Kumar Mehta.

Chandra Shekhar, who has been hitting the headlines for different reasons, is now appointed to lead the Ministry of Cane Development.

The Revenue and Land Resources Department was assigned to Lalit Kumar Yadav, who will continue with his existing responsibility of the Public Health and Engineering Department, according to a notification.

All the three ministers, whose portfolios have been changed, belong to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) camp.

The reshuffle in Bihar cabinet comes hours after Nitish Kumar appointed new leaders to Janata Dal United's (JDU) list of national office bearers .

Nitish Kumar's close aide and veteran leader Vashishth Narayan Singh has been made the national vice president. Singh replaced Mangani Lal Mandal who in March last year became only the second leader to have been made the JD(U)'s vice president.

Meanwhile, Mandal has been made a national general secretary. KC Tyagi, one of JDU's most visible face in the media, was designated as political advisor and spokesperson.

A former MLA from the CM's home district of Nalanda, Rajib Ranjan, was also added to list of party's spokesperson.

The current list of national general secretaries has been pruned to 11 members, a significant reduction from the previous count of 22.

The recent rejig follows the departure of Rajiv Ranjan Singh "Lalan" from the party leadership last month. Lalan, who resigned to focus on his Lok Sabha seat in Munger, had faced speculations of growing proximity to ally RJD, leading to his decision to step down.

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Ashok Chaudhary appointed Bihar Education Minister after Mewalal Choudhary steps down

Mewalal Choudhary was among the 14 ministers who were sworn in on November 16 as part of Nitish Kumar’s new term as Bihar chief minister.

Bihar Building Construction Minister Ashok Chaudhary was on Thursday given additional charge of the education department, following the resignation of Mewalal Choudhary over corruption allegations.

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan appointed Ashok Chaudhary as the education minister on the recommendation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Also Read | 30-minute-long closed-door meeting with CM led to Bihar minister Mewalal Choudhary’s resignation

In 2017, Mewalal was suspended from the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government over alleged irregularities in appointments during his tenure as the vice-chancellor of the Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour in Bhagalpur district.

“An accusation is proven only when a charge sheet is filed or a court gives an order and none of the two is there to prove the allegations against me,” Mewalal said on corruption charges levelled against him.

Mewalal is an MLA from Tarapur who was suspended from the JD(U) in 2017 but was re-inducted later.

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Nitish Kumar Biography: Birth, Family, Political Career and More

Chief minister nitish kumar has retained the home department while his deputy chief minister tejashwi yadav has been given the health department in bihar cabinet expansion. .

Nitish Kumar Biography:  Around 30 MLAs, including the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav's brother Tej Pratap Yadav, were sworn in as part of Bihar's new cabinet under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The largest share of ministerial berths have gone to the RJD, which is the single largest party in Bihar. 

Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time on August 10, 2022, while Tejashwi Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal was announced as the Deputy Chief Minister. 

Nitish Kumar had submitted his resignation to the Governor of the state on August 9, 2022, as his Janata Dal decided to sever ties with the ruling alliance partner, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nitish Kumar's resignation came hours after, at a meeting, he reportedly said that the tie-up with the BJP was over as the party was not giving respect and was conspiring against them. 

Nitish Kumar in Cabinet

As per the list of portfolios allotted, the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar has retained the Home Department while his Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has been given the Health Department.

#BiharCabinetExpansion | Portfolios allocated - CM Nitish Kumar keeps Home Dept, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav gets Health Dept, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary gets Finance Dept. RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav to be the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change pic.twitter.com/UYpvzwzJgl — ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2022

Nitish Kumar: Birth, Family, and Education

Nitish Kumar was born on 1 March 1951 in  Bakhtiarpur, Bihar to Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh (Father) and Parmeshwari Devi (Mother). His father was an ayurvedic practitioner.  

Nitish Kumar is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering (present-day NIT Patna). Before entering into politics, he was associated with Bihar State Electricity Board.

Nitish Kumar: Political Career

In his early years, Nitish Kumar was associated with Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, S. N. Sinha, Karpuri Thakur and V. P. Singh. From 1974 to 1977, he participated in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement and joined the Janata Party led by Satyendra Narain Sinha.  

He briefly served as the Union Minister for Railways, Minister for Surface Transport, and the Minister for Agriculture. After the Gaisal train crash (2 August 1999), he resigned as the Union Minister of Railways. During his tenure as the Union Minister for Railways, he brought in widespread reforms including internal ticket booking facility (2002) and a tatkal scheme for instant booking of tickets. 

Nitish Kumar contested from two constituencies (Nalanda and Barh) in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. He lost from his traditional constituency, Barh but won from Nalanda. 

In March 2000, for the first time, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Bihar. In November 2010, he became the Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time. However, on May 17, 2014, he resigned from the Chief Ministerial post after his party performed poorly in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and took the moral responsibility of the party's performance. He was succeeded by Jitan Ram Manjhi of Janata Dal (United). 

Nitish Kumar: Personal Life

Nitish kumar: awards.

1- Anuvrat Puraskar in 2017 for liquor ban in Bihar. 

2- JP Memorial Award in 2013. 

3- Ranked 77th in 'Foreign Policy Magazine' top 100 global thinkers 2012. 

4- XLRI, Jamshedpur Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal in 2011 for Industrial and Social Peace. 

5- MSN Indian of the Year 2010. 

6- NDTV Indian of the Year- Politics in 2010. 

7- Forbes' India's Person of the Year in 2010.

8- CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Award- Politics in 2010. 

9-  NDTV Indian of the Year- Politics in 2009. 

10- Economics Times Business Reformer of the Year in 2009. 

11- Rotary International Polio Eradication Championship Award 2009.

Nitish Kumar: Biographies

1- Single Man: The Life and Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar by Sankarshan Thakur

2- Nitish Kumar and The Rise of Bihar by Arun Sinha

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Nitish Kumar (Politician) Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nitish Kumar

• His father, Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh, was interested in politics. He was well-known as a freedom fighter and worked closely with Anurag Narayan Sinha, who was deeply committed to Gandhian principles. Nitish’s mother belonged to Nepal.
• Before India gained independence, Kaviraj Ram volunteered with the Indian National Congress and joined the freedom movement. In 1952, Nitish Kumar’s father wanted to contest for the Vidhan Sabha (state legislature), but he was not given the chance. When the same thing happened again in 1957, Kaviraj Ram then joined the Janata Party.
• Growing up in this political environment, Nitish Kumar was inclined towards politics. He did not feel comfortable in the engineering job he initially took up in Bihar State Electricity Board for some time, and later, shifted to politics.

An old picture of Nitish Kumar with his late wife, Manju

A politician while addressing a rally during the JP Movement in the 1970s

Jayaprakash Narayan in 1974 with then-student leader Nitish Kumar (right)

• Soon, he then joined the Janata party headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha.
• As a member of the Indian delegation, Nitish Kumar visited Singapore, Thailand, Havana (Cuba), and Moscow (Russia) for the World Youth Festival in 1978. He then travelled to Australia and France as a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the IPU Conference.

Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav in the 1980s

Nitish Kumar with George Fernandes

• In the 1998 Parliamentary elections, when the Samata Party and Janata Dal were weakened by the formation of RJD, Kumar merged both parties to form Janata Dal (United).

An old picture of Nitish Kumar

• During his tenure as Railway Minister, he visited France, Switzerland, and the UK. As the Agriculture Minister, he attended the Regional Conference of FAO in Yokohama, Japan.
• In the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal suffered a lapse after the BJP and JD(U) alliance. Despite fighting alongside the Congress, RJD’s image was degraded due to Lalu Prasad Yadav ‘s involvement in the Fodder Scam which led Congress to contest solo in the 2000 assembly elections.

A picture of the Gaisal train disaster

Nitish Kumar with senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Mamata Banerjee, Jayalalitha

• In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from two constituencies; won from Nalanda but lost in the Barh constituency.
• According to Nitish Kumar, when he became the Chief Minister of Bihar, he faced many challenges including a poor law and order situation marked by organized criminal gangs and rampant kidnapping, as well as the persistent threat of left-wing extremism in certain backward areas of Bihar. To address these issues, Kumar implemented the Arms Act and established special courts for quick convictions.

A picture of the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) rally in Bihar

• Thereafter, Kumar started reforms in the state’s police recruitment process to assure justice and clearness. He implemented measures like the “Carbon Copy system” in written examinations to prevent interference and partiality.

Nitish Kumar paying tribute to his wife Manju Sinha through her statue

• During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Bihar, Kumar reformed prison rules in Bihar such as installing mobile phone jammers to catch criminal activities operated from within prisons and implementing the ‘All India Prison Reforms’ program issued by the Supreme Court of India.

Nitish Kumar with the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at an NDA program in Ludhiana in 2010

An ATS team screening the crime scene after Bodh Gaya, Patna, blasts

The cover of the book titled ‘Nitish Kumar and The Rise of Bihar’ by Arun Sinha

Nitish Kumar with his son

Nitish Kumar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017

• On 8 December 2020, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan . As a result, Nitish resigned on 16 August 2020 but later returned as Chief Minister with new deputies Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi.
• On 9 August 2022, Nitish ended his alliance with the BJP. He resigned as chief minister and cut his ties with the NDA. He then rejoined the Mahagathbandhan, which included RJD, INC, CPI, and others, to form a new governing coalition. He was sworn in as the chief minister for the eighth time on 10 August 2022, marking 22 years in office.

Nitish Kumar while offering flowers to his father’s statue

Nitish Kumar while swearing as the Chief Minister of Bihar in 2024

• He introduced the “Jankari Scheme,” the electronic version of the RTI Act in Bihar during his tenure as a chief minister.

Nitish Kumar while enjoying ‘chuda-dahi’ on Makar Sankranti

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Nitish Kumar, a prominent figure in Indian politics, has held various significant positions throughout his career. Born on March 1, 1951, in Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, he completed his education with a B.Sc. in Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna. His early professional life saw him working with the Bihar State Electricity Board before transitioning into politics. Nitish Kumar's political journey began with his involvement in the J.P. Movement from 1974 to 1977, where he was detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A) during the Emergency in 1975. He later became a founder-member of the Samata Party Movement. Throughout his career, Nitish Kumar has been associated with the Janata Dal (United) political party. He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar for five terms and has been an MP for Barh for six terms. Additionally, he has held ministerial positions in the Union Government of India. In 2014, he took responsibility for his party's poor performance in the general elections and resigned as Chief Minister. However, he returned to office in February 2015 after a political crisis in the state. He won the state elections in November 2015 and was elected as the national president of his party in April 2016. On July 26, 2017, Nitish Kumar resigned again as Chief Minister of Bihar due to differences with the coalition partner RJD, primarily over the naming of Tejaswi Yadav in an FIR by the CBI. Shortly after, he joined the NDA coalition and regained the majority in the assembly, reassuming office as Chief Minister the next day. In 2022, he severed ties with the NDA and aligned with the RJD, Congress, and the Left alliance in Bihar, assuming office as Chief Minister. Subsequently, between 2022 and 2024, he spearheaded efforts to unite opposition parties against the BJP, culminating in the formation of the INDIA alliance. Notably, on January 28, 2024, Nitish Kumar marked a historic ninth term as Chief Minister of Bihar, following his resignation from the RJD-JD(U) government earlier that day. Throughout his tenure, Nitish Kumar has focused on addressing various socio-economic issues in Bihar. He appointed more than 100,000 school teachers, ensured that doctors worked in primary health centres, developed infrastructure, cut female illiteracy by half, turning around a lawless state by cracking down on criminals and doubling the income of the average person from person. Nitish Kumar's personal life includes his marriage to Manju Kumari Sinha on February 22, 1973, and they have one child together.

• He was sworn in as Chief Minister for the ninth time in the Bihar BJP-JD(U) government.
• Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Bihar CM for the record 8th time as he switched the side again and went back to the RJD led grand alliance aka Mahagath bandhan.
• NDA led by Nitish Kumar in Bihar election pulled a marginal victory and Mr. Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister tough his party JDU could clinched only 43 seats.
• Following corruption charges on then Deputy CM Tejaswee Yadav, Nitish Kumar broke up the alliance with the RJD, came back to NDA fold and appointed CM again.
• On 22 February 2015, he again elected as chief minister of Bihar. He is incumbent on this post.
• On 20 May 2014, he stepped down as CM and Jitan Ram Manjhi was appointed as CM.
• Elected Chief Minister of Bihar (24 November 2005 – 17 May 2014), a position served in an intermittent capacity following few political glitches However scrambled back up into a position of power. Also, he became a member of the Legislative Council of Bihar.
• Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha for a sixth term from Nalanda. He became a Member of Committee on Coal & Steel, General Purposes Committee and Committee of Privileges. Also, he became a Leader of Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha.
• Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture with an additional charge of Railways and Union Cabinet Minister, Railways.
• He was sworn in as Chief Minister, Bihar and subsequently inducted into the cabinet as Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture.
• Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport and Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture.
• Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Barh where he defeated Vijay Krishna of RJD by a margin of 15,000 votes.
• Union Cabinet Minister, Railways and Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport.
• Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha from Barh where he defeated Vijoy Krishna of RJD.
• Member, Committee on Defense.
• Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) where he defeated Vijay Krishna of JD by a margin of 60,000 votes.
• Chairman, Committee on Agriculture.
• Member, Railway Convention Committee.
• General-Secretary, Janata Dal.
• Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha for a second term from Barh where he defeated Sidheshwar Prasad of INC.
• Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Co-operation.
• Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Barh constituency where he defeated Ramlakhan Singh Yadav by a margin of more than one lakh votes.
• Secretary-General, Janata Dal, Bihar.
• Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly.
• Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly.
• Mr. Kumar tied the nuptials knot with Manju Sinha on 22 Feb 1973
• Nitish Kumar graduated from Bihar College of Engineering (now NIT, Patna) with a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to meet Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today in Bhubaneshwar. The JD (S) leader and CM is on a mission to gather oppositions and make an alliance against the BJP ahead of the 2024 lok sabha elections. Moreover, he is going to conduct a major meeting with all opposition leaders in Delhi on 18th May.

Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, reacted on the recently made controversy of Ramcharitmanas. For the unversed, education minister Chandra Shekhar last week made a controversy by saying Ramcharitmanas spreads hatred in society. To this, the CM said that the state govt. has respect for all religions and does not interfere in religious related matters.

Nitish Kumar, is the Chief Minister of Bihar, recently said that he has no problem with Rahul Gandhi as the PM candidate 2024. The CM also said that he wants more parties to oppose BJP together. He also took a jibe on Narendra Modi as Rashtrapita statement.

Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar recently took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest statement. As the CM stated with a gentle smile on his face, "When Vajpayee was prime minister, I got the opportunity to work with him. He had taken care of everyone. Now, when I have got the opportunity to work in Bihar, I am doing the same." He further added, "I have been working for several years, therefore if someone at the Centre says something, I don't pay any attention." However, the reaction was as a consequence of Modi Ji's last night statement in Kerala's Kochi. Where PM quoted, "To save these corrupt people, certain political groups are openly coming out and trying to get organized into a unit. People of India and Kerala have to be vigilant against such groups."

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Top Bureaucrat, Anand Kishor awarded as Outstanding Educational Leader by Minister of Education, India

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New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Anand Kishor , Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), has been conferred with the Outstanding Educational Leader Award by the Jagran Josh Education Awards 2021. He was awarded for his exemplary contribution to education, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Education, India Dr Ramesh Pokriyal presented the award to Anand Kishor , Chairman, BSEB, in the august presence of Guests of Honour Hari Chandana Dasari , IAS-Collector - Narayanpet, Telangana and Anand Kumar, Founder, Super 30. Anand Kishor , Bihar Cadre IAS Officer of the 1996 batch is undoubtedly one of the most sought after and leading bureaucrat of India and has earned the distinction of 'Turnaround Man' owing to the outstanding work that he has carried out in various government departments. He was given the charge of Chairman, BSEB in June 2016. Under his able leadership, BSEB became the first board across India to declare the fastest Board results in India for two consecutive years-2019 and 2020, in a record time and much ahead of all other Boards in the country. He has introduced many technological changes in BSEB to make its entire working and Examination System more transparent that has changed the face of BSEB.

"I would like to thank Hon'ble Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Ji and the Jagran Josh team for this award. Bihar School Examination Board has undertaken extensive reforms leveraging cutting-edge technology to accelerate and digitize the examination process. This achievement reaffirms our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of quality and fostering an innovative educational ecosystem to ensure a seamless experience for our students," said Anand Kishor , Chairman, BSEB. Led by Anand Kishor , BSEB was the only board that also conducted an online examination for 1.78 lakh students in the middle school in September last year and also gave admission to record 12.65 lakh students through virtual mode in the 11th standard amid pandemic. In spite of all the challenges, BSEB facilitated the smooth running of the education and examination process in the virtual mode to avoid any delay. Anand Kishor is also the Secretary of Urban Development and Housing Department, Bihar, besides holding the charge of Chairman, BSEB. Before joining BSEB, Anand Kishor was the Divisional Commissioner of the Patna Division. It was during his tenure and due to his efforts as Divisional Commissioner that Patna bagged the Smart City Project. The extensive reforms through multiple innovations by Bihar School Examination Board has also been recognized at various national platforms such as Award in the "Government Initiative to Promote and Develop the Technologies" category at the 14th World Education Summit, 2019, "Outstanding Contribution to Education Award" to Anand Kishor at "Business Leader of the Year" and "Education Pride of the Year 2020" award to Anand Kishor at the 2nd National Education Excellence Conclave. This story is provided by NewsVoir. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/NewsVoir)

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Karpoori Thakur Wiki, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Karpoori Thakur (1924-1988) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He served as Chief Minister of Bihar twice and as Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Bihar. He was popular for his socialist policies for the upliftment of poor people and justice for people belonging to the backward castes of Bihar. He was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, by the Government of India in 2024, which was accepted by his son Ramnath Thakur from President Droupadi Murmu on 30 March 2024.

Karpoori Thakur’s son Ramnath Thakur accepted the Bharat Ratna award from President Droupadi Murmu on behalf of Karpoori Thakur on 30 March 2024

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Karpoori Thakur (also spelt as Karpuri Thakur) was born on Thursday, 24 January 1924 ( age 64 years; at the time of death ) in Pitaunjhia village (now Karpoorigram), Samastipur, Bihar, India. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. In 1938, Acharya Narendra Dev visited Khudiram Bose’s village Waini to address a peasant rally that he attended after which he joined the Indian independence movement and was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and Satyanarayan Sinha. While studying in school, he established a library in his village. After passing the 10th division exam from a local school in 1940, he became a teacher at a local school.

Karpoori Thakur (second from right, sitting) during his teenage years

From 1942 to 1945, he was jailed for his participation in the Indian independence movement for 26 months. He later dropped out of college while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) at C.M. College, Darbhanga. He later entered politics after being influenced by Ram Manohar Lohia and became a full-time politician.

Karpoori Thakur when he decided to enter politics full time

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Eye Colour: Black

Parents & Siblings

His father, Gokul Thakur, was a barber and farmer, and his mother, Ramdulari Devi, was a homemaker. He had 2 brothers inclduing a younger brother named Ramsugat Thakur and 6 sisters named Galho, Siya, Rajo, Sita, Parvati, and Shail.

Karpoori Thakur’s father, Gokul Thakur

Wife & Children

His wife, Phooleshwari Devi, was a homemaker.

Karpoori Thakur’s wife, Phooleshwari Devi

His elder son, Ram Nath Thakur , is a politician and Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian parliament) MP from Janata Dal (United) (also known as JDU) and was married to Kumari Asha Rani before she died in 2020, and his younger son, Birendra (also spelt as Virendra) Kumar Thakur, is a doctor and is married to Kanaklata Thakur. He had a daughter as well.

Karpoori Thakur’s elder son, Ram Nath Thakur

Kumari Asha Rani, Wife of Ram Nath Thakur, elder son of Karpoori Thakur

Birendra Kumar Thakur, Younger son of Karpoori Thakur

Kanaklata Thakur, wife of Birendra Kumar Thakur, Younger son of Karpoori Thakur

Other Relatives

His grandfather’s name was Pyare Thakur. He had a paternal nephew named Nityanand Thakur (Ramsugat’s son), a head clerk in Gokhul Karpoori Phuleshwari Degree College, Karpoorigram, Samastipur; he is married to Nisha Thakur, an Anganwadi worker.

Nisha Kumari, Wife of Karpoori Thakur’s paternal nephew

He has three granddaughters from his elder son, Ram Nath Thakur named Namita, Sneha, and Amrita who works in the Bihar government. His great-grandson, Aditya Anmol (Namita’s son), lives in California and holds a master’s degree in public policy.

Granddaughters of Karpoori Thakur (Daughters of Ram Nath Thakur)

He has a granddaughter named Jagriti Thakur, a doctor, who is married to Mritunjay Madhav, a Divisional Forest Officer at Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, and a grandson named Abhinav Vikas Thakur, a cardiologist, from his younger son Birendra Thakur.

Karpoori Thakur’s granddaughter, Jagriti Thakur, with her husband, Mritunjay Madhav

Karpoori Thakur’s grandson, Abhinav Vikas Thakur

He followed Hinduism.

He belonged to the Nai (Hajjam) caste which mainly worked as a barber. [1] India Today

Karpoori Thakur’s signature

Electoral Politics

Member of legislative assembly (mla).

In 1952, he became an MLA for the first time from the Tajpur constituency as a Socialist Party candidate. In the 1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he became MLA from Samastipur (Legislative Assembly constituency) as a Janata Party (Secular) candidate. He became MLA after winning the 1985 elections from the Sonbarsa constituency. He was associated with the Socialist Party, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Janata Party, and Lok Dal during different times of his political career.

Karpoori Thakur during election campaigning

Member of Parliament (MP)

He became an MP for the first time after winning the 1977 General elections from Samastipur from which he resigned after becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1977. He lost the general elections in 1984 due to the Congress wave after Indira Gandhi’s assassination.

Karpoori Thakur during election campaigns

Portfolios & Policies

From 5 March 1967 to 31 January 1968, he served as the Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Bihar and introduced several key changes to the Bihar education policy which included removing English as a compulsory subject from the curriculum as he was a supporter of Hindi being the major language, making education free till 8th standard, and making Urdu the second state language of Bihar. He became the Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time on 22 December 1970 and served till 2 June 1971. During his tenure, he prohibited alcohol sales and consumption in Bihar.

Karpoori Thakur after becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar

On 24 June 1977, he became the Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time and decided to implement the Mungeri Lal Commission report, which recommended the institution of reservations for Backward Castes in government jobs following which infighting began in his party, and he quit on 21 April 1979. His reservation policy later became famous as the Karpoori Formula.

Karpoori Thakur (left) taking oath as Chief Minister of Bihar

He also gained attention for going to weddings which involved intercaste marriages.

Karpoori Thakur (extreme left) at a wedding

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Facing casteist humiliation.

Karpoori Thakur once revealed an incident of casteist humiliation to Yashwant Sinha, an Indian administrator and politician, which he faced as a teenager. Thakur said that his father took him to a person of upper caste when he passed the 10th standard with first division. The person put his legs on the table and asked Thakur to massage his legs. Thakur said to Sinha that the notion that education and jobs can eliminate caste system drawbacks is false. When he later implemented reservation in government jobs for backward castes and OBCs after becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar, harsh casteist slurs were against him and his family after which he said that had he been born a Yadav, he would not have to endure such harsh treatment.

Wore a torn coat on a foreign trip

After becoming the first time MLA in 1952, he was chosen as a member of the delegation to visit Yugoslavia. He borrowed a torn coat from his friend as he did not have any coat. Another source claimed that he did not have any coat and wore only his kurta and dhoti. The then-President of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, saw his torn coat and gifted a new coat to him as he was impressed with his honesty. When he came back to Patna, he gifted the new coat to one of his friends.

Job recommendation for brother-in-law

Once his brother-in-law (sister’s husband) approached him for a job recommendation in any state government job when Thakur was serving as the Chief Minister of Bihar; however, Thakur gave him Rs 50 and told him to start their traditional barbershop.

Fast unto death

In 1960, he headed the protest of P & T employees against the Indian government for their rights. In 1970, he started a fast unto death for the rights of workers in the Tata factory in Jamshedpur and fasted for 28 days before Tata management accepted their demands.

Removing bed from CM House

After becoming the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for the first time in 1970, Karpoori Thakur started living with his family members in the CM House in Patna. Once, his school teacher visited him at CM House and stayed for the night. Thakur asked one of his relatives to vacate a bed which angered the relative; however, he vacated the bed for the teacher. The next day, Thakur came to know about this after which he ordered the government officials to shift the bed from his house to other government residences. He used to sleep on the floor after this incident. [2] Hindustan

Karpoori Thakur at Chief Minister’s residence

Denying medical help for his son

In 1974, his younger son, Birendra K Thakur, was selected to study in a medical college; however, he fell sick after which he was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. It was later revealed that Birendra needed heart surgery to save his life. When Indira Gandhi came to know about it, she got Birendra transferred from Lohia Hospital to AIIMS (All India Institute Of Medical Science), Delhi. Gandhi later requested Karpoori Thakur to allow her to send Birendra to the USA at government expense which he denied. Later, Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) arranged funds and sent Birendra to New Zealand for treatment.

Buying 400 guns for Dalits

After becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1977, Karpoori Thakur decided to enable the Dalits and other backward castes (OBCs) to self-protection, particularly those living in regions that had high caste-related crime records. He believed that such crimes were happening as police were unable to stop crime efficiently. He bought 400 double-barrel (donali) guns and decided to hand them to the Dalit people which he had to reverse as other members of his party threatened him of resigning and taking back their support. [3] Navbharat Times

Karpoori Thakur Kurta Fund

In 1977, a program was organised at the Charkha Samiti Bhavan in Kadamkuan, Patna to celebrate the birthday of Jaiprakash Narayan (also known as JP) where several other popular leaders including Chandra Shekhar, the 8th Prime Minister of India, and Nanaji Deshmukh were also present. One of the people present in the program commented on Karpoori Thakur’s torn clothes and broken slippers that how much salary should be paid to a Chief Minister for decent living after which Chandra Shekhar spread his kurta and started collecting money for clothes of Karpoori Thakur. He later gave money to Thakur and asked him to buy a kurta to which Thakur replied that he would submit the money to the Chief Minister Relief Fund.

Karpoori Thakur (right) at the program where the Kurta Fund incident took place

Going to the reporter’s hotel for an interview

Nihora Prasad Yadav, a politician associated with JDU, once requested to meet Karpoori Thakur who told him to come in the morning, around 6 am. When Yadav reached Thakur’s residence, Thakur told him to give him a lift to the Presidency Hotel where a few reporters of international newspapers were waiting to conduct his interview. Reportedly, Thakur was wearing a dhoti-kurta and chappal at that time, and when reporters saw him for the first time, they were shocked and said that Thakur was a real leader of poor people and no other leader in the world was like him. [4] Navbharat Times

Karpoori Thakur during an interview

Renting a rickshaw for sick wife

Once his wife fell sick while living in Patna after which people requested Karpoori Thakur to take her to a doctor in the official car (Ambassador car) of the Bihar Chief Minister which he rejected and rented a rickshaw for her to be taken to a nearby hospital. [5] Deccan Herald

Anti-Dynast

Karpoori Thakur was an anti-dynast politician who never allowed his son to enter politics till the time he was alive. He was once asked by an MLA to allow his son to contest elections to which Thakur replied that either he would contest elections or his son would after which the MLA backed out.

Daughter’s marriage

In 1970, he had to go to Ranchi from Patna to meet with a boy for his daughter’s marriage; however, instead of going with any government vehicle, he rented a taxi to go to Ranchi. During his daughter’s marriage, he did not invite any popular leader and even stopped any flight from landing in Darbhanga and Saharsa airports to prevent any politician from participating in his daughter’s marriage.

Denied a jeep by Lalu Prasad Yadav

Popular Indian politician, Lalu Prasad Yadav, who served as Chief Minister of Bihar for several terms, has often called Karpoori Thakur his political and ideological mentor (guru) in his speeches; however, he once denied a ride in his jeep to Thakur when he was the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly in the 1980s. Reportedly, Thakur was feeling hungry during a session and requested Yadav to give his jeep to him so that he could go out and eat which Yadav denied and said that Thakur should buy a jeep as he has been two time Chief Minister of Bihar. He also gave a name to Thakur which was Kapati Thakur. [6] Hindustan

House visit by Chaudhary Charan Singh

Once his house was visited by the 5th Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, whose head hit the top of the door frame due to its low height. When Singh asked Thakur to elevate the height of his doors, Thakur replied that there would be no benefit to that until the house of every poor person in Bihar was well-made.

Tears in Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna’s Eyes

After Karpoori Thakur died in 1988, the 8th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who also served as the Finance Minister in the Indian government, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, visited Thakur’s ancestral home and started crying upon seeing the bad condition of the house as he was shocked that Thakur did not even build his house despite being the Chief Minister of Bihar twice.

Making a school with donated bricks

Harivansh, who has served as Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, praised Karpoori Thakur’s dedication towards the betterment of society in an interview and said that Thakur was once sent 50 thousand bricks to make his home; however, he did not make his house and made a school instead with those bricks.

School made with the bricks donated by Karpoori Thakur

Impressing Devi Lal with his simplicity

Once, Devi Lal, popular Haryana leader and 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India, visited Patna where he told one of his friends to give Rs 5-10 thousand to Karpoori Thakur if he ever demanded and told his friend that the money would be loaned to him. Whenever Devi Lal asked his friend if Thakur asked for any money, his friend said that Thakur never demanded any money. [7] Prabhat Khabar

Karpoori Thakur with Devi Lal and Prakash Singh Badal (left to right)

Performing the last rites of a sweeper

When Karpoori Thakur was serving as the Chief Minister of Bihar, a sweeper named Thakaita died of police brutality after which Thakur himself performed the last rites of the sweeper as a son and also took legal action against the police officials. [8] Prabhat Khabar

Controversy

Rape allegations.

In January 1978, Karpoori Thakur was contesting the Bihar Legislative Assembly byelection from Phulparas constituency when a 35-year-old teacher from Kathmandu named Premlata Rai alleged that Thakur raped her while living in Nepal during the emergency in 1975. She alleged that she returned drunk from a wedding on the night of 20 July 1975 and slept at the house of Professor S.N. Verma in Kathmandu where Thakur raped her while she was sleeping.

Premlata Rai

When she woke up and confronted Thakur, he apologised to her and said that he could not control his urges. She also said that she later mortgaged her house for Rs 16,000 and also sold her ornaments to help Thakur. She alleged that when Thakur became the Chief Minister of Bihar, he refused to meet her when she expressed her wish to meet him.

A poster criticising Premlata Rai

She later came to Patna where she met Thakur on 19 October 1978 after which she returned to Nepal. Later, a case was filed against Thakur which was rejected, and Thakur was absolved of any rape charges. Thakur maintained his innocence during the trials and said that he was being framed by his political rivals who wanted to tarnish his image. [9] India Today [10] India Today

Awards, Honours

• Karpoori Thakur’s birthplace, Pitaunjhia, was renamed Karpuri Gram after he died in 1988

Postal stamp of Karpoori Thakur released in 1991

Amit Shah and other ministers released a postal stamp of Karpoori Thakur on his 100th birthday celebrations

• Bharat Ratna by the Government of India in 2024
• Commemorative coin of denomination Rupees 100 launched in 2024
• Several colleges, schools, and stadiums are named after him in Bihar
• Jan Nayak Express Train running between Darbhanga and Amritsar

Karpoori Thakur died on 17 February 1988 in Patna due to a cardiac arrest. There have been controversies surrounding his death as a few people have claimed that some of his close associates were not happy with Thakur due to his preference of a woman leader for party work. Some people have claimed that he was doing yoga under the supervision of a yoga teacher who absconded the night Thakur died, and foam was coming out of Thakur’s mouth when he died.

Hemawati Nandan Bahuguna, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ram Awadhesh Singh, George Fernandes, Bhagwat Jha Azad, and Vinayak Prasad Yadav (right to left) paying tribute to Karpoori Thakur

Facts/Trivia

• Despite being very popular in Bihar, Karpoori Thakur did not want anyone from his family to join politics. His elder son, Ram Nath Thakur, said in an interview that when he passed matriculation (10th) in 1966, Karpoori advised him to study hard, become a government officer, and take care of his mother and grandparents. [11] The Times of India
• He had a public image of being very honest and not being involved in any corruption. When asked by a reporter why he did not earn or save money for himself and his family, he replied that he was not a worldly-wise person.
• He was popularly called Jan Nayak by the public. On the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary, Narendra Modi praised Thakur for being a leader associated with the masses who knew the problems of the public and society.
• Despite being elected an MLA and MP for many terms and serving as Chief Minister of Bihar twice, he never bought a car and never purchased a house for his family.
• He is popularly recognised as the ideological mentor of several Bihar politicians such as Nitish Kumar , Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Ram Vilas Paswan.

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