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'''Devendra Kunwar''' (born 1958)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Devendra Kunwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JARMUNDI(DUMKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Jharkhand2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1258 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Jharkhand]]. He is an MLA from [[Jarmundi Assembly constituency]] in [[Dumka district|Dumka District]]. He won the [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-24 |title=Jharkhand election results 2024: Constituency-wise full winners list and key highlights |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-election-results-2024-constituency-wise-full-winners-list-and-key-highlights/articleshow/115585742.cms |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kunwar is from [[Jarmundi]], Dumka District, Jharkhand. He is the son of late Hari Prasad Kunwar. He passed Class 10 in 1972 at Rani Sonawatee Kumari High School, Nonihat.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Kunwar won from Jarmundi Assembly constituency representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 94,892 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Badal Patralekh]] of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 17,546 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jarmundi (Jharkhand) Assembly Election Result 2024 LIVE: जरमुण्डी विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम लाइव, यहां देखें कौन जीता और कौन हारा |url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/jarmundi-jharkhand-assembly-election-chunav-result-2024-live-winner-runner-up-candidates/3694493/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref> He was first elected as an MLA winning the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]. He retained the seat for a second time winning the [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] but on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Later, Jharkhand become a state but he could not win the next four elections in [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]], [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]], [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]] and [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]. He lost the [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]] to Badal Patralekh of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 3,099 votes. However, he regained the seat after a long gap and won the 2024 Assembly election on BJP ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jarmundi (Jharkhand) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Winner, Runner-up, Candidates List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/jarmundi-jharkhand-assembly-election-results-2024-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-9684233/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jarmundi, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Devendra Kunwar wins Jarmundi with 94892 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/jarmundi-jharkhand-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-jaelb-2638429-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:People from Dumka district]]

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