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{{short description |Former IAS, JDU National General Secretary and politician}}
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| name = Manish Kumar Verma
| image = Manish Kumar Verma.jpg
| caption = Manish Kumar Verma in public event
| birth_place = Biharsharif, Bihar, India
| office = National General Secretary of the [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| alma_mater = ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]]) [[IIT Delhi]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]] [[File: Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg|20px]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Bihar Politician Manish Kumar Verma, former IAS joined party |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-ias-officer-manish-verma-joins-jdu/articleshow/111607186.cms?from=mdr |work=The Economic Times |access-date=9 July 2024 }}</ref>
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'''Manish Kumar Verma''' (born 1 April 1974) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[politician]] and retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] [[officer]], currently serving as the National General Secretary of the [[Janata Dal (United)]]. He is a Civil Engineering graduate from [[IIT Delhi]] and is a 2000-batch [[Odisha]]-cadre [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer who previously served as the District Magistrate of [[Patna]] and [[Purnia]]. He took voluntary retirement in 2018 and joined JD(U) in 2024, rising to a key organizational role and as an additional advisor to the Bihar Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]]. He played a significant role in JD(U)’s campaign for the [[2024 Indian general election]], contributing to the party's success in winning 12 seats.

== Early life ==
Manish Kumar Verma was born in the village of [[Biharsharif]], in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. His father was Ashok Verma, a prominent doctor. Verma had his primary education from a government school in [[Biharsharif]]. He studied at a school in [[Patna]] before completing his [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] in [[Civil Engineering]] from [[IIT Delhi]].

== Career ==
Verma worked with the Indian Oil Corporation before cracking the UPSC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rise And Rise of Former IAS Officer Manish Verma In Patna's Corridors Of Power |url=https://thesecretariat.in/article/the-rise-and-rise-of-former-ias-officer-manish-verma-in-patna-s-corridors-of-power |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=The Secretriat |language=en}}</ref> He started his career with IAS in Odisha Cadre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar News: Who is Manish Verma, ex-IAS officer seen as Nitish Kumar's successor in JD-U? |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/bihar-news-who-is-manish-verma-ex-ias-officer-seen-as-nitish-kumars-successor-in-jdu-11720586365322.html |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=LiveMint |language=en}}</ref> He worked with [[Nitish Kumar]] in the Bihar electricity department. After that he took a special post as CM Advisory in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Government. After that he joined JDU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-IAS Manish Verma quits as Nitish Kumar's advisor to join JD(U) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIsf7ScNaYo |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Thebuckstopper |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-IAS Manish Verma join JD(U) |url=https://www.thebuckstopper.com/ex-ias-manish-verma-quits-as-nitish-kumars-advisor-to-join-jdu/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=News18 India |language=en}}</ref> He took charge as National General Secretary of JDU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-IAS officer Manish Verma is JDU national general secretary |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-ias-officer-manish-verma-is-jdu-national-general-secretary/articleshow/111669490.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Economic Times Indiatimes |language=en}}</ref> He held rallies and supported volunteers in the [[Lok Sabha]] election in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Manish Kumar Verma, former IAS officer and close aide of Nitish Kumar who joined JD(U)? |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bihar/who-is-manish-kumar-verma-former-ias-officer-and-close-aide-of-nitish-kumar-who-joined-jdu-3100458 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

He worked in the electricity department of the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. He helped implement the Bihar electricity reforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The MD Bihar state power transmission corporation limited Manish K Verma has been given additional charge of MD South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL). Verma also holding additional charge of Bihar state power Generation Company limited. MD SBPDCL R Lakhmanan has been posted as the additional CEO Bihar. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-md-bihar-state-power-transmission-corporation-limited-manish-k-verma-has-been-given-additional-charge-of-md-south-bihar-power-distribution-company-limited-sbpdcl-verma-also-holding-additional-charge-of-bihar-state-power-generation-company-limited-md-sbpdcl-r-lakhmanan-has-been-posted-as-the-additional-ceo-bihar-/articleshow/49093690.cms |access-date=2015-09-24 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He was elected as a member of Bihar Disaster Management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=इस पूर्व IAS पर इतने मेहरबान क्यों हैं CM नीतीश? जानिए इनसाइड स्टोरी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/officers-will-be-many-but-why-nitish-is-kind-to-this-former-ias-officer/articleshow/89291101.cms |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=Navbharat Times |language=en}}</ref> Manish Kumar Verma meet party volunteers and do district wise visits of [[Bihar]]. He is also share these details on social media via [[Facebook]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook Account of Manish Kumar Verma |url=https://www.facebook.com/ManishKVermaJDU |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref>[[Instagram]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram Account of Manish Kumar Verma|url=https://www.instagram.com/manishvermajdu/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Instagram|language=en}}</ref> and [[Twitter|X]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=X Account of Manish Kumar Verma |url=https://x.com/ManishVermaJDU |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=X| language=en}}</ref>

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Manish Kumar Verma - Revision history

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