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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Manoj Kumar jha<br />
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1967|08|05|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Saharsa, [[Bihar]]<br />
| constituency = [[Bihar]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Bihar]]<br />
| term_start = 3 April 2018<br />
| predecessor = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
| residence = <br />
| education = M.A. (Social Work), Ph.D.<br />
| alma_mater = [[Patna College]], [[Delhi University]]<br />
| profession = [[Professor]] at [[Delhi School of Social Work]], [[University of Delhi]]<br />
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| date = July<br />
| year = 2021<br />
| source = https://www.brandbharat.com/english/bihar/bihar_mp_rs/Manoj%20Kumar%20Jha.html<br />
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'''Manoj Kumar Jha'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/prof-manoj-kumar-jha|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> is an Indian politician who is a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] in Indian Parliament and also the spokesperson of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. On 15 March 2018, he was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from the state of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/all-six-candidates-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-bihar-118031501062_1.html|title=All six candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar|date= 15 Mar 2018| work = Business Standard|access-date=21 Jul 2021}}</ref> He is member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|Rashtriya Janta Dal.]] Jha completed his master's degree from Department of Social Work from [[Delhi University]] in 1992 and PhD in 2000. He has been a Professor at The Department of Social Work [[Delhi University|University Of Delhi]], and its head between 2014 and 2017. His popularity amongst citizens increased after his speech during the July 2021 session of Rajya Sabha (India's upper house of parliament).<br />
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He was a lecturer at Department of Social Work, [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] from 1994 to 2002 before joining [[Delhi School of Social Work]]. He is also a visiting faculty to School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. His research interest also includes political economy and governance, social action and social movements, majority-minority relations, and peace and conflict studies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rjd.co.in/rjd-leaders.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517231109/http://www.rjd.co.in/rjd-leaders.html |archive-date=17 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Jha writes columns for [[The Hindu]] and [[The Indian Express]] occasionally regarding socio-political affairs.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180614124753/http://www.merinews.com/article/interview-dr-manoj-kumar-jha---the-troubleshooter-for-lalu-prasad-yadav--the-rjd/15928188.shtml<br />
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