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{{Tone|date=November 2025}}{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjay Kumar Paswan
| image =
| caption = Sanjay Kumar Paswan in 2025
| birth_date = 05 August 1973
| birth_place = [[Begusarai]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Bakhri Assembly constituency|Bakhri]]
| term_start2 = 14 November 2025
| party = [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]
| occupation = Politician
| predecessor2 = [[Suryakant Paswan]], [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| other_party = [[Lok Janshakti Party]]<br> <small> (till 2021) </small>
| office = Minister of Sugarcane Industries <br/>[[Government of Bihar]]<ref name="Chirag Paswan Loyalist Sanjay Paswan Secures Ministerial Berth, Leaving LJP State Chief Raju Tiwari Aside">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Chirag Paswan Loyalist Sanjay Paswan Secures Ministerial Berth, Leaving LJP State Chief Raju Tiwari Aside |url=https://patnapress.com/sanjay-paaswan-bakhri-rise-minister-bihar/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |publisher=Patna Press |date=20 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122140932/https://patnapress.com/sanjay-paaswan-bakhri-rise-minister-bihar/ |archive-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>
| term_start = 07 May 2026
| 1namedata = [[Samrat Choudhary]]
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| predecessor = [[Samrat Choudhary]]
| successor =
| term_start1 = 20 November 2025
| term_end1 = 15 April 2026
| 1namedata1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| predecessor1 = [[Krishnanandan Paswan]]
| successor1 = [[Samrat Choudhary]]
}}

'''Sanjay Kumar Paswan''' (born 5 August 1973) is an Indian politician from Bihar and a member of the [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]. He is currently serving as the '''Minister of Sugarcane industries''' of '''Bihar'''. He has been elected as the Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Bakhri Assembly constituency|Bakhri]] in the [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], where he defeated the incumbent MLA [[Suryakant Paswan]] of the [[Communist Party of India]] by a margin of 17,318 votes.<ref name="results">{{cite web |title=Bakhri Election Result 2025 |url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/bakhri-election-result-2025-ljp-ram-vilas-sanjay-paswan-vs-cpi-suryakant-paswan-vote-counting-win-loss-vidhan-sabha-chunav-parinam/4218844/lite/ |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref>

He is regarded as one of the prominent leaders of the [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]] in Bihar and serves as the Principal General Secretary of the Bihar state unit.<ref name="etv">{{cite web |title=LJP leader Sanjay Paswan says party ready to contest 143 seats |date=29 September 2020 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/patna/ljp-leader-sanjay-paswan-said-party-ready-to-contest-143-seats/bh20200929211240260 |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref> He is also known for his long association with [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] founder [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] and the [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|LJP(R)]] national president and [[Ministry of Food Processing Industries|Union Minister]] [[Chirag Paswan]].<ref name="etv" />

==Early life and education==
Sanjay Kumar Paswan was born on 5 August 1973 in Begusarai, Bihar, to Gulab Paswan and Sona Devi.<ref name="myneta">{{cite web |title=Sanjay Kumar Paswan Affidavit |url=https://www.myneta.info/Bihar2025/candidate.php?candidate_id=996 |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar, in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}

==Political career==
[[Bakhri]], located in [[Begusarai]] district, is considered one of the most politically active and historically significant constituencies in Bihar.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bakhri Constituency |url=https://famethename.com/sanjay-paswan-biography-ljp-bihar-minister-age-career-education-net-worth/}}</ref> The seat came into existence in 1951 and was reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] after the 2008 delimitation. Left parties, particularly the [[Communist Party of India]], winning 11 out of 17 elections held before 2025.<ref name="live">{{cite web |title=Demand rises for Sanjay Paswan's inclusion in new cabinet after Bakhri victory |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/begusarai/story-demand-for-inclusion-of-sanjay-paswan-in-new-cabinet-after-victory-in-bakri-assembly-elections-201763216039001.amp.html |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref>

In the [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Paswan secured 98,511 votes and defeated [[Suryakant Paswan]] of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] by 17,318 votes, ending decades of left dominance in the constituency.<ref name="eci">{{cite web |title=ECI Results – Bakhri |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04147.htm |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref> Following the election, several political observers and party workers demanded his inclusion in the upcoming state cabinet because Bakhri has never been represented in the state ministry since independence.<ref name="live" /> He was ultimately inducted into the ministry.

==Positions in party==
* Principal General Secretary, Bihar State Unit, [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]<nowiki>{{</nowiki>
* Senior leader and long-time associate of [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] and [[Chirag Paswan]]<ref name="etv" />

==Social work==
Paswan has been involved in welfare activities focused on Dalit empowerment, rural development, and support for economically weaker families in Begusarai district. His initiatives include village-level awareness drives, community outreach programmes, and assistance to marginalized communities.<ref name="live" />

==Electoral performance==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Constituency !! Party !! Votes !! Result
|-
| 2025 || Bakhri || [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]] || 98,511 || Won by 17,318 votes<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Bakhri">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Bakhri |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04147.htm |access-date=22 November 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122140731/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04147.htm |archive-date=22 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bakhri Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Bakhri Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/bakhri |access-date=22 November 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122140747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/bakhri |archive-date=22 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
Paswan is married.<ref name="myneta" />

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2025–2030]]
[[Category:People from Begusarai district]]

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