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{{Short description|Politicians From Bihar, India}}
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This is a list of '''politicians from Bihar''', [[India]]. It includes leaders from different political parties.
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This is a list of '''Politicians from Bihar''', [[India]]. It includes leaders from different political parties.


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|[[Rajendra Prasad]]
|[[File:Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]]
|First [[President of India]].
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|[[Shri Krishna Sinha]]
|[[File:Shri_Krishna_Singh_2016_stamp_of_India.jpg|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Sheikhpura]]
|Member Constituent Assembly of India, Premier and
First [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]
Second Finance Minister of Bihar
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|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|left|frameless|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]], <br/>[[Janata Party]]
|[[Sasaram]]
|Former [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]]
Former [[Minister of Defence (India)]]
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|[[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]
|[[File:Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra portrait.gif| 200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]], [[Congress (O)]], [[Janata Party]]
|[[Begusarai|Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency]]
|Former [[Minister of External Affairs (India)]]
[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
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| [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]]
|[[File:Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha,first Bihar Dy Chief Minister.jpg|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Aurangabad
| [[Constituent Assembly of India]], Finance Minister Bihar, deputy chief ministers of Bihar
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|[[Jagdeo Prasad]]
|[[File:Stamp of India - 2001 - Colnect 160767 - Jagdeo Prasad.jpeg|left|frameless|200px]]
|[[Samyukta Socialist Party|Shoshit Samaj Da]]
[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
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|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
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|[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]
|[[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|left|frameless|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
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|Former [[Minister of Railways (India)]]
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|Rameshwar Sahu
|[[Rameshwar Sahu]]
|[[Indian National Congress]] & [[Samata Party]]
|[[Siwan, Bihar|Rosera]]
|Former Deputy Finance minister[[Chief Minister of Bihar|of India]]
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| [[Nand Kishore Yadav]] ||[[File:Nand Kishore yadav in Bihar assembly.jpg|100px]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party- BJP]] || [[Patna Sahib]]<ref>Myneta.info. (2017). Nand Kishor Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)): Constituency - PATNA SAHIB (PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. [online] Available at: http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=1393 [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017].</ref> || Minister Road Construction Department - Government of Bihar<ref>Gov.bih.nic.in. (2017). Bihar: Cabinet Ministers. [online] Available at: http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/Ministers.htm [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017]</ref>
|[[Jagannath Mishra]]
|  
|[[Indian National Congress]]
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|Former Chief Minister of Bihar (14th)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra to be cremated on Wednesday with full state honours |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/aug/19/former-bihar-cm-jagannath-mishra-to-be-cremated-on-wednesday-with-full-state-honours-2021205.html |access-date=2024-08-03 |newspaper=The New Indian Express | first=Rajesh Kumar | last=Thakur | date=19 August 2019}}</ref>
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| [[Meira Kumar]] || [[File:Meira Kumar.jpg|100px]]||[[Indian National Congress]]||[[Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)]]||Ex. Lok-Sabha Speaker<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3066 | title=Detailed Profile: Smt. Meira Kumar | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref>
|[[Karpoori Thakur]]
|[[File:Karpoori Thakur 2016 stamp of India.jpg|left|frameless|200px]]
|[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]]
[[Janata Party|Janta Party]]
|Tajpur
[[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]
|Former Chief Minister of Bihar (11th)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Aastha |date=2019-01-24 |title=Karpoori Thakur, the other Bihar CM who banned alcohol |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/karpoori-thakur-the-other-bihar-cm-who-banned-alcohol/182593/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[Nitish Kumar]] |||[[File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|100px]] ||[[Janata Dal (United)]] || || Chief Minister of Bihar<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/01/03/forbes-india-person-of-the-year-nitish-kumar.html | title=A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar | magazine=Forbes Magazine | date=January 3, 2011 | accessdate=May 3, 2012 | author=Narayana Kumar, K.P.}}</ref>
|[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
|[[File:B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png|left|200px]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency]]
|[[Minister of External Affairs (India)|13th External Affairs Minister]]<br>[[List of governors of Rajasthan|11th Governor of Rajasthan]]<br>[[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|8th Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]<br>[[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
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| [[Uday Mandal]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=महंगाई व बेरोजगारी के खिलाफ किया प्रदर्शन|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-demonstrated-against-inflation-and-unemployment-3937699.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.livehindustan.com}}</ref>|| [[File:Uday Mandal.jpg|alt=Uday Mandal|184x184px]]|| [[Samta Party|Samata Party]] || [[Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madhubani Loksabha]] || National General Secretary of [[Samta Party|Samata Party]]<br><br>
|Tariq Anwar
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|[[Indian National Congress|India]]
[[Indian National Congress|National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|[[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency|Katihar Lok]]
[[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency|Sabha]]  
[[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency|Constituency]]
|[[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries]]
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| [[Sushil Kumar Modi]] || [[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|100px]] || [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] ||[[Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] || [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]]<br><small>(24 November 2005 – 24 November 2010)<br>(26 November 2010–present)</small><br> [[List of Finance Ministers of Bihar|Finance Minister of Bihar]]<br><small>(24 November 2005 – present)</small>
| [[Meira Kumar]] || [[File:Meira Kumar.jpg|200px]]||[[Indian National Congress]]||[[Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)]]||Ex. Lok-Sabha Speaker<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3066 | title=Detailed Profile: Smt. Meira Kumar | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>
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| [[Nitish Kumar]] |||[[File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|200px]] ||[[Janata Dal (United)]] || [[Harnaut]]|| [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/01/03/forbes-india-person-of-the-year-nitish-kumar.html | title=A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar | magazine=Forbes Magazine | date=3 January 2011 | accessdate=3 May 2012 | author=Narayana Kumar, K.P.}}</ref>
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| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] ||[[File:Lalu Prasad Yadav addressing the EEC - 2006 (cropped).jpg|200px]] || [[File:Janata Dal symbol.svg|30px]] [[Janata Dal]] <br> [[File:RJD Flag.svg|30px]] [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] || [[Saran district|Saran]] || [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Ex Chief Minister of Bihar]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050518/main1.htm | title=More charges framed against Lalu Yadav | newspaper=The Tribune | date=18 May 2005 | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref><br><small>(10 March 1990 – 3 March 1995)<br>(4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997)</small><br>[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ex Minister of Railways]]<br><small>(2004–2009)</small>
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|[[Gopal Jee Thakur]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5176 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=loksabha.nic.in}}</ref>||[[File:Gopal Jee Thakur.jpg|200px]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party-BJP]]
|[[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]]
|Member Of Parliament
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| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] || [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan addressing at the press conference on the conclusion of the Second Meeting of the Fertiliser Advisory Forum comprising delegates from States, Industry representatives.jpg|100px]] || [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]<br> [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] <br> [[Janata Party]] <br> [[File:JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG|30px]] [[Janata Dal (United)]] <br> [[Lok Janshakti Party]] || || Former Union Railways Minister
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| [[Nand Kishore Yadav]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party- BJP]] || [[Patna Sahib]]<ref>Myneta.info. (2017). Nand Kishor Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)): Constituency - PATNA SAHIB (PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. [http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=1393 online] [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017].</ref> || Minister Road Construction Department - Government of Bihar<ref>Gov.bih.nic.in. (2017). Bihar: Cabinet Ministers. [online] Available at: http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/Ministers.htm [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017]</ref>
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| [[Sushil Kumar Modi]] || [[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|100px]] || [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] ||[[Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] || 4th [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]]
[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
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|[[Onkarnath Baranwal]]
|[[Onkarnath Baranwal]]
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| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] || [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan addressing at the press conference on the conclusion of the Second Meeting of the Fertiliser Advisory Forum comprising delegates from States, Industry representatives.jpg|100px]] || [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]<br> [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] <br> [[Janata Party]] <br> [[Image:JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG|30px]] [[Janata Dal (United)]] <br> [[Lok Janshakti Party]] || || former Union Railways Minister
| [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OzEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|accessdate=28 September 2011|date=2008-04-08| publisher=Outlook }}</ref> || [[File:Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg|100px]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]  ||Former Union Cabinet Minister
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| [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OzEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|accessdate=28 September 2011|date=2008-04-08}}</ref> || [[File:Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg|100px]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]  ||
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| [[Bhola Singh]] || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only --> || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Nawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nawada]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Lok Sabha Members| work = Government of India| url = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4475| accessdate = March 8, 2012 }}</ref> ||
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| [[Radha Mohan Singh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=451 | title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile | publisher=Lok Sabha website | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref> |||| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purvi Champaran]] ||
| [[Bhola Singh]] || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only --> || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Nawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nawada]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Lok Sabha Members| work = Government of India| url = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4475| accessdate = 8 March 2012 }}</ref> ||  
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| [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=430 | title=Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref> || [[File:Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.jpg|100px]] || [[Janata Party]] <br> [[Image:RJD Flag.svg|30px]] [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]|| [[Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vaishali]] || [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ex Minister of Rural Development]]
| [[Radha Mohan Singh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=451 | title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile | publisher=Lok Sabha website | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> ||[[File:The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh briefing the media on Project Chaman, in New Delhi on October 16, 2017.jpg|left|thumb|111x111px]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purvi Champaran]] ||Former Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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| [[Shatrughan Sinha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-01/india/27289811_1_shatrughan-sinha-union-cabinet-bjp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224181008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-01/india/27289811_1_shatrughan-sinha-union-cabinet-bjp|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2011|title=Shatrughan Sinha finally gets his due|accessdate=2009-05-17|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=July 1, 2002}}</ref> || [[File:Shatrughan Sinha 00451.JPG|100px]] || [[Indian National Congress]] ||||
| [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=430 | title=Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> || [[File:Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.jpg|100px]] || [[Janata Party]] <br> [[File:RJD Flag.svg|30px]] [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]|| [[Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vaishali]] || [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ex Minister of Rural Development]]
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| [[Shivanand Tiwari]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2077 | title=Detailed Profile: Shri Shivanand Tiwari | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref> || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only -->|| [[Image:JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG|30px]] [[Janata Dal (United)]] || ||
| [[Shatrughan Sinha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Shatrughan-Sinha-finally-gets-his-due/articleshow/14679246.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224181008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-01/india/27289811_1_shatrughan-sinha-union-cabinet-bjp|url-status=live|archive-date=24 December 2011|title=Shatrughan Sinha finally gets his due|access-date=2009-05-17|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 July 2002}}</ref> || [[File:Shatrughan Sinha 00451.JPG|100px]] || [[All India Trinamool Congress]] ||[[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]] Loksabha||Member of Parliament
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| [[Lalu Yadav]] ||[[File:Lalu Prasad Yadav addressing the EEC - 2006 (cropped).jpg|100px]] || [[Image:Janata Dal symbol.svg|30px]] [[Janata Dal]] <br> [[Image:RJD Flag.svg|30px]] [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] || [[Saran district|Saran]] || [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Ex Chief Minister of Bihar]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050518/main1.htm | title=More charges framed against Lalu Yadav | newspaper=The Tribune | date=May 18, 2005 | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref><br><small>(10 March 1990 – 3 March 1995)<br>(4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997)</small><br>[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ex Minister of Railways]]<br><small>(2004–2009)
| [[Shivanand Tiwari]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2077 | title=Detailed Profile: Shri Shivanand Tiwari | publisher=India.gov.in | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only -->|| [[File:JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG|30px]] [[Janata Dal (United)]] || ||
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| [[Shakeel Ahmad]] || [[File:Shri Shaqeel Ahmed in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|100px]] ||[[Indian National Congress]] || || Spokesman for the [[All India Congress Committee]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/ranchi/31398223_1_jvm-p-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-rajya-sabha-election | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724053513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/ranchi/31398223_1_jvm-p-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-rajya-sabha-election | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 24, 2012 | title=Probe sought into Congress bid to buy JVM votes | date=April 25, 2012 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=May 3, 2012}}</ref>
| [[Shakeel Ahmad]] || [[File:Shri Shaqeel Ahmed in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|100px]] ||[[Indian National Congress]] || || Spokesman for the [[All India Congress Committee]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/ranchi/31398223_1_jvm-p-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-rajya-sabha-election | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724053513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/ranchi/31398223_1_jvm-p-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-rajya-sabha-election | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 July 2012 | title=Probe sought into Congress bid to buy JVM votes | date=25 April 2012 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>
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| [[Ashok Kumar (Indian politician)|Ashok Kumar]]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Telegraph|title = Opp readies for fight |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11158040.jsp|date =June 26, 2009|accessdate = 2009-06-26}}</ref> || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only --> ||[[Indian National Congress]] || ||
| Ashok Kumar<ref>{{cite news|newspaper = The Telegraph|title = Opp readies for fight |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11158040.jsp|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090701002735/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11158040.jsp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1 July 2009|date =26 June 2009|accessdate = 2009-06-26}}</ref> || {{dash}}<!-- Add free image only --> ||[[Indian National Congress]] || || CLP leader in the BLA 2009
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| [[Gauri Shankar Pandey]] || [[File:Gauri Shanker Pandey.jpg|100px]] ||[[All India Congress Committee]]|| [[West Champaran district|Bettiah]]|| Ex Minister of Transport, Industry, Forest
| [[Gauri Shankar Pandey]] || [[File:Gauri Shanker Pandey.jpg|100px]] ||[[Indian National Congress]]|| [[West Champaran district|Bettiah]]|| Ex Minister of Transport, Industry, Forest
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| [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]] ||[[File:Krishna Kumar Mishra, Kehunia.png|100px]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|| [[West Champaran district|Chanpatia]]|| Ex Minister, Revenue & Land Reforms (Bihar)
| [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]] ||[[File:Krishna Kumar Mishra, Kehunia.png|100px]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|| [[West Champaran district|Chanpatia]]|| Ex Minister, Revenue & Land Reforms (Bihar)
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|[[Upendra Kushwaha]]
|[[Upendra Kushwaha]]
|[[File:Upendra kushwaha.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Upendra Kushwaha addressing at the inauguration of the “Summer Fiesta”, in New Delhi on May 22, 2018.JPG|110px]]
|[[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
|[[Rashtriya Lok Morcha]]
|Karakat
|[[Karakat Lok Sabha constituency|Karakat]]
|Ex  member of Rajya Sabha
|Ex  member of Rajya Sabha
Chairperson of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
Chairperson of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
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Ex Minister of State In Rural development GOVt. of INDIA Minister of state in HRD Govt. of India (at present)
Ex Minister of State In Rural development GOVt. of INDIA Minister of state in HRD Govt. of India (at present)
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|National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
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|Jitan Ram Manjhi
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|HAM
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|Ex. CM of Bihar
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| [[Radhanandan Jha]]|| ||[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Radhanandan Jha]]|| ||[[Indian National Congress]]
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|Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha  
|Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha  
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| [[Ramsubhag Sharma]]
|[[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]]
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|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] ([[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]])
|Alinagar, [[Darbhanga]]
|Former [[Finance Minister of Bihar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://csd.bih.nic.in/Upload/Circulars/5812015.pdf |access-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110518/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Upload/Circulars/5812015.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
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|[[Giriraj Singh]]
|[[File:Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg|120x120px|Giriraj Singh|left|frameless]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]]
|[[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency|Begusarai]]
|Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
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| [[Brahmanand Mandal]]<ref>{{Cite news |first=Kashi | last=Prasad|date=18 Apr 2002 |title=PM calls meeting over Munger bridge |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/pm-calls-meeting-over-munger-bridge/articleshow/7205537.cms |access-date=2022-05-01 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Jehanabad district]]
|[[Samata Party]]
| Member of Bhartiya Janta Party State Working Committee
|[[Munger]]
|Ex M.P.
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| [[Radhanandan Jha]]|| ||[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Nityanand Rai]]
|Madhepur(Jhanjarpur)|
|[[File:Shri Nityanand Rai taking charge as the Minister of State for Home Affairs, in New Delhi on June 01, 2019.jpg|left|143x143px]]
|Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]]
|[[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ujiarpur]]
|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
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| [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]]
| [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
|[[File:Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha,first Bihar Dy Chief Minister.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Tejaswi Yadav 2023.jpg|143x143px|left|frameless]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|Aurangabad
|[[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| [[Constituent Assembly of India]], Finance Minister Bihar, deputy chief ministers of Bihar
|Ex [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]]
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| [[Rajendra Prasad]]
|[[Awadh Bihari Choudhary]]
|[[File:Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg|100px]]
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|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
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|[[Siwan Assembly constituency]]
| First President of Independent India.
|[[List of speakers of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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| [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
|[[Deo Narayan Yadav]]
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|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
|[[Babubarhi Assembly constituency]]
'''|[[Former Deputy chief minister, opposition leader]]'''
|[[List of speakers of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|12th Speaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly]]
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| [[Md Ashraf Ali Fatmi]]
|[[Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav]]
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|[[File:RLSY Potrait.jpg|left|150x150px]]
|[[Janata Dal]][[File:Janata Dal symbol.svg|30px]]
|[[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency]]
|[[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
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|[[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
|[[File:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg|140x140px]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Kishanganj]]
|Former Minister of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Former [[Minister of Textiles (India)]]
Former [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]]
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|[[Satyadeo Prasad Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/satyadeo-prasad-singh |title=Satyadeo Prasad Singh |website=prsindia.org |access-date=2025-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/Nov/24/two-bihar-mlas-make-shocking-allegation-of-cops-planning-to-kill-them-1710192.html |title=Two Bihar MLAs make shocking allegation of cops planning to kill them |website=newindianexpress.com |date=2017-11-24 |access-date=2025-06-20}}</ref>
| [[File:SPSingh.jpg|100px|]]
|[[Janata Dal United]]
|[[Janata Dal United]]
|[[Darbhanga]]
|[[Goriakothi]]
|Former Member [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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Latest revision as of 04:48, 24 March 2026


This is a list of Politicians from Bihar, India. It includes leaders from different political parties.

Name Image Association Constituency Positions/Offices/Roles
Rajendra Prasad Indian National Congress Siwan First President of India.
Shri Krishna Sinha Indian National Congress Sheikhpura Member Constituent Assembly of India, Premier and

First Chief Minister of Bihar Second Finance Minister of Bihar

Jagjivan Ram
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 Indian National Congress,
Janata Party 		Sasaram Former Deputy Prime Minister of India

Former Minister of Defence (India)

Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra Indian National Congress, Congress (O), Janata Party Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency Former Minister of External Affairs (India)

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Anugrah Narayan Sinha Indian National Congress Aurangabad Constituent Assembly of India, Finance Minister Bihar, deputy chief ministers of Bihar
Jagdeo Prasad
Shoshit Samaj Da

Samyukta Socialist Party

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Lalit Narayan Mishra
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 Indian National Congress Former Minister of Railways (India)
Rameshwar Sahu Rameshwar Sahu Indian National Congress & Samata Party Rosera Former Deputy Finance ministerof India
Jagannath Mishra Indian National Congress Former Chief Minister of Bihar (14th)[1]
Karpoori Thakur
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 Socialist Party

Janta Party

Tajpur

Samastipur

Former Chief Minister of Bihar (11th)[2]
Bali Ram Bhagat
Indian National Congress Arrah Lok Sabha constituency 13th External Affairs Minister
11th Governor of Rajasthan
8th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Tariq Anwar India

National Congress

Katihar Lok

Sabha Constituency

Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
Meira Kumar Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian National Congress Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency) Ex. Lok-Sabha Speaker[3]
Nitish Kumar Janata Dal (United) Harnaut Chief Minister of Bihar[4]
Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Rashtriya Janata Dal		 Saran Ex Chief Minister of Bihar[5]
(10 March 1990 – 3 March 1995)
(4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997)
Ex Minister of Railways
(2004–2009)
Gopal Jee Thakur[6] Bhartiya Janta Party-BJP Darbhanga Member Of Parliament
Ram Vilas Paswan Error creating thumbnail: File missing Samyukta Socialist Party
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Janata Party
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Janata Dal (United)
Lok Janshakti Party		 Former Union Railways Minister
Nand Kishore Yadav Bhartiya Janta Party- BJP Patna Sahib[7] Minister Road Construction Department - Government of Bihar[8]
Sushil Kumar Modi Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bhartiya Janata Party Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency) 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Onkarnath Baranwal  – Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Chakai
Ravi Shankar Prasad[9] Bharatiya Janata Party Patna Sahib Former Union Cabinet Minister
Bhola Singh  – Bharatiya Janata Party Nawada[10]
Radha Mohan Singh[11]
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 Bharatiya Janata Party Purvi Champaran Former Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh[12] Error creating thumbnail: File missing Janata Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal		 Vaishali Ex Minister of Rural Development
Shatrughan Sinha[13] Error creating thumbnail: File missing All India Trinamool Congress Asansol Loksabha Member of Parliament
Shivanand Tiwari[14]  – Error creating thumbnail: File missing Janata Dal (United)
Shakeel Ahmad Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian National Congress Spokesman for the All India Congress Committee[15]
Ashok Kumar[16]  – Indian National Congress CLP leader in the BLA 2009
Gauri Shankar Pandey Indian National Congress Bettiah Ex Minister of Transport, Industry, Forest
Krishna Kumar Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party Chanpatia Ex Minister, Revenue & Land Reforms (Bihar)
Upendra Kushwaha Rashtriya Lok Morcha Karakat Ex member of Rajya Sabha

Chairperson of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party ≥ Ex Minister of State In Rural development GOVt. of INDIA Minister of state in HRD Govt. of India (at present)

Radhanandan Jha Indian National Congress Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha
Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Alinagar, Darbhanga Former Finance Minister of Bihar[17]
Giriraj Singh
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Giriraj Singh
 Bhartiya Janta Party Begusarai Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Brahmanand Mandal[18] Samata Party Munger Ex M.P.
Nityanand Rai
Bhartiya Janta Party Ujiarpur Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
Tejashwi Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Ex Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Awadh Bihari Choudhary Rashtriya Janata Dal Siwan Assembly constituency Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Deo Narayan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Babubarhi Assembly constituency 12th Speaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
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 Janata Dal Arrah Lok Sabha constituency Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party Kishanganj Former Minister of Industries, Govt of Bihar

Former Minister of Textiles (India) Former Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

Satyadeo Prasad Singh[19][20] Error creating thumbnail: File missing Janata Dal United Goriakothi Former Member Bihar Legislative Assembly

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Thakur, Rajesh Kumar (19 August 2019). "Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra to be cremated on Wednesday with full state honours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Singh, Aastha (24 January 2019). "Karpoori Thakur, the other Bihar CM who banned alcohol". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Meira Kumar". India.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Narayana Kumar, K.P. (3 January 2011). "A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "More charges framed against Lalu Yadav". The Tribune. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Myneta.info. (2017). Nand Kishor Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)): Constituency - PATNA SAHIB (PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. online [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017].
  8. ↑ Gov.bih.nic.in. (2017). Bihar: Cabinet Ministers. [online] Available at: http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/Ministers.htm [Accessed 22 Sep. 2017]
  9. ↑ Outlook. Outlook. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Lok Sabha Members". Government of India. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh". India.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Shatrughan Sinha finally gets his due". The Times of India. 1 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  14. ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Shivanand Tiwari". India.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Probe sought into Congress bid to buy JVM votes". The Times of India. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Opp readies for fight". The Telegraph. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  17. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  18. ↑ Prasad, Kashi (18 April 2002). "PM calls meeting over Munger bridge". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Satyadeo Prasad Singh". prsindia.org. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Two Bihar MLAs make shocking allegation of cops planning to kill them". newindianexpress.com. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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