List of politicians from Bihar explained

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

Name Image Association Constituency Positions/Offices/Roles
Rajendra PrasadIndian National CongressFirst President of India.
Shri Krishna SinhaIndian National CongressSheikhpuraFirst Chief Minister of BiharSecond Finance Minister of Bihar
Jagjivan RamIndian National CongressSasaramFormer Deputy Prime Minister of India Former Minister of Defence (India)
Shyam Nandan Prasad MishraIndian National Congress, Congress (O), Janata PartyBegusarai Lok Sabha constituencyFormer Minister of External Affairs (India)Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Anugrah Narayan SinhaIndian National CongressAurangabadConstituent Assembly of India, Finance Minister Bihar, deputy chief ministers of Bihar
Jagdeo PrasadShoshit Samaj DaSamyukta Socialist PartyFormer Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Lalit Narayan MishraIndian National CongressFormer Minister of Railways (India)
Abdul Ghafoor (politician)Indian National Congress & Samata PartySiwan & GopalganjFormer Chief Minister of Bihar
Jagannath MishraIndian National CongressFormer Chief Minister of Bihar (14th)[1]
Karpoori ThakurSocialist Party Janta PartyTajpurSamastipurFormer Chief Minister of Bihar (11th)[2]
Bali Ram BhagatIndian National CongressArrah Lok Sabha constituency13th External Affairs Minister
11th Governor of Rajasthan
8th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Tariq AnwarIndiaNational CongressKatihar LokSabha ConstituencyMinister of State of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
Indian National CongressBijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)Ex. Lok-Sabha Speaker[3]
HarnautChief Minister of Bihar[4]
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-BJPMember Of Parliament
Former Union Railways Minister
Patna Sahib[7] Minister Road Construction Department - Government of Bihar[8]
4th Deputy Chief Minister of BiharMember of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Onkarnath BaranwalJharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)Chakai
Ravi Shankar Prasad[9] Former Union Cabinet Minister
Nawada[10]
Radha Mohan Singh[11] Former Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh[12] Janata Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Ex Minister of Rural Development
Shatrughan Sinha[13] Asansol LoksabhaMember of Parliament
Shivanand Tiwari[14]
Spokesman for the All India Congress Committee[15]
Ashok Kumar[16] CLP leader in the BLA 2009
Indian National CongressBettiahEx Minister of Transport, Industry, Forest
Bharatiya Janata PartyChanpatiaEx Minister, Revenue & Land Reforms (Bihar)
Upendra KushwahaRashtriya Lok MorchaKarakatEx member of Rajya SabhaChairperson 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 JhaIndian National CongressMadhepur(Jhanjarpur)Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha
Abdul Bari SiddiquiRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Alinagar, DarbhangaFormer Finance Minister of Bihar[17]
Giriraj SinghBhartiya Janta PartyBegusaraiUnion Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Brahmanand Mandal[18] Samata PartyMungerEx M.P.
Nityanand RaiBhartiya Janta PartyUjiarpurUnion Minister of State for Home Affairs
Tejashwi YadavRashtriya Janata DalRaghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ex Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Awadh Bihari ChoudharyRashtriya Janata DalSiwan Assembly constituencySpeaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly
Deo Narayan YadavRashtriya Janata DalBabubarhi Assembly constituency12th Speaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly
Ram Lakhan Singh YadavJanata DalArrah Lok Sabha constituencyMinister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Syed Shahnawaz HussainBharatiya Janata PartyKishanganj districtFormer Minister of Industries, Govt of BiharFormer Minister of Textiles (India) Former Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)
Aditya Pratap SinghBharatiya Janata PartyRaghopurA young and educated leader, has a vision to develop Raghopur area. BJP may announce him as the candidate from Raghopur in the 2025 Bihar Vidhan Sabha Chunav

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra to be cremated on Wednesday with full state honours . 2024-08-03 . The New Indian Express . Rajesh Kumar . Thakur . 19 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Singh . Aastha . 2019-01-24 . Karpoori Thakur, the other Bihar CM who banned alcohol . 2023-12-06 . ThePrint . en-US.
  3. Web site: Detailed Profile: Smt. Meira Kumar . India.gov.in . 3 May 2012.
  4. A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar . Forbes Magazine . 3 January 2011 . 3 May 2012 . Narayana Kumar, K.P..
  5. News: More charges framed against Lalu Yadav . The Tribune . 18 May 2005 . 3 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha . 2023-03-01 . loksabha.nic.in.
  7. 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].
  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. Book: Outlook. 28 September 2011. 2008-04-08. Outlook .
  10. Web site: Lok Sabha Members. Government of India. 8 March 2012 .
  11. Web site: Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile . Lok Sabha website . 3 May 2012.
  12. Web site: Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh . India.gov.in . 3 May 2012.
  13. News: Shatrughan Sinha finally gets his due. https://web.archive.org/web/20111224181008/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-01/india/27289811_1_shatrughan-sinha-union-cabinet-bjp. dead. 24 December 2011. 2009-05-17. The Times of India. 1 July 2002.
  14. Web site: Detailed Profile: Shri Shivanand Tiwari . India.gov.in . 3 May 2012.
  15. News: Probe sought into Congress bid to buy JVM votes . https://archive.today/20120724053513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/ranchi/31398223_1_jvm-p-jharkhand-vikas-morcha-prajatantrik-rajya-sabha-election . dead . 24 July 2012 . 25 April 2012 . . 3 May 2012.
  16. News: The Telegraph. Opp readies for fight . https://web.archive.org/web/20090701002735/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11158040.jsp. dead. 1 July 2009. 26 June 2009. 2009-06-26.
  17. Web site: Wayback Machine . 2023-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110518/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Upload/Circulars/5812015.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
  18. News: Kashi . Prasad. 18 Apr 2002 . PM calls meeting over Munger bridge . 2022-05-01 . The Times of India . en.