Pramod Kumar Explained

Pramod Kumar
Office:Minister of Law
Government of Bihar
Term Start:9 February 2021
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Nitish Kumar
Predecessor:Ram Surat Kumar
Office1:Minister of Sugarcane Industries
Government of Bihar
Term Start1:9 February 2021
Term End1:9 August 2022
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Nitish Kumar
Predecessor1:Amrendra Pratap Singh
Office2:Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
Government of Bihar
Term Start2:2 June 2019
Term End2:16 November 2020
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Nitish Kumar
Predecessor2:Krishna Kumar Rishi
Successor2:Mangal Pandey
Office3:Minister of Tourism
Government of Bihar
Term Start3:29 July 2017
Term End3:2 June 2019
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:Nitish Kumar
Predecessor3:Anita Devi
Successor3:Krishna Kumar Rishi
Office4:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency4:Motihari
Term Start4:2005
Predecessor4:Rama Devi
Birth Date:21 February 1962[1]
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Termend:09 August 2022

Pramod Kumar is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who has served as the Minister of Sugarcane Industries and Minister of Law in the Government of Bihar.[2] He has been the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2005 representing Motihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[3]

Pramod Kumar was born to Yogendra Prasad, a political activist, who participated in Total revolution movement of Jay Prakash Narayan as a student. He is a member of Kanu (Halwai) caste. Kumar has pursued bachelor's degree in law and he was associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Being a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he also became active in Bharatiya Janata Party, an affiliate political organization of RSS. Kumar has served as district unit president of Bharatiya Janata Party for Motihari region. He won the election to Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2005 and from then onwards he is winning consecutively from this seat. In the cabinet expansion of 2021, he was made a minister in Government of Bihar under Nitish Kumar.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची . Bihar Vidhan Sabha . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427090929/https://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/priority%20List.pdf . 27 April 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: नीतीश ने किया मंत्रालयों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज हुसैन बने उद्योग मंत्री, देखें पूरी लिस्ट. 2021-09-22. Aaj Tak. hi. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131103644/https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-cabinet-portfolio-allocation-cm-nitish-kumar-shahnawaz-hussain-1205368-2021-02-09. live.
  3. Web site: Motihari Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. 2021-09-22. Elections in India. 19 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519021402/https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/motihari.html. live.
  4. Web site: Bihar cabinet expansion: Narayan Prasad becomes minister. Dainik Jagran. 15 July 2024.