Santosh Kumar Nirala Explained

Office:Minister of Transport, Bihar
Term End:2020
Predecessor:Chandrika Roy
Successor:Sheela Kumari
Office2:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:2010
Constituency2:Rajpur
Term End2:2020
Predecessor2:Shyam Payari Devi
Successor2:Vishwanath Ram
Office3:Minister of SC & ST Welfare Department, Bihar
Successor3:Ramesh Rishidev
Predecessor3:Jitan Ram Manjhi
Birth Date:1974 4, df=y
Birth Place:Chunni Tola, Buxar district, Bihar
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Spouse:Manju Kumari
Children:3

Santosh Kumar Nirala is an Indian politician from Buxar district of Bihar, India.[1] He is serving as Minister of Transport, Bihar since 29 July 2017 and is a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Rajpur constituency from 2010 to 2020.[2] [3]

Political career

Singh made entry into politics in 1992. In 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Rajpur (Bihar Vidhan Sabha constituency). Again in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from the same constituency. He also held the position as Minister of SC & ST Welfare Department, Bihar from 2014 to 2017.[4] Currently, he is Minister of Transport Department, Bihar.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All are equal in eyes of law: Santosh Kumar Nirala. 15 September 2019. Faryal. Rumi. The Times of India. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305101950/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/all-are-equal-in-eyes-of-law-minister/articleshow/71129718.cms. 2020-03-05. 2020-03-05.
  2. Web site: Bihar: Cabinet Ministers. gov.bih.nic.in. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304202106/http://gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/Ministers.htm. 2020-03-04. 2020-03-04.
  3. Web site: Santosh Kumar Nirala (JDU) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Santosh Kumar Nirala of JDU Loses. News18. en . 2020-11-10.
  4. Web site: Bihar Vidhan Sabha / Know your MLA. vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305101349/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/202.pdf. 5 March 2020. 5 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Bihar government circular. Bihar Cabinet Secretariat Department. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304203137/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Upload/Circulars/dept_ministers.pdf. 4 March 2020. 4 March 2020.