Dr. Santosh Suman Manjhi | |
Birth Date: | 10 February 1975 |
Birth Place: | Mahakar, Gaya, Bihar, India |
Office: | Minister of Information Technology, Disaster management & Minor irrigation, Government of Bihar |
Termstart: | 28 January 2024 |
Governor: | Rajendra Arlekar |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Nitish Kumar |
Office1: | Cabinet Minister of Government of Bihar |
Term Start1: | 16 November 2020 |
Termend1: | 9 August 2022 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Nitish Kumar |
2Blankname1: | Ministry and Departments |
2Namedata1: |
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Predecessor1: | Narendra Narayan Yadav Ratnesh Sada |
Office2: | Member of the Bihar Legislative Council |
Term Start2: | 7 May 2018 |
Office3: | President of Hindustani Awam Morcha |
Term Start3: | 26 April 2022 |
Parents: | Jitan Ram ManjhiShanti Devi |
Party: | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) |
Children: | 1 Son : Aditya Prakash and 1 Daughter |
Dr. Santosh Kumar Suman (born 10 February 1975) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He currently serves as Minister of Information Technology, Disaster Management, and Minor water resources in the Government of Bihar and is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).
Santosh Kumar Suman was Minister of Minor Irrigation and SC/ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar in the Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 Nov. 2020 to 9 August 2022.
Also, He was Minister of SC/ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar in the Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 Aug 2022 to 13 June 2023.
He is the son of former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.[1]
In the elections on March 2023, 11 candidates were elected unopposed.[2] [3] He completed Post Graduate From Political Science, College(DU) (Evening) in 1998 and cleared U.G.C. Net in 2000. On 13 June 2023, Suman announced his intention to resign as minister.