Kumar Sarvjeet

Kumar Sarvjeet (born 3 April 1975) is an Indian Politician who is currently serving as minister of tourism, Bihar, and as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Bodh Gaya. He is the son of Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Rajesh Kumar. He is also a social worker and member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal,[1][2] the largest political party in the state of Bihar, India. He was elected twice as the representative of the Bodh Gaya (Vidhan Sabha constituency), being the first to do so in 63 years. He belongs to the Dalit community of Paswan. He entered politics after his father's murder.

Kumar Sarvjeet
कुमार सर्वजीत
Minister of Tourism
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
16 August 2022
GovernorPhagu Chauhan
Rajendra Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Deputy Chief MinisterTejashwi Yadav
Preceded byNarayan Prasad
ConstituencyBodh Gaya
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
23 November 2020
GovernorPhagu Chauhan
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Political PartyRashtriya Janata Dal
ConstituencyBodh Gaya
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
20 November 2015 – 23 November 2020
GovernorRam Nath Kovind
Satya Pal Malik
Lalji Tandon
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Political PartyRashtriya Janata Dal
Preceded byShyamdeo Paswan
ConstituencyBodh Gaya
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2009 – 26 November 2010
GovernorDevanand Konwar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byHari Manjhi
Succeeded byShyamdeo Paswan
ConstituencyBodh Gaya
Personal details
Born
Kumar Sarvjeet

(1975-04-03) 3 April 1975
NationalityIndia Indian
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
Spouse
Seema Kumari
​
(m. 2004)​
Children2 Sons
Parents
Residence(s)Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Bihar, India
Alma materBirla Institute of Technology, Mesra (B.E. Production Engineering)
Profession

Early life

Kumar Sarvjeet was born into a family of Paswans on 3 April 1975 in Chahal Mundera, Gaya district, Bihar. His parents are Chandra Mani Devi and Rajesh Kumar, a member of parliament, Lok Sabha.[3] He is the eldest brother among two sisters.

Education

He attended St. M. G. Public School, Patna, Bihar.[4] He then studied at Mahesh Singh Yadav College, Gaya, Bihar. Afterwards, he completed an engineering degree from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Political career

After Sarvjeet's father was murdered near Madar, Dumaria, Gaya district in 2005, there was political unrest in Bihar.[5] Sarvjeet entered politics in response[6] and was elected as a Bodh Gaya representative in the 14th Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2009.

He campaigned for the 16th Bihar Assembly. Sarvjeet was credited with modernising campaigning strategies and initiating the digital outreach for his party. He was elected as a member of the Mahagathbandan in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, and again in 2020,[7] being the first Bodh Gayan representative to do so in 63 years.[8] He was also the first Bodh Gayan representative to be elected as a member of the legislative assembly in the 17th Bihar Assembly.

References
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  2. "कुमार सर्वजीत, Rashtriya Janata Dal प्रत्याशी | Kumar Sarvjeet, Rashtriya Janata Dal Candidate From Bodh Gaya, Delhi Assembly Elections 2020, बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव २०२०". News18 India (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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  4. "St. M. G. Public School". mgpschool.co.in. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. "Naxals kill LJP candidate, the tension in Bihar". Zee News. 2005-01-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. "Former MP Shot Dead in Bihar". Arab News. 2005-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  7. "Kumar Sarvjeet(RJD):Constituency- BODH GAYA (SC)(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. "बोधगया विधानसभा सीट : आरजेडी के कुमार सर्वजीत ने तोड़ा 63 साल का रिकॉर्ड". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-11-07.


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