Jayant Raj Kushwaha
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Jayant Raj Kushwaha | |
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.jpg) Kushwaha in 2024 | |
| Minister of Rural Work Department of Bihar | |
| In office 25 February 2021 – August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Shailesh Kumar |
| Minister for Minor Water Resources, Government of Bihar | |
| In office August 2022 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Minister of Building Construction | |
| In office 15 March 2024 – 20 February 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Kumar Chaudhary |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
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Jayant Raj Kushwaha[1] is an Indian politician, Member of Legislative Assembly from the Amarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Bihar, and former Minister of Rural Work in the Government of Bihar. In the 2020 election, he defeated Jitendra Singh of the Indian National Congress. While Raj secured 33.13% of votes polled, Singh, the runner up, finished with 31.23% of the votes.[2] Raj is a member of Janata Dal (United), the ruling party of Bihar.[3]
Raj is the son of former Member of Legislative Assembly Janardan Manjhi who earlier represented the same electoral constituency of Amarpur.[4] He completed his schooling from C N D High School Baunsi Banka, Bachelor of Business Administration from Marwari College, Bhagalpur, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University in 2010.[5]
Nitish Kumar trusted him with ministerial post despite him being a first time MLA, Nitish even came to his defense when the minister was being questioned on his work by BJP MLAs.[6]
