Manish Kumar Verma
Former IAS, JDU National General Secretary and politician
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Manish Kumar Verma (born 1 April 1974) is an Indian politician and retired IAS officer, currently serving as the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United). He is a Civil Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi and is a 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer who previously served as the District Magistrate of Patna and Purnia. He took voluntary retirement in 2018 and joined JD(U) in 2024, rising to a key organizational role and as an additional advisor to the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He played a significant role in JD(U)’s campaign for the 2024 Indian general election, contributing to the party's success in winning 12 seats.
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| National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United) | |
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| Born | Biharsharif, Bihar, India |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) _Flag.svg){kind=small} ,[1] |
| Alma mater | (B.Tech.) IIT Delhi |
Early life
Manish Kumar Verma was born in the village of Biharsharif, in the Indian state of Bihar. His father was Ashok Verma, a prominent doctor. Verma had his primary education from a government school in Biharsharif. He studied at a school in Patna before completing his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.
Career
Verma worked with the Indian Oil Corporation before cracking the UPSC in 2000.[2] He started his career with IAS in Odisha Cadre.[3] He worked with Nitish Kumar in the Bihar electricity department. After that he took a special post as CM Advisory in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Government. After that he joined JDU.[4][5] He took charge as National General Secretary of JDU.[6] He held rallies and supported volunteers in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.[7]
He worked in the electricity department of the Indian state of Bihar. He helped implement the Bihar electricity reforms.[8] He was elected as a member of Bihar Disaster Management.[9] Manish Kumar Verma meet party volunteers and do district wise visits of Bihar. He is also share these details on social media via Facebook,[10]Instagram,[11] and X.[12]