Santosh Kumar Nirala

Santosh Kumar Nirala
Santosh Kumar Nirala
Minister of Transport, Bihar
	In office; 29 July 2017 – 2020
Preceded by	Chandrika Roy
Succeeded by	Sheela Kumari
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2010–2020
Preceded by	Shyam Payari Devi
Succeeded by	Vishwanath Ram
Constituency	Rajpur
Minister of SC & ST Welfare Department, Bihar
	In office; November 2015 – June 2017
Preceded by	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Succeeded by	Ramesh Rishidev
Personal details
Born	5 April 1974 (age 50); Chunni Tola, Buxar district, Bihar
Political party	Janata Dal (United)
Spouse	Manju Kumari
Children	3
Education	BA; LLB;

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]

References

^ Rumi, Faryal (15 September 2019). "All are equal in eyes of law: Santosh Kumar Nirala". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "Bihar: Cabinet Ministers". gov.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ "Santosh Kumar Nirala (JDU) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Santosh Kumar Nirala of JDU Loses". News18. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha / Know your MLA" (PDF). vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "Bihar government circular" (PDF). Bihar Cabinet Secretariat Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.