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Prafull Kumar Singh

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Prafull Kumar Singh
Bihar Legislative Assembly
ConstituencySikandra Assembly constituency
Personal details
Political partyHAM
ResidenceBihar
OccupationPolitics

Prafull Kumar Singh (born 1967), also known as Prafull Kumar Manjhi, is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, winning the Sikandra Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Jamui district. He won on the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) ticket in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Manjhi is from Lakhisarai, Jamui district, Bihar. He is the son of Sidheshwar Manjhi. He completed his graduation at Shree Karynand Sharma Smarak College, Lakhisarai which is affiliated with Bhagalpur University.[3]

Career

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Manjhi won from Sikandra Assembly constituency representing HAM in the 2020 Bihar Legislatie Assembly election. He polled 47,061 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sudhir Kumar of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 5,505 votes.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Prafull Kumar Manjhi Election Result Sikandra Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2020 Prafull Kumar Manjhi Sikandra Seat". News18. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Journo-turned-politician Praful Singh joins BJP". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Prafull Kumar Manjhi(Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)):Constituency- SIKANDRA (SC)(JAMUI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "List of Winners:Bihar 2020 Election". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Bihar election result 2020: Seat wise full list of winners". India Today. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2024.