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Sukar Ravidas

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Sukar Ravidas
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2000
Preceded byBaldeo Hazra
Succeeded byBaldeo Hazra
ConstituencyJamua
Personal details
Born1962
Giridih, Jharkhand, India
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician

Sukar Ravidas is an Indian politician who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life

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Ravidas was born into a Dalit family at Nawadih vill., Jamua, Giridih, Jharkhand.

His daughter Dr.Manju Kumari is also a politician who was associated with JVD and later joined INC. She was also a candidate for 2014 and 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from Jamua seat but lost to Kedar Hazra of BJP.[1][2]

Politics

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He joined Jan Sangh in 1970 and worked from the lower level in the party. In 1977, he joined Janata Dal after its formation.

He elected for the first time in 1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections from Jamua constituency.[3]

In 1980 he became member of Bharatiya Janata Party and in 1995 got again elected from Jamua constituency.[4]

In 2005, he joined Rashtriya Janata Dal and was the nominated candidate from Jamua but he lost to Kedar Hazra of BJP.[5] In 2014 he joined Jharkhand Mukti Morcha then re-joined BJP in 2017 and left the party in 2019 to campaign for his daughter who was a Congress candidate.

References

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  1. ^ "Jamua (SC) Election Result 2019: Jamua (SC) Assembly Election 2019 Results | Jamua (SC) Vidhan Sabha MLA Result". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Manju Kumari(Jharkhand Vikas Dal):Constituency- JAMUA (SC)(GIRIDIH ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995". Elections in India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ravidas gets RJD ticket". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.