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Dr. Santosh Suman Manjhi
Dr. Santosh Suman Manjhi
Minister of Information Technology, Disaster Management & Minor Irrigation,; Government of Bihar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 January 2024
Governor	Rajendra Arlekar
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Cabinet Minister of Government of Bihar
	In office; 16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Ministry and Departments	Minor Irrigation; SC & ST Welfare;
Preceded by	Narendra Narayan Yadav; Ratnesh Sada
Member of the Bihar Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2018
President of Hindustani Awam Morcha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 April 2022
Personal details
Born	10 February 1975 (age 49); Mahakar, Gaya, Bihar, India
Political party	Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
Children	1 Son : Aditya Prakash and 1 Daughter
Parent	Jitan Ram Manjhi Shanti Devi

Dr. Santosh Kumar Suman (born 10 February 1975) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He currently serves as Minister of Information Technology, Disaster Management, and Minor water resources in the Government of Bihar and is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).

Santosh Kumar Suman was Minister of Minor Irrigation and SC/ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar in the Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 November 2020 to 9 August 2022.

Also, he was Minister of SC/ST Welfare in the Government of Bihar in the Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 August 2022 to 13 June 2023.

He is the son of former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.^[1]

Political career

In the elections in March 2023, 11 candidates were elected unopposed.^[2]^[3] He completed Post Graduate from Political Science, College (DU) (Evening) in 1998 and cleared U.G.C. Net in 2000.^{[citation needed]} On 13 June 2023, Suman announced his intention to resign as minister.^[4]

References

^ Bureau, News Nation (16 November 2020). "Nitish Kumar Oath Ceremony: Santosh Suman becomes minister". News Nation English. Retrieved 2 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Zee News. "Bihar Legislative Council elections 2018: Nitish Kumar, Rabri Devi, 9 others elected unopposed". Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Six new faces besides Nitish Kumar, Rabri Devi and Sushil Kumar Modi elected to Bihar Council". Daily News & Analysis. 20 April 2018.
^ "Santosh Kumar Suman offered to resign as minister in Bihar". Indian express. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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[1] Bureau, News Nation (16 November 2020). "Nitish Kumar Oath Ceremony: Santosh Suman becomes minister". News Nation English. Retrieved 2 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[Bihar_Legislative_Council_elections_2018:_Nitish_Kumar,_Rabri_Devi,_9_others_elected_unopposed-2] Zee News. "Bihar Legislative Council elections 2018: Nitish Kumar, Rabri Devi, 9 others elected unopposed". Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[3] "Six new faces besides Nitish Kumar, Rabri Devi and Sushil Kumar Modi elected to Bihar Council". Daily News & Analysis. 20 April 2018.

[4] "Santosh Kumar Suman offered to resign as minister in Bihar". Indian express. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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