Jibesh Kumar (born 25 July 1973) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jale constituency and served as Minister of Urban Development & Housing Department in Bihar Government.
Jibesh Kumar was Minister of Labour Resources Department and Information Technology in Bihar Government[1][2][3][4][5] in Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 Nov. 2020 to 9 August 2022.[citation needed]
Political background
Jibesh Kumar was an active member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from 1981 to 1998. Jibesh Kumar was working as a Primary Member from 1998 to 2002 and he has been working as an Active Member of Bhartiya Janta Party since 2002.[citation needed]
The first time he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly was from the Jale constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015.[citation needed]
In the 2020 election, he had won from the same seat Jale constituency with a margin of 21,796 votes and was elected for the second time for the Bihar Legislative Assembly as a Member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7][8]
In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Jibesh Kumar defeated Rishi Mishra from the same seat Jale Constituency by a margin of 21,862 votes. With this victory, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third time as a BJP MLA.
Electoral performance
| Year | Constituency | Party | Result | % Vote | Vote margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jale | BJP | Won | 50.16 | 21,862 | |
| 2020 | Jale | BJP | Won | 51.66 | 21,796 | |
| 2015 | Jale | BJP | Won | 41.69 | 4,620 | |
References
- ^ “BJP sitting MLA Jibesh Kumar wins with 87,321 votes”. First Post. 10 November 2020.
- ^ “Bihar State information technology minister Jibesh Kumar said renewed efforts would be made to attract investments in the IT sector in the state”. ANI News. 26 March 2021.
- ^ “बिहार: पहली बार मंत्री बने जीवेश कुमार ने मैथिली में ली मंत्री पद की शपथ, जाले विधानसभा से हैं विधायक”. abp (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ “Jibesh Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JALE(DARBHANGA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate”. myneta.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ “Jibesh Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JALE(DARBHANGA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate”. myneta.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ “‘पाग’ पहने BJP विधायक जीवेश मिश्रा ने ली शपथ, देखें राजनीतिक सफर”. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ “Jale Election Result 2020 Declared: BJP sitting MLA Jibesh Kumar wins with 87,321 votes; ex-AMU student president Maskoor Usmani loses, secures 65,395 votes”. First Post. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ “Nine debutant ministers in Bihar cabinet”. Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2020.