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Manish Kumar Verma
Former IAS, JDU National General Secretary and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manish Kumar Verma (born 1 April 1974) is an Indian politician and former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, currently serving as the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United) _Flag.svg){kind=small}
JD(U). He did B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.After that, he served as 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer on important posts,
Verma previously served as District Magistrate of Patna and Purnia. He took voluntary retirement in 2018 and joined JD(U) in 2024, rising swiftly to a key organizational role and as an additional advisor to the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He played a significant role in JD(U)’s campaign for the 2024 Indian general election, contributing to the party's success in winning 12 seats.
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Early life
Manish Kumar Verma was born in the village of Biharsharif, in the Indian state of Bihar. His father was Ashok Verma, a prominent doctor. Verma had his primary education from a government school in Biharsharif. He studied at a school in Patna before completing his BTech in Civil Engineering from IIT, Delhi.
Career
Verma worked with the Indian Oil Corporation before cracking the UPSC in 2000.[2] He started his career with IAS in Odisha Cadre.[3] He worked with Nitish Kumar in the Bihar electricity department. After that he took a special post as CM Advisory in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Government. After that he joined JDU.[4][5] He took charge of National General Secretory of JDU.[6] He held rallies and supported volunteers in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.[7]
He worked in the electricity department of the Indian state of Bihar. He helped implement the Bihar electricity reforms.[8] He was elected as a member of Bihar Disaster Management.[9] Manish Kumar Verma meet party volunteers and do district wise visits of Bihar. He is also share these details on social media via Facebook,[10]Instagram,[11] and X.[12]
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