Rakesh Kumar Raushan

Rakesh Kumar Roushan is an Indian politician who was elected as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Islampur^[3] constituency in 2020 as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.^[4][5] He ran for reelection in 2025, but lost to JD(U) candidate Ruhel Ranjan by nearly 30,000 votes.

Rakesh Kumar Roushan
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 2020 – 14 November 2025
Preceded by	Rajiv Ranjan
Succeeded by	Ruhel Ranjan
Constituency	Islampur[1]
Personal details
Born	(1970-01-02) 2 January 1970 (age 55)[2] Islampur, Bihar
Nationality	Indian
Party	Rashtriya Janata Dal Communist Party Of India
Parent	Krishan Ballabh Prasad
Alma mater	MA (Political Science) from Magadh University and LLB from Bihar Institute of Law Magadh University
Occupation	Politician social work

Political life

He entered politics in 2005 as member of Communist Party Of India but lost to Ramswaroop Prasad. His father represented this constituency several times.

Legacy

• Krishan Ballabh Prasad

See also

• Islampur, Bihar Assembly constituency