Krishna Kumar Mantoo
Krishna Kumar Mantoo Singh | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shatrudhan Tiwari |
| Constituency | Amnour |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Shatrudhan Tiwari |
| Constituency | Amnour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1977[1] Banauta, Parsa |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) |
| Residence(s) | Banauta, Parsa , Saran, Bihar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Krishna Kumar Mantoo is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party[2] and was sitting MLA from Amnour Vidhan Sabha constituency.[3] He was an MLA from Amnour Vidhan Sabha constituency from 2010 To 2015.[4] In 2020, he won for the second time from Amnour constituency on the symbol of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life
[edit]Krishna Kumar was born in a Kurmi family. His father Laxmi Narayan Singh is a farmer and he belongs to agricultural family. He belongs to Banauta village, which comes under Parsa police station of Saran district.[5] He is a member of a caste organisation called Akhil Bharatiya Kurmi Kshatriya Mahasabha.[6] He is also the president of Patel Chhatrawas Nirman Trust, a trust dedicated to Patel Hostel located in Patna.[7]
Political career
[edit]
Mantoo is considered as a muscleman politician. In the early part of his political career he was a close accomplice of Prabhunath Singh, who is credited for his entry into active politics. Mantoo earlier allowed his wife Savita Devi to contest in panchayat elections to fulfill his political ambitions and later, due to support of Prabhunath Singh, he was able to get symbol from Janata Dal (United) for 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. He won his first assembly election by defeating Sunil Kumar, the runner up candidate who contested as independent candidate. In his tenure as legislator, multiple allegations related to intimidation of government officials, demand of extortion from contractors and brawl with government officials were lodged against him.[8]
In 2015, he contested Assembly elections once again and lost to Shatrughan Tiwari of Bharatiya Janata Party. Later, in 2020, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from Janata Dal United and contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He defeated Sunil Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal and became an MLA for the second time.[9]
Elections contested
[edit]Assembly Elections 2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | 29,508 | 31 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kumar | 18,991 | 20 | ||
| Majority | 10,517 | 11 | |||
Assembly Elections 2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shatrudhan Tiwari | 39,134 | 30 | ||
| JD(U) | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | 33,883 | 26 | ||
| Majority | 5,251 | 4 | |||
Assembly Elections 2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | 63,316 | 42.29 | ||
| RJD | Sunil Kumar | 59,635 | 39.83 | ||
| Majority | 3,681 | 2.46 | |||
Positions held
[edit]| Period | Positions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2015 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | First Term |
| 2020– | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | Second Term |
See also
[edit]- Maha Nand Singh
- Arun Singh Kushwaha
- Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha
- Awadhesh Singh
- Fateh Bahadur Kushwaha
- Ajit Kushwaha
- Ajay Kumar Kushwaha
- Ravindra Singh Kushwaha
- Nisha Singh
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
References
[edit]- ^ "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Bihar MLA list" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "MLA from Saran district constituencies". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Krishna Kumar Mantoo". My Neta Info. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Krishna Kumar Mantoo village". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "सरदार पटेल जयंती:अखिल भारतीय कुर्मी क्षत्रिय महासभा के द्वारा कार्यक्रम का आयोजन". Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "अभियान:छात्रावास निर्माण को लेकर चलाया सदस्यता अभियान". Bhaskar. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "इस बाहुबली विधायक ने की थी सरकारी ऑफिसर की पिटाई, देता है गालियां". Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Amnour Election Results 2020: BJP के कृष्ण ने मारी बाजी, RJD को 3681 वोटों से हराया". AajTak. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.