| Krishan Kumar Mantoo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| 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 | (1977-02-27) 27 February 1977 (age 47) Banauta, Parsa |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) |
| Residence(s) | Banauta, Parsa , Saran, Bihar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: | |
Krishan Kumar Mantoo is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and was sitting MLA from Amnour Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was an MLA from Amnour Vidhan Sabha constituency from 2010 to 2015. In 2020, he won for the second time from Amnour constituency on the symbol of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life
Krishan 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.He is also the president of Patel Chhatrawas Nirman Trust, a trust dedicated to build Patel Hostels for students belonging to economically and socially backward class in all districts of Bihar, three hostels have been completed and other two are in progress as of October 2024.
Political career
Mantoo's political career started from a very young age as student leader to later becoming Mukhiya (elected representative of village in Panchayati raj system) of Banauta village in early 2000s. In the subsequent years he gained popularity as a regional "Bahubali", who conflicted local administratorsand politicians at multiple instances. Mantoo allowed his wife Savita Devi to contest panchayat elections after the seats were reserved for SCs and women, emerging youth leader's wife got victory in 2006 Block Pramukh's election and later the position is reclaimed by his wife in the consecutive elections in 2011, 2016,2021and has been continuously serving the post as of 2024. While his presence in the local politics was not left unnoticed and in the subsequent time he became close ally with Prabhunath Singh, who is credited with his entry into active state politics. 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 with a huge margin of over ten thousand, becoming one of the youngest MLAs of the region. In his first tenure as legislator, multiple allegations related to intimidation of government officials against him. Allegation of extortion and physical threats were charged against him in the election year 2015.
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 which was contesting election in alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party and contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He defeated Sunil Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal and became an MLA for the second time.
Elections contested
Assembly Elections 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | 29,508 | 31 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kumar | 18,991 | 20 | ||
| Majority | 10,517 | 11 | |||
Assembly Elections 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shatrudhan Tiwari | 39,134 | 30 | ||
| JD(U) | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | 33,883 | 26 | ||
| Majority | 5,251 | 4 | |||
Assembly Elections 2020
| 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
| Period | Positions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2015 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | First Term |
| 2020– | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | Second Term |
See also
- 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
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