Manish Kumar Verma

Manish Kumar Verma
Manish Kumar Verma in public event
Personal details
BornBiharsharif, Bihar, India
Political partyJanata Dal (United) ,[1]
Residence(s)Biharsharif, Bihar, India

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) 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.

Early life

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Bihar Politician Manish Kumar Verma, former IAS joined party", The Economic Times, retrieved 9 July 2024
  2. ^ "The Rise And Rise of Former IAS Officer Manish Verma In Patna's Corridors Of Power". The Secretriat. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Bihar News: Who is Manish Verma, ex-IAS officer seen as Nitish Kumar's successor in JD-U?". LiveMint. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ex-IAS Manish Verma quits as Nitish Kumar's advisor to join JD(U)". Thebuckstopper. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Ex-IAS Manish Verma join JD(U)". News18 India. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Ex-IAS officer Manish Verma is JDU national general secretary". Economic Times Indiatimes. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Who is Manish Kumar Verma, former IAS officer and close aide of Nitish Kumar who joined JD(U)?". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ "The MD Bihar state power transmission corporation limited Manish K Verma has been given additional charge of MD South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL). Verma also holding additional charge of Bihar state power Generation Company limited. MD SBPDCL R Lakhmanan has been posted as the additional CEO Bihar". Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "इस पूर्व IAS पर इतने मेहरबान क्यों हैं CM नीतीश? जानिए इनसाइड स्टोरी". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Facebook Account of Manish Kumar Verma". Facebook. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Instagram Account of Manish Kumar Verma". Instagram. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  12. ^ "X Account of Manish Kumar Verma". X. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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