Ajoy Kumar , a former

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(IPS) officer, was elected as the MP in the

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, from the

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constituency. He is the AICC (

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) In-charge of 3 states namely

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, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee and

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. He is a member of the CWC (

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). He is also the National Spokesperson of

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. He was also the Former President of

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Political career

He was elected as the member of

, from the

constituency in a mid-term election. He belongs to

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM (P)) ( 'Jharkhand Development Front (Democratic)') was a state political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by former Union Minister and First Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Babulal ...

(JVM) party, during the 2011 Jamshedpur by-elections held on 1 July 2011, the result for the same was announced on 4 July. He defeated his nearest rival, Dineshanand Goswami of BJP, by a margin of over 1.55 lakh votes.JVM wrests Jamshedpur, state BJP chief resigns
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'', 5 July 2011. JVM is led by the former chief minister of

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. A former IPS officer of 1986 batch, Kumar served as the

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(1994–96), after which he left the police service and joined

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as a senior executive. In 2014, he lost the election for the

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from

by a margin of almost 100,000 votes to BJP candidate, Bidyut Baran Mahato. He joined Indian National Congress on 23 August 2014. After much speculation on nomination for Member of Parliament (MP) of Rajya Sabha (Upper House) from his native state Karnataka he was appointed as Spokesperson for the Congress party on 26 September 2014. He was appointed as president of Congress party in Jharkhand (JPCC) on 16 November 2017. He joined Aam Aadmi Party on 19 September 2019 in Delhi party headquarters in presence of Senior Leaders of Party

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and Durgesh Pathak. On 27 September 2020 Ajoy Kumar quits Aam Aadmi Party and rejoined Congress.

Early life and administrative career

Dr Ajoy Kumar was born as Ajay Kumar Bhandary in Mangalore to Vathsala and K.S. Bhandary.His mother tongue is

Tulu language Tulu () in Kannada script, ml, ത‍ുള‍ു ഭാഷെ in Malayalam script. ''bhāṣe'', , ''bhāśe'', and ''bāśe'' are alternative spellings for the Tulu word ''bāse'' in the Kannada script. The correct spelling for the word " ...

. He did his schooling from

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. Kumar has also served Jamshedpur as an IPS officer (1986–1996). He was the city SP from the year 1994 to 1996, during which he was termed by the media as an encounter specialist. Before this Kumar was assigned as the SP of Jamshedpur, he was serving as the city SP of Patna. During the 1990s Jamshedpur was ruled by local "goons", and crime was at a peak in the city, when the chief minister of

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Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parliame ...

, on request of the

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MD J. J. Irani, sent Kumar as the city Superintendent of Police in 1994. In a short time he was successful in controlling and decreasing the crime rate in Jamshedpur.From Doc to MP-Dr Ajoy kumar
5 July 2011.

Education

Kumar obtained his MBBS in 1985, from

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in Puducherry.

References

External links

15th Lok Sabha Member's Bio-Profile: Dr. Ajay Kumar

From Khaki to Khadi: BJP beaten by former IPS in Jamshedpur by-poll

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Ajoy India MPs 2009–2014 Living people Indian Police Service officers Politicians from Mangalore 1962 births Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand Aam Aadmi Party politicians People from Jamshedpur Karnataka politicians Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand