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

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JD(U). He did B.Tech in Civil Engineering from

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.After that, he served as 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer on important posts, Verma previously served as District Magistrate of

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

and

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. 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

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. He played a significant role in JD(U)’s campaign for the

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, contributing to the party’s success in winning 12 seats.

Early life

Manish Kumar Verma was born in the village of Biharsharif, in the Indian state of

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. 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

Verma worked with the Indian Oil Corporation before cracking the UPSC in 2000. He started his career with IAS in Odisa Cadre. He worked with

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. He took charge of National General Secretory of JDU. He held rallies and supported volunteers in the

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election in 2024. He worked in the electricity department of the Indian state of

. He helped implement the Bihar electricity reforms. He was elected as a member of Bihar Disaster Management. Manish Kumar Verma meet party volunteers and do district wise visits of

. He is also share these details on social media via

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References

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