Sukhdeo Bhagat (born 22 October 1960; ) is an Indian politician from

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. He is member of

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and MLA in the

representing Lohardaga constituency in

Lohardaga district Lohardaga district is one of the twenty-four districts of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district is named after the town of Lohardaga, the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was created from a portion of Ranchi dis ...

. He joined the BJP in 2019 and lost to Congress candidate Rameshwar Oraon in the Jharkhand assembly polls 2019. On 30 January 2022, Bhagat rejoined

Career

Sukhdeo Bhagat won the Lohardaga seat, defeating BJP-backed All Jharkhand Students Union's (AJSU) candidate Niru Bhagat. He was appointed Jharkhand Congress president in May 2013.

Positions Held

Sukhdeo Bhagat has been serving as a member of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, since 20th December 2024. He is also a member of the Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel, a position he assumed on 26th September 2024. Bhagat was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024. Previously, he served as an MLA in the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha from 1st November 2015 to December 2019, and from 27th February 2005 to February 2010.Sukhdeo Bhagat – Official Biography
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References

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