Mangal Pandey is
the Health Minister to the Government of Bihar. He has been chosen by Nitish
Kumar to head the important health ministry which was hitherto been messed up
by Tej Pratap Yadav. He is a senior BJP leader and former state party president
who was recently appointed as the in – charge of BJP in Himachal Pradesh. The
election is going to happen in HP very soon and Amit Shah showed trust on him
to ensure BJP returning back to the power. However, he will now have to leave
that responsibility as all his time will be required to correct the faultlines
developed in the health sector of Bihar.
Mangal Pandey is
close to Sushil Modi who persuaded Amit Shah to let him become the minister.
Profile of Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
was born on 31st December, 1992 in Brighu Balia (Siwan district).
His father Mr. Avadhesh Pandey is a renowned social worker and businessman. His
mother Premlata Pandey was a homemaker who died in 2004.
Mangal Pandey
started his education from his village. He also used to help his father in
farming activities along with his elder brother. After completing matriculation
from Maharajganj, he shifted to Patna. His father has opened a shop in the
capital city. Mangal took admission in Devi Dayal High School, Kadamkuan from
where he completed Intermediate Science. He started to take keen interest in
politics while doing graduation from Magadh University. He was also a very good
cricketer and had represented Patna district cricket team in Heman Trophy.
However, politics became his priority and hence he discontinued playing
cricket.
Mangal Pandey
started his political career in 1989. Before this, he was associated with RSS
and ABVP. Slowly and steadily, he rose in the party – first handling day to day
affairs of BJYM in Bihar and later for the BJP. The culmination point came in
2014 when despite strong opposition from the sulking leader C P Thakur, he was
made the state president. Under his presidency, the party performed splendidly
in 2014 Lok Sabha Election. However, the dismal performance of NDA in 2015
dented his image and he was not given any extension.
Family of Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
got married to Urmila Pandey on 19th April, 1998. The couple has a
son named Harsh Kumar Pandey who has studied from the prestigious St. Michael’s
School, Patna and later to the Modern School, New Delhi. The family lives in
Vijay Nagar, Patna. Actually, if you happen to go to Vijay Nagar (on the Kali
Mandir Road, Hanuman Nagar), you will hardly notice that such a big state
politician is residing here. Even people living in his lane (Deshratna Path,
opposite Avantika Hospital, Vijay Nagar) were unaware of the fact that Mangal
Pandey is also living in the same lane. Now, they all came to know because of
the security personnel that the government has provided him.
Mangal Pandey is
a down to earth person who has made a mark in the world of politics on his own,
without taking support of anyone. He is a rare politician of Bihar with ultra
clean image; there is not a single criminal case against him.
Caste of Mangal Pandey
There is little
bit confusion about the caste of Mangal Pandey among people of Bihar. Actually,
Pandey surname is used by both Brahmin and Bhumihar (two of four upper castes
of Bihar). The famous Mangal Pandey of 1987 Sepoy Mutiny was a Bhumihar. If you
got to Aurangabad, you will find Bhumihar with Pandey surname. That is why many
people think that Mangal Pandey is also a Bhumihar. That is not true. He is a
Brahmin by caste.
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