Jibesh Kumar

Jibesh Kumar is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jale constituency and served as Minister of Urban Development & Housing Department in Bihar Government.
Jibesh Kumar was and in Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 Nov. 2020 to 9 August 2022.

Political background

Jibesh Kumar was an active member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from 1981 to 1998. Jibesh Kumar was working as a Primary Member from 1998 to 2002 and he has been working as an Active Member of Bhartiya Janta Party since 2002.
The first time he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly was from the Jale constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015.
In the 2020 election, he had won from the same seat Jale constituency with a margin of 21,796 votes and was elected for the second time for the Bihar Legislative Assembly as a Member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Jibesh Kumar defeated Rishi Mishra from the same seat Jale Constituency by a margin of 21,862 votes. With this victory, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third time as a BJP MLA.