Sukhdeo Bhagat

Sukhdeo Bhagat is an Indian politician who serves as the member of parliament representing Lohardaga Lok Sabha Constituency. He is member of Indian National Congress.
He also serves as the MLA in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly representing Lohardaga Assembly constituency in Lohardaga district. 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 Congress.

Career

Sukhdeo Bhagat won the Lohardaga seat, defeating BJP-backed All Jharkhand Students Union's 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 Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws Bill, 2024, since 20 December 2024. He is also a member of the Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel, a position he assumed on 26 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 1 November 2015 to December 2019, and from 27 February 2005 to February 2010.