Political families of Bihar
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The list of political families of Bihar state of India:
Lalu Yadav family
Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi are married since 1973 and the couple have 9 children (2 sons and 7 daughters)
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997) and former Union Railways Minister of India (2004-2009)
- Rabri Devi, former Chief Minister of Bihar and current MLC of Bihar Legislative Council (wife of Lalu)
- Tej Pratap Yadav[1] Former Cabinet Minister of Health in Government of Bihar (elder son of Lalu)
- Tejashwi Yadav, former IPL cricketer and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (younger son of Lalu)
- Misa Bharti, MP of Patliputra (eldest daughter of Lalu)
- Rohini Acharya Yadav, contested in 2024 Indian General election from Saran but lost to Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP(2nd daughter of Lalu)
- Chanda Yadav, (3rd daughter of Lalu)
- Ragini Yadav, (4th daughter of Lalu) - married to Rahul Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader,[2] Rahul lost Sikandrabad assembly seat in 2017 and 2022.[3]
- Hema Yadav, (5th daughter of Lalu)
- Anushka Yadav (6th daughter of Lalu) - married to Chiranjeev Rao, Former MLA of Rewari
- Raj Lakshmi Yadav (youngest daughter of Lalu) - married to Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, former MP of Mainpuri (2014-19).
- Sadhu Yadav, former MP of Gopalganj (2004-09) (brother of Rabri Devi)
- Subhash Prasad Yadav, former MP of Rajya Sabha (2004-10) (brother of Rabri Devi)
Mishra family
- Lalit Narayan Mishra (LN Mishra) - Former Railway Minister of India
- Vijay Kumar Mishra - Former member of the Bihar Legislative Council, former Member of Parliament, three terms MLA and active politician of Bihar Janta Dal (United) (eldest son of LN Mishra)
- Rishi Mishra - Former MLA in Bihar Legislative Assembly (son of Vijay Mishra)
- Gauri Shankar Rajhans - Former MP married to Hema (niece of LN Mishra)
- Vijay Kumar Mishra - Former member of the Bihar Legislative Council, former Member of Parliament, three terms MLA and active politician of Bihar Janta Dal (United) (eldest son of LN Mishra)
- Jagannath Mishra - Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Union Cabinet Minister of India (brother of LN Mishra)
- Mritunjay Mishra - Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (brother of LN Mishra)
- Nitish Mishra - Cabinet Minister of Rural Development Department in Government of Bihar and currently Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (youngest son of Jagannath Mishra)
Thakur Yugal Kishore Sinha family
- Sadhu Sharan Singh - Nationalist, congressman and father of Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha - Freedom fighter, Member of the first Lok Sabha and known as the father of Cooperative Movement in India.
- Ram Dulari Sinha - Wife of Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha, freedom fighter, Member of the first Vidhan Sabha, Union Minister and Governor, first woman from Bihar to attain a master's degree.
- Madhurendra Kumar Singh - Member All India Congress Committee, former Director Central Warehousing Corporation and Bihar State Cooperative Bank.
- Mrigendra Kumar Singh - son of Dr. Madhurendra Kumar Singh. State Secretary of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, former President of Sheohar Loksabha Youth Congress.
- Madhurendra Kumar Singh - Member All India Congress Committee, former Director Central Warehousing Corporation and Bihar State Cooperative Bank.
Jagdeo Prasad family
- Jagdeo Prasad - freedom fighter, founder of Shoshit Samaj Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar [4]
- Nagmani Kushwaha - former Union Minister of India (1999-2004) (son of Jagdeo Prasad)
- Suchitra Sinha - former Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar (daughter-in-law of Jagdeo Prasad)
- Satish Prasad Singh - former Chief Minister of Bihar (Jan 1968 to Feb 1968) (father of Suchitra Sinha)
Verma family
- Upendra Nath Verma, former minister in Government of India, in the cabinet of VP Singh.
- Bagi Kumar Verma, Former MLA from Kurtha, former minister in Government of Bihar. (son of UN Verma)
- Kumud Verma, former MLC in Bihar Legislative Council (daughter in law of UN Verma & wife of Abhijat)
Chaudhary family
- Shakuni Choudhury - seven times MLA, former MP from Bihar and Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar.
- Samrat Chaudhary - 25th Chief Minister of Bihar, 1st Bihar CM from BJP, MLA from Tarapur (Since 2025). (son of Shakuni)
Mahto family
- Rambalak Mahto - Longest serving Advocate General of Bihar, legal advisor to both the Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Paswan family
- Ram Vilas Paswan - Former Union Minister of Railways, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Departments.
- Chirag Paswan - Union minister of Food and Sports , Bollywood actor and MP from Hajipur. (son of Ram Vilas).
- Ram Chandra Paswan - Former MP from Samastipur (brother of Ram Vilas)
- Prince Raj, former MP from Samastipur (son of Ram Chandra Paswan)
- Pashupati Kumar Paras - Former Union Cabinet Minister of Food[5] and Public Distribution Department in the Ministry of Narendra Modi.[6] Former MP from Hajipur. Former member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) and Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) (brother of Ram Vilas)
Jagjivan Ram family
- Jagjivan Ram - Independence Activist and Deputy Prime Minister of India. Former MP from Sasaram
- Meira Kumar - Daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram and first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
- Anshul Avijit, son of Meira Kumar.
- Meira Kumar - Daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram and first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
- Sumitra Devi, former MLA of Arrah (mother-in-law of Meira Kumar)
Pappu Yadav family
- Pappu Yadav - former MP of Madhepura (2014-2019).
- Ranjeet Ranjan - former MP of Supaul (2014-2019) and present MP in Rajya Sabha.
Anand Mohan family
- Anand Mohan Singh - former Lok Sabha MP of Sheohar and former MLA of Mahishi.
- Lovely Anand - Lok Sabha MP from Sheohar.
- Chetan Anand Singh - MLA of Nabinagar
Singh family
- Harihar Singh, popularly known as Bihar Ji, Bhojpuri poet and former CM of Bihar.
- Amrendra Pratap Singh, MLA from Arrah and former Minister in Government of Bihar (son of Harihar)
- Mrigendra Pratap Singh, former Speaker & Finance Minister in Government of Jharkhand. (son of Harihar)
AN Sinha family
- Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha - Statesman, freedom fighter and first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from year 1946–1957.
- Satyendra Narayan Sinha - freedom fighter, Member of Provisional Parliament from year 1950-1952, Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of JP movement, son of Anugrah Narayan Sinha.
- Kishori Sinha - Former Member of Parliament, wife of Satyendra Narayan Sinha
- Nikhil Kumar - Governor of Kerala, son of Satyendra Narayan Sinha
- Shyama Singh - Member of Parliament, wife of Nikhil Kumar
- Rameshwar Prasad Sinha - father of Kishori Sinha, Member Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1950), MLA, Bihar (1937-1939)
- N. K. Singh - Rajya Sabha MP, brother-in-law of Nikhil Kumar
- Uday Singh - Member of Parliament, Nikhil Kumar's younger brother-in-law
- Madhuri Singh - former MP, Nikhil Kumar's mother-in-law
Chandrashekhar family
- Chandrashekhar Singh - former Chief Minister of Bihar (1983-1985) and former Union Minister in Government of India.
- Manorama Singh - former MP from Banka (1984-85 and 1986-89) (wife of Chandra shekhar).
Rama Devi family
- Rama Devi - MP of Sheohar (2009–2024) and MP of Motihari (1998-99).
- Braj Bihari Prasad - former Minister of Science and Technology in Government of Bihar (husband of Rama Devi)
- Ranjana Raveesh, (daughter of Rama devi)
- Raveesh Kumar, IFS officer, current Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic and former Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs. (son-in-law of Rama Devi)
Azad Family
- Bhagwat Jha Azad, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1988-89).
- Kirti Azad, Lok Sabha MP from Darbhanga (1999-2004 and 2009-2019).
- Yashovardhan Azad, former IPS officer (son of Bhagwat Azad)
References
- ^ "Sons and daughters crowd Bihar poll space". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Lalu's Swiss-educated son-in-law hops on Samajwadi cycle, chants growth mantra". Hindustan Times. 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sikandrabad Assembly constituency election result". Result University. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "'Lenin' waits wrapped in plastic". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Pashupati Kumar Paras gets key Ministry of Food Processing Industries". India Today. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Pashupati Paras, the new Union minister who was an 'invisible' Bihar politician until June". The Print. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.