With Bihar about to hold its critical Assembly elections in 2025, we find significant clues to the political continuity and ground connection by looking at the careers of the long-lived political leaders like Krishnanandan Paswan. He is the representative of the Pipra (SC) constituency (AC 17) on the BJP platform, being now elevated to the higher office of a state minister.
Education & Background
In his 2005 affidavit to the Election Commission, Krishnanandan Paswan was about 41 years of age, the son of Devnandan Paswan. He possesses the educational qualification of 12 th standard (Class XII pass).
In the same affidavit, he has declared 92,600 as movable, 92,600 as immovable possession, and 24,961 as the liability. He stated that he had no active criminal cases against him, which implies that there was no criminal case against him at this point.
Outcomes of the Election and Vote Performance
During the October 2005 Bihar assembly elections, Krishnanandan Paswan was elected to the Pipra (SC) seat and gave 43,239 votes, which is a substantial 48.60 percent of total votes cast, and won the election by 10,479 votes as opposed to his closest competitor. It was a decisive mandate as he had won in the reserved SC seat.
Political Party
He has been an electoral representative of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the capability of the party to get reserved seats under BJP alliance in Purvi Champaran. Krishnanandan Paswan has become a young grassroots leader of BJP in the area, which enhances the firm grip of the party on historically deprived sections of the population.
Career & Present Position
His term as an MP was completed after he served an entire term at Pipra, but subsequently, he won the same seat in Harsidhi (SC) constituency in the 2010, 2015, and 2020 elections and has remained relevant in the political arena of the East Champaran district. He occupies the portfolio of Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the Bihar state government and was appointed to the same in the ministry run by the CM Nitish Kumar.
Pipra Constituency Competition
Pipra seat (AC 17) has been reserved to the Scheduled Castes and the electoral contests had a tendency to show bid of predominance of three parties mainly RJD JD (U) and BJP. The electoral victory of Krishnanandan Paswan in 2005 marked a milestone as it was the first time in such a community that BJP had gained a foothold, previously enjoying relevance in such constituency by CPI.
The steps taken by Krishnanandan Paswan since 2005 when he was an ordinary graduate in Class XII and survived only with few assets and with an affidavit that he had never committed a crime, to becoming a senior minister in Bihar exemplifies a moral grassroots leader. His support in the silent constituencies and successive victory of years depict individual willpower and politics, making him a constituent of the political pattern in Bihar, as it is.
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