Shailesh Kumar Mandal

Shailesh Kumar Mandal
Minister of Energy
Government of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
07 May 2026
Chief MinisterSamrat Choudhary
GovernorSyed Ata Hasnain
Preceded byBijendra Prasad Yadav
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 November 2025
Preceded byGopal Mandal
ConstituencyGopalpur
Member of the India Parliament
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded bySyed Shahnawaz Hussain
Succeeded byAjay Kumar Mandal
ConstituencyBhagalpur
Personal details
Born (1975-05-06) 6 May 1975 (age 51)
Vill. Raghopur, Bhagalpur, Bihar
PartyJanta Dal(United)
Other political
affiliations
   RJD
SpouseSmt. Varsha Rani
Children2
As of 12 December, 2016
Source:

Shailesh Kumar Alias Bulo Mandal is an Indian politician. He has served in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Lok Sabha.

He was first elected to the Bihar Assembly in 2000 (13th Bihar Assembly) and re-elected twice in 2005 (14th Bihar Assembly and 15th Bihar Assembly). In 2014, he won the 2014 Indian general election for the Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency) but lost in 2019 general election. In 2025, he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Gopalpur in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He is currently serving as the Energy Minister of Bihar.

Personal life

Shailesh Kumar was born on 6 May 1975 in a Hindu Gangota Family in his native village Raghopur situated in Naugachia subdivision of Bhagalpur. He is son of Upendra Mandal and married with Varsha Rani having two children.

Political career

Elected Position Constituency
2000 MLA in the 13th Bihar Assembly Bihpur
2005 (Feb) MLA in the 14th Bihar Assembly Bihpur
2005 (Oct) MLA in the 15th Bihar Assembly Bihpur
2014 MP in the 16th Loksabha Bhagalpur
2025 MLA in the 18th Bihar Assembly Gopalpur

References

  1. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "शैलेश कुमार उर्फ बुलो मंडल: आयु, जीवनी, शिक्षा, पत्नी, जाति, संपत्ति, भाषण, राजनीतिक दल - Oneindia Hindi". www.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Shailesh Kumar Alias Bulo Mandal(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- GOPALPUR(BHAGALPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 January 2026.