Sanjay Kumar Paswan

Sanjay Kumar Paswan (born 5 August 1973) is an Indian politician from Bihar and a member of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). He is currently serving as the Minister of Sugarcane industries of Bihar. He has been elected as the Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Bakhri in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, where he defeated the incumbent MLA Suryakant Paswan of the Communist Party of India by a margin of 17,318 votes.

He is regarded as one of the prominent leaders of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in Bihar and serves as the Principal General Secretary of the Bihar state unit. He is also known for his long association with LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan and the LJP(R) national president and Union Minister Chirag Paswan. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar, in 1998.

Political career Bakhri, located in Begusarai district, is considered one of the most politically active and historically significant constituencies in Bihar. The seat came into existence in 1951 and was reserved for Scheduled Castes after the 2008 delimitation. Left parties, particularly the Communist Party of India, winning 11 out of 17 elections held before 2025.

In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Paswan secured 98,511 votes and defeated Suryakant Paswan of CPI by 17,318 votes, ending decades of left dominance in the constituency. Following the election, several political observers and party workers demanded his inclusion in the upcoming state cabinet because Bakhri has never been represented in the state ministry since independence.

Personal life Paswan is married.