Shailesh Kumar

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