Sheela Kumari

Sheela Kumari Mandal (born 1970) is an Indian Politician and serving as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, from the Phulparas Assembly constituency in the Madhubani district in the state of Bihar. She is currently serving as the Minister of Science, Technology and Technical Education in the Government of Bihar. She won over the symbol of the Janata Dal (United). She formerly served as Minister for Transport and Communication in Government of Bihar.

Personal life Sheela Kumari Mandal is married to Shailendra Kumar Mandal, an engineer in 1991, they have one son and one daughter.

Her father-in-law Dhanik Lal Mandal was also a Politician and his brother-in-law Bharat Bhushan Mandal is also a politician who is elected Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Laukaha Assembly constituency.

Controversies In 2020, Sheela Mandal was in controversy for her statement on Veer Kunwar Singh. In a public meeting, she stated that Veer Kunwar Singh belonged to Rajput caste, thereby even amputation of his hand gave him nationwide fame as indian independence activist, on the other hand Ramphal Mandal, who was also an independence activist from an Extremely Backward Caste was not given due recognition despite his sacrifice for the cause of nation.