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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bharat Bhushan Mandal
| image =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Laukaha Assembly constituency|Laukaha]]
| term_start = 16 May 2020
| term_end = 2025
| office1 = District President of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] of [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]]
| term_start1 = 9 February 2020
| term_end1 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]], [[Bihar]], India
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| spouse = Ragini Devi<ref name="RJD President"/>
| profession = Politician
| father = [[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-socialist-leader-dhanik-lal-mandal-passes-away/articleshow/95496681.cms|title=Bihar: Socialist leader Dhanik Lal Mandal passes away|newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 November 2022}}</ref>
| predecessor = Lakshmeshwar Roy
| successor = [[Satish Kumar Sah]]
}}

'''Bharat Bhushan Mandal''' is an Indian politician currently serving as the member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] since 2020 and currently affiliated with [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] party. He was elected as MLA from [[Laukaha Assembly constituency]] in [[Madhubani district]], Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/bharat-bhushan-mandal|title=Bharat Bhushan Mandal|website=PRS Legislative Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/laukaha-bihar-assembly-election-results-2020-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-7023091/|title=Laukaha (Bihar) Assembly Election Results 2020 Live: Winner, Runner-up|date=10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/madhubani/news/supporters-distribute-sweets-on-bharat-bhushan-mandals-victory-127905509.html|title=बांटी मिठाई: भारत भूषण मंडल की जीत पर समर्थकों ने बांटी मिठाई - Madhubani News|date=12 November 2020|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mandal was born to [[Dhanik Lal Mandal]] in 1958 in [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]], Bihar.<ref name="RJD President"/>

==Political career==
Following the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], he was elected as an MLA from the [[Laukaha Assembly constituency]] by defeating Lakshmeshwar Ray of the [[Janata Dal (United)]] with a margin of 9,471 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/laukaha-assembly-elections-br-40/|title=Laukaha Election Result 2020 LIVE: Laukaha MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-election-results-2020/laukaha|title=Laukaha (Bihar) Elections Results 2020 LIVE: Constituency Details, List of Candidates, Last Winner and more|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/bihar-election/live-election-result-bihar-laukaha-assembly-election-result-2020-40.html|title=Laukaha Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Laukaha Assembly Election Latest News & Updates|website=news.abplive.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madhubani.nic.in/list-of-bla-under-madhubani-district/|title=List of BLA under Madhubani District | District Madhubani, Government Of Bihar | India}}</ref>

Mandal was nominated as the new district president of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] on 9 February 2020.<ref name="RJD President">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-bharat-bhushan-becomes-district-president-of-rjd-3013792.html|title=भारत भूषण बने राजद के जिलाध्यक्ष|website=Hindustan}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to Ragini Devi.<ref name="RJD President"/> He is a brother-in-law of another Bihar politician and former minister for transport in Government of Bihar [[Sheela Kumari|Sheela Mandal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/know-here-who-is-sheela-mandal-who-got-a-place-in-nitish-kumars-cabinet-as-soon-as-she-became-mla-for-the-first-time-ann-1643321|title=Who is Sheela Mandal|website=Abp news|date=18 November 2020 |accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:People from Madhubani district]]

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