JovitaMcClinton at 21:36, 6 March 2026

2026-03-06T21:36:59Z

New page

{{short description|Indian politician (born c. 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Manoj Manzil
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{circa|{{Birth year and age|1984}}}}
| birth_place = [[Tarari, Bihar]], India
| residence = Tarari, Bihar
| death_date =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation)]]
| occupation =
| birth_name = Manoj Kumar
| office = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Agiaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Agiaon]]
| office2 = National President of [[Revolutionary Youth Association|RYA]]
| term_start2 = 2018
| term_end2 =
| predecessor = Prabhunath Prasad
| termstart = 16 November 2020
| termend = 18 February 2024
| successor = [[Shiv Prakash Ranjan]]
}}

'''Manoj Manzil''' is an Indian politician from [[Bihar]]. He represented the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPIML Liberation]] in Tejashwi Yadav's [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]] alliance during the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Aditya |date=2020-11-09 |title=Bihar Election Results: CPI(ML) Could Be Surprise Package in MGB |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/cpi-ml-mahagathbandhan-tejashwi-yadav-left-parties-bihar-election-results |access-date=2020-11-10 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Bihar Elections: Dalits Say ‘No Hope for Achhe Din,’ Anti-Nitish Sentiment on Rise |url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bihar-no-hope-for-achhe-din-for-BJP |access-date=2020-11-10 |website=NewsClick |language=en}}</ref> Manzil has concentrated his political activity in [[Agiaon]] and has been organizing the Sadak Par School Movement in [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sadak Par School: A Children's Uprising in Bhojpur Against Bihar's Failing Education System |url=https://thewire.in/education/a-childrens-uprising-in-bhojpur-against-bihars-failing-education-system |access-date=2021-01-24 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He received 84,777 votes, 61.51% of total vote share, and was elected as the MLA from [[Agiaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Agiaon]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ACTRENDS2020/ConstituencywiseS04195.htm?ac=195|access-date=2020-11-10 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== History ==
Manzil was born in 1984 or 1985 to a family of landless [[Dalit]] labourers and brick kiln workers. His father was a cadre of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)]] and his uncle spent his life as part of the [[Jayaprakash Narayan|Jay Prakash movement]].

He managed to get into college in Arrah and taught students to make ends meet but was forced to drop out several times. He eventually became a Left activist. In 2015, he contested the elections from Agiaon as a CPI(ML)-L candidate but was jailed and came in third place.<ref name=":1" />

In 2018, he organized the ''Sadak Par School'' movement in [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] district, where he and other cadres would teach students on the road to protest abysmal primary schooling in rural Bihar. The movement gained significant media attention and in response the government made several school reforms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=Bihar Dalit firebrand and disqualified CPI-ML (Liberation) MLA known for ‘Sadak Pe School’ campaign: Who is Manoj Manzil? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bihar-dalit-disqualified-cpi-ml-liberation-mla-sadak-pe-school-campaign-manoj-manzil-9167764/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, he contested the elections again and won a majority.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-13 |title=Was Always Thrown in Jails Ahead of Bihar Polls, Says Manoj Manzil, the Debutant Dalit CPI(ML) MLA |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ahead-of-bihar-polls-was-always-thrown-in-jails-says-manoj-manzil-the-debutant-dalit-cpiml-mla-3076037.html |access-date=2021-01-24 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Conviction ==
Manoj Manzil along with 22 others were sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] in a case relating to the murder of JP Singh during the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=2024-02-13 |title=Life imprisonment for Bihar MLA in murder case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/life-imprisonment-for-bihar-mla-in-murder-case/article67841588.ece |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manzil, Manoj}}
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Indian communists]]
[[Category:Criminals from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment]]
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of murder]]
[[Category:Indian people convicted of murder]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian murderers]]
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]]
[[Category:Indian politicians disqualified from office]]
[[Category:People convicted of murder by India]]
[[Category:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by India]]

{{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub}}

Manoj Manzil - Revision history

JovitaMcClinton at 21:36, 6 March 2026