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JDUSince 2005Male
Nitish Kumar
Former Chief Minister, JDU President
About
Nitish Kumar is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar, serving from 2005 to April 2026 with brief interruptions. An electrical engineer by training, he transformed Bihar's infrastructure and governance. After winning the 2025 Bihar election under NDA, he stepped aside as CM in April 2026, succeeded by Samrat Choudhary of BJP.
Age
75
In office since
2005
Education
B.Sc Electrical Engineering, Patna University
Constituency
Harnaut
Declared Wealth
MyNeta₹11.36 Cr
Total assets
₹0.28 Cr
Liabilities
Net worth: ₹11.08 Crafter liabilities
Source: ECI affidavit — most recent election declaration
No declared cases
No criminal or civil cases declared in affidavit
State Context
StateBihar →
Ruling PartyBJP
CMSamrat Choudhary
AllianceNDA
Last Election2025
Assembly seats
202 / 243 seats