Devinder Kumar Manyal
Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal | |
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| MLA Ramgarh | |
| Constituency | Ramgarh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir from Ramgrah | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Former Health Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, He is an MLA from Samba Assembly constituency | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Poonam Manyal |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | MBBS |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal (born 21 April 1969) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. The current MLA of Ramgarh and former health minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Samba Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Samba district. He won the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal is from Diani Village, Samba Tehsil and District, Jammu and Kashmir.[3] He is the son of Late Som Nath Manyal, a retired politician. He is a doctor by profession and a retired government employee and his wife is a doctor in government service. He completed his MBBS at B.L.D.E. Medical College, Bijapur. Later, he did a Diploma in Orthopaedics at Wardha Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Maharashtra.[4]
Career
[edit]Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal won the Samba Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 34,075 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Yash Paul Kundal of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, by a margin of 22,118 votes.[5][6] Later, he won on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, the Ramgarh Assembly constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 35,672 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Yash Paul Kundal of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 14,202 votes.[7]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ramgarh, Jammu and Kashmir | BJP | Won | 51.53% | Yash Paul Kundal | INC | 31.02% | [8] | ||
| 2014 | Samba | BJP | Won | 53.08% | Yash Paul Kundal | JKNPP | 18.63% | [9] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Samba Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Samba Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jammu Kashmir Election 2023: Get Latest Updates of Constituency List in Jammu Kashmir Assembly Election 2023". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ The Nations Herald, TNH (14 November 2024). "A Life of Service and Leadership :- Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal". The Nations Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Devinder Kumar Manyal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SAMBA (SC)(SAMBA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ Kumar, Nitin (30 August 2024). "Samba Assembly Elections 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list". India Today. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Ramgarh". Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.