Jibesh Kumar (born 25 July 1973) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jale constituency and served as Minister of Urban Development & Housing Department in Bihar Government.

Jibesh Kumar was and in Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry from 16 Nov. 2020 to 9 August 2022.[citation needed]

Political background

Jibesh Kumar was an active member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from 1981 to 1998. Jibesh Kumar was working as a Primary Member from 1998 to 2002 and he has been working as an Active Member of Bhartiya Janta Party since 2002.[citation needed]

The first time he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly was from the Jale constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015.[citation needed]

In the 2020 election, he had won from the same seat Jale constituency with a margin of 21,796 votes and was elected for the second time for the Bihar Legislative Assembly as a Member of Bharatiya Janata Party.

In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Jibesh Kumar defeated Rishi Mishra from the same seat Jale Constituency by a margin of 21,862 votes. With this victory, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third time as a BJP MLA.

Electoral performance

YearConstituencyPartyResult% VoteVote margin
2025JaleBJPWon50.1621,862
2020JaleBJPWon51.6621,796
2015JaleBJPWon41.694,620