Manoj Jha

Manoj Jha is an Indian politician who is a member of Rajya Sabha in Indian Parliament and also the spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. On 15 March 2018, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Bihar. Jha completed his Masters from Department of Social Work from Delhi University in 1992 and PhD in 2000. He has been a Professor at The Department of Social Work University Of Delhi, and its head between 2014–2017.

Manoj Jha
MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2018
Preceded by	Dharmendra Pradhan, Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency	Bihar
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Residence	Delhi
Alma mater	Patna College, Delhi University
Profession	Professor at Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi

He was a lecturer at Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia from 1994 to 2002 before joining Delhi School of Social Work. He is also a visiting faculty to School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. His research interest also includes political economy and governance, social action and social movements, majority-minority relations, and peace and conflict studies.[1]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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