Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

MANDAL, SHRI BRAHMANAND
SAMATA PARTY - MONGHYR (BIHAR)



Father's Name:   Late Shri Surya Narain Das

Date of Birth:   14 January 1947

Place of Birth:   Jhawa, Bahiyar, Distt. Monghyr (Bihar) 

Marital Status:   Married on 19 December 1977

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Kiran Kumari Mandal

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
Intermediate
Educated at Parbatta College (Bhagalpur University) Parbatta (Bihar)

Profession :
   Farmer

Permanent Address :
   Garden Bazar, Bekapur, Monghyr (Bihar)
Tel. (811101) 22419
 
Positions Held :
   
1964-95Member, C.P.I.
1966Secretary, C.P.I., Bariapur
1969-71Secretary, Jamalpur Local Committee
1970 onwardsMember, C.P.I., State Council, Bihar
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-96Member, Consultative  Committee, Ministry of Human Resource 
Development
1992-94Member,  Standing  Committee,  Ministry  of Human  Resource 
Development
1994-96Member, Standing Committee on Railways
1996Member, National Executive, Samata Party
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Books Published:   
'Monghyr Ka Vikas Aur Ganga Pul' and booklets 'Monghyr Vikas 
Aur Sangharsh'

Special Interests :
   Philosophy and Political Science

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading and Sports

Sports and Clubs :
   Football, chess, carrom and swimming

Countries Visited :
   Former U.S.S.R.

Other Information :
   Led the 'Bekari Ke Sawal Par Andolan' in 1969 and was jailed; 
also led Bhoomi Mukti Andolan, 1970-71; struggled for social 
causes and suffered imprisonment; Secretary, Bihar Rajya Kisan 
Sabha, 1990-95; Patron, Monghyr Zila Vikas Sangharsh Samiti 1994; 
led the agitation against ÔTaufir KandÕ in which nine persons were 
killed and four hundred houses were burnt in 1986 and succeeded in 
convicting the guilty through a special court; led the agitation 
against ÔTirasi hatya kandÕ in which five persons were kidnapped 
and murdered in 1990 and helped in the arrest of guilty persons; 
led the agitation in protest of transfer of 4500 labourers of 
Jamalpur workshop and succeeded in restoring their transfer to 
renovation of Jamalpur workshop; was on hunger strike for 14 days 
for the construction of Ganga bridge in Oct.-Nov. 1994; Vice 
President, Jagriti (a social organisation), Monghyr since 1995; 
organised a massive demonstration in November, 1992 in Monghyr 
against the Police-criminal nexus

Election Result :
    
 Monghyr Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,32,807
Total votes polled 7,42,042
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Brahmanand Mandal (S.A.P.)2,81,098
(2) Shri Upendra Pd. Verma   (J.D.)2,59,952
(3) Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav  (I.N.C.)1,66,438
(4) Ms. Shobha Dev (B.S.P.)   7,675