Babulal Marandi is an Indian tribal activist, politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2000 to 2003. He is the founder of the regional political party Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) and was a five-time Member of Parliament (MP). He hit the headlines in July 2023 after he was appointed as the BJP president in Jharkhand.
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Babulal Marand, also spelled as Babu Lal Marand, was born on Saturday 11 January 1958 (age 65; as of 2023) in Kodiya Bandi village, Giridih district, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Babulal completed his primary schooling in Giridih, a school run by the local government. He later went to Bagmara, Jharkhand, where he enrolled in Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir and graduated from high school with second class. After that, he joined Giridih College in Sonbad, Jharkhand, where he completed his Intermediate in 1981 and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1983. He later did his post-graduate studies in Geography from the University of Ranchi.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye color: dark brown
family and caste
Babulal Marand belongs to a Santhal (Scheduled Tribe) family in Jharkhand.
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Chhotu Lal Marand (deceased). His mother’s name is Mina Murmu.
Babulal Marandi receives blessings from his mother
Babulal is the eldest of five siblings, two brothers and two sisters. His younger brother Nunulal Marandi is a politician.
Photo by Nunulal Marandi
His younger sister, Maisuni Devi, went missing from Jharkhand in 2012 and was found by the police in 2020 at an ashram in Rajasthan.
Babulal Marandi’s sister’s photo
wife and children
His wife, Shanti Murmu, is a housewife. He had four children, three sons and one daughter. His son Anup Marand died in October 2007 after he was shot dead by Maoists in Jharkhand. His other two sons were Piyush Lal Marand and Sanatan Marand. His daughter’s name is Shankhani Marand.
religion
Babulal Marand follows Hinduism.
signature/autograph
Signature of Babulal Marand
Career
before politics
While studying at Ranchi University, Marand joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a pracharak in Bihar. After completing his formal education, Marandi began working as a teacher in a primary school in his native village; However, after a year as a teacher, he resigned to devote more time to the RSS. From 1983 to 1990, he served as the organizing secretary of the Vananchal Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP); The BJP used the term Vananchal to refer to the Jharkhand region, as Jharkhand was then part of the state of Bihar. Marandi moved to Dumka in 1983 to work in the Santhal Parganas division. In 1989, he left the RSS and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
politics
He contested the 1991 Lok Sabha elections from the Dumka constituency, which is reserved for ST candidates, on a BJP ticket. However, he lost the election. He received a special invitation to the Union Cabinet Sub-Committee on Minorities and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in 1992. In 1994, he took over as the secretary of the BJP in Bihar. In 1995, he contested the Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from Dumka constituency; However, he was defeated by Stephan Marandi, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate. In the same year, he was appointed as the president of the Vananchal State Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. In 1996, he contested general elections from Dumka constituency but lost to Shibu Soren by 5,000 votes. He secured a total of 6,01,894 votes and emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections from Dumka constituency in 1998. In the elections, under Marand’s leadership, the party won 12 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in the Jharkhand region. In the same year, he became the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests; He worked as a minister until 1999. In 1998, he headed a task force focused on promoting employment in khadi and village industries specifically for South Bihar. In 1999, he was re-elected to the parliament from Dumka district; He received 5,54,237 votes in the general elections. On 13 October 1999, he was again appointed Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, a post he held till November 2000. He played a crucial role in the formation of the state of Jharkhand, which was carved out of the state of Bihar in 2000. After the separation, Marand was appointed as the first minister of Chikhar. As Chief Minister, Marandi focused on various development initiatives such as improving the existing road, railway and education infrastructure. He further proposed the concept of a large ranch development as a way to relieve congestion in the city. He was the Chief Minister till March 2003. Reportedly, under pressure from a coalition of ruling parties, particularly the JD(U), Marand was removed from the post and replaced by Arjun Munda. In 2004, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kodarma constituency and emerged victorious. In the same year, he was appointed as a member of the Human Resources Development Committee. He was then appointed a member of the committee to consider the rate of dividend payable by the railway enterprise on general resources. Babulal Marandi resigned from Parliament on 22 May 2006 after resigning from the BJP over political differences. In his resignation letter he wrote:
We have forgotten that the aspiration of the nation in public life should be supreme and not individual.”
On 24 September 2006, Marandi founded the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik). In 2009, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kodarma constituency on a JVM(P) ticket and emerged victorious. He contested and won the 2014 Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha elections from Dhanwar constituency. In 2019, Marandi contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kodarma constituency; However, he lost the election to Anpurna Devi, the BJP candidate. In the same year, Marandi contested the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly poll from Dhanwar constituency and emerged victorious.
Babulal Marandi’s photo was taken during his speech at the 2019 election rally
On 17 February 2020, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party at Jagannathpur Maidan, Ranchi. This event was held in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President Jagat Prakash Nada and former Jharkhand Chief Ministers Arjun Munda and Raghubar Das. Speaking about the merger, Marandi said in an interview,
BJP has been associated with us since 2014. BJP approached us after Lok Sabha elections and 2014 assembly elections. From the beginning BJP wanted us to merge with them.
A photo of Babulal Marandi with Amit Shah after his party’s merger with the BJP
Unsatisfied with the JVM(P)-BJP merger, several JVM(P) MLAs left the party to join the Indian National Congress (INC). On 24 February 2020, he became the Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. In July 2023, he was appointed as the Jharkhand state president of the BJP.
Marandi poses for a photo with his followers after being appointed as the BJP state president
confrontations
Cases pending
- 5 Charges relating to punishment for giving false evidence (IPC Section-193)
- 5 Charges relating to cheating and dishonest delivery of property (IPC Section-420)
- 5 Charges relating to forgery with intent to defraud (IPC Section-468)
- 3 Charges of possessing a document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be false and intending to use it as genuine (IPC Section-474)
- 2 charges relating to valuable security, wills, etc. Forgery (IPC Section-467)
- 1 count of giving false evidence or forgery, indictable offense (IPC Section-194)
- 1 charge related to criminal intimidation with punishment (IPC Section-506)
- 1 Charge relating to illegal payments in connection with elections (IPC Section-171H)
- 5 charges relating to criminal conspiracy (IPC Section-120B)
- 5 Charges relating to genuine use of forged document or electronic record (IPC Section-471)
- 3 Charges relating to forgery to defame (IPC Section-469)
- 3 Charges relating to disobedience of an order duly issued by a public servant (IPC Section-188)
- 2 charges of causing damage to rupees fifty (IPC Section-427)
- 1 Charge relating to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34)
- 1 Charges relating to aiding and abetting, if the act abetted is committed as a result, and where the same is not punishable (IPC Section-109)
- 1 charge relating to membership of unlawful assembly punishable (IPC Section-143)
- 1 charge related to obstruction of public servants in discharge of public functions (IPC Article-186)
- 1 charge relating to punishment for criminal offense (IPC Section-447)
- 1 charge related to punishment for defamation (IPC Section-500)
- 1 charge relating to punishment for rioting (IPC Section-147)
- 1 charge relating to all members of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in pursuit of a common object (IPC Section-149)
- 1 Charge of knowingly joining or continuing an assembly of five or more persons after it has been ordered to disperse (IPC Section-151)
- 1 charge relating to assaulting or obstructing a public servant during the suppression of a riot, etc. (IPC Section-152)
- 1 Charge related to Affray (IPC Section-159)
- 1 charge relating to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section-323)
- 1 Charge relating to assault or criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging official duties (IPC Section-353)
Car collection
Babulal Marand owns a Tata Safari and also another car.
income
Its income in the financial year 2017-18 was estimated at Rs. 10,36,924.
assets and properties
movable assets
- Bank deposits: Rs. 26,55,567
- NSS, Postal Savings: Rs. 1,00,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 3,40,000
- Other assets: Rs. 2,12,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 32,60,000
- Commercial buildings: Rs. 3,11,25,000
Note: The given valuations of movable and immovable property are given as of 2019. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents (minors).
Net worth
Babulal Marand’s net worth in 2019 was estimated at Rs. 3,62,80,567. It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Babulal Marand follows a vegetarian diet.
- He is passionate about his hobby of reading. He is also interested in listening to folk music and working to protect the environment.
- Babulal Marand is a hodophile (one who likes to travel a lot) and has visited many countries, including Bangladesh, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
- In 1992, he was appointed as the President of Bihar State Adivasi Morcha.
- Babulal Marand is interested in sports like archery and football.
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