{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Vijay Kumar Hansdak | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Kalitalla, Barharwa, Jharkhand | death_date = | death_place = | father = Thomas Hansda | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | constituency = Rajmahal | term_start = 16 May 2014 | predecessor = Devidhan Besra | successor = | party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | spouse = | children = | website = | footnotes = | date = 15 December | year = 2016 | source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4866 | image_size = 200 }}
'''Vijay Kumar Hansdak''' ({{IPA|hi|ʋɪd͡ʒəj kʊmaːɾ ɦə̃s.d̪ək}}) is an Indian politician and a member of the Lok Sabha.<ref name="32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=25 May 2014 |title=32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/32-newly-elected-under-35-mps-what-they-intend-to-do-for-their-constituencies/articleshow/35569860.cms |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720133857/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/32-newly-elected-under-35-mps-what-they-intend-to-do-for-their-constituencies/articleshow/35569860.cms |archivedate=20 July 2025 |accessdate=20 July 2025 |publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref> He represents the Rajmahal constituency of Jharkhand and a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.<ref>{{cite web|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014 -JH-Rajmahal |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS271.htm?ac=1 |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528030021/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS271.htm?ac=1 |archive-date=28 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=rajmahal lok sabha election vijay hansdak thomas hansda |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/top-stories/rajmahal-lok-sabha-vijay-hansdak-son-of-thomas-hansda-congress-wins-for-jmm-interesting-story-of-friendship-mtj |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref> Vijay is son of former Congress MP and former Congress State (Jharkhand) President Late Thomas Hansda from the same seat. Vijay joined the JMM fold just before the poll dates were announced.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/jharkhand/story_18261380.jsp#.U-9JzF2t-o8 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102825/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/jharkhand/story_18261380.jsp#.U-9JzF2t-o8 | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 August 2014 |title = JMM fights odds in own backyard - Hemant spearheads hectic campaigns in Dumka, Rajmahal constituencies}}</ref>
== Notable works== Mr Hansdak along with Lobin Hembrom played a crucial role in establishing Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, Borio, for the people residing the foot hills of the Rajmahal Hills, which has been dedicated to an eminent leader of Jharkhand Sri Shibu Soren. Currently, he is also the president of Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, Borio.<ref>Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, Borio, Source website= https://ssjdegreecollege.in/</ref>
==Positions held== Vijay Kumar Hansdak was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024 and has been serving as a Member of the Committee on Coal, Mines, and Steel since September 26, 2024. He has also been a Member of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and the Standing Committee on Coal, Mines, and Steel since September 16, 2019. Additionally, he is a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs.
He was re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha in May 2019 (second term) and served as a Member of the Library Committee and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal from March 12, 2015, to May 25, 2019. From October 7, 2014, to May 25, 2019, he was a Member of the Standing Committee on Rural Development. He was first elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in May 2014.
He also holds the position of Deputy Chairman, Forum for State Forest Conservation.
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/4866?from=members |title=Profile: Vijay Kumar Hansdak |accessdate=2024-12-10}}</ref>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060203135734/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=4117 Home Page on the Parliament of India's. In India]
==References== {{reflist}} {{16th LS members from Jharkhand}}
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