Manoj Kumar Tiwari (born 1 February 1971) is an Indian politician, singer and actor serving as a

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from

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. He contested the 2009 general election as a

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candidate from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha but lost to

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

. Again, he contested

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s as a

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(BJP) candidate and won. He was appointed as

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president in 2016. He was the head of the BJP organisation in Delhi when the party recorded a record victory in 2017 MCD elections.

Early life

Born on 1 February 1971 in Kabir Chaura locality of

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, Tiwari is one of the six children of Chandradev Tiwari and Lalita Devi. He is from Atarwalia, a small village in

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. Tiwari completed his M.P.Ed. degree from

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Career

Prior to his involvement in politics, he had spent years as a singer and an actor in the Bhojpuri film industry. In 2003, he took a role in the film ''

Sasura Bada Paisawala ''Sasura Bada Paisawala'' () is a 2003 Indian Bhojpuri-language romance-drama film directed by Ajay Sinha, starring Manoj Tiwari and Rani Chatterjee. The film, released in 2003, cost about 30 lakhs to make, and was the highest grossing Bhoj ...

''. He followed this with the films ''Daroga Babu I Love You'' and ''Bandhan Toote Na''. The BBC reported in 2005 that Tiwari and

Ravi Kishan Ravi Kishan Shukla (; born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predo ...

were the biggest male stars in the

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market and that Tiwari charged around 90,000 per film. Manoj Tiwari also sang "Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala Jiya Tu Haazar Sala" in ''

Gangs of Wasseypur ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language two-part crime film produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. Centered on the coal mafia (Mafia Raj) of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggle ...

''.

Politics

In 2009, Tiwari contested elections for the

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as a candidate for the

in the

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constituency. He had been offered a choice of three constituencies and ''

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'' reported him as saying that he was not "a political person but was concerned for the development of Purvanchal region of

." He lost to

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

. His house in

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was allegedly attacked in November 2009 by an irate mob about remarks that they claimed he had made about

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. Tiwari denied the allegations. In January 2011 ''

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'' reported that the BJP might invite him to join their party and that the association with him would assist their electoral efforts among North Indians. Tiwari dismissed the story as being hypothetical, although he would consider his options should an invitation emerge. He had been seen with BJP leaders at an event and had expressed admiration for

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, the

MP for

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. Tiwari was active in the

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and supported Ramdev's hunger strike at the Ramlila Ground protests and protested the arrest of

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. He went on to win the

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in the 2014 Indian general elections from BJP. He defeated the AAP candidate with a margin of 1,44,084 votes. In 2019 general elections, Tiwari, a BJP candidate won against Indian National Congress candidate

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in the North East Delhi constituency of Delhi by a margin of 3.63 lakh votes. The

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had decided to stop the production, storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers to reduce the rising levels of pollution in Delhi. In September 2022, Tiwari moved to the Supreme Court against the Delhi government. Tiwari said that that freedom of religion cannot be taken away under the pretext of the right to life. The Supreme Court refused to provide an early hearing for the petition and dismissed the plea saying, "Let people breathe clean air". The Supreme Court also asked the public to use the money on sweets instead of crackers. In the 2024 General Elections, Manoj Tiwari retained the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, defeating former JNU Student Union President and

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candidate

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by a margin of 138,778 votes.

Personal life

Manoj Tiwari married his first wife Rani Tiwari in 1999. They have a daughter together named Rhiti. In 2011, Manoj and Rani were involved in divorce proceedings, after 11 years of marriage. They divorced in 2012. He later married Surbhi, with whom he has two daughters. The first daughter born on 30 December 2020 and second on 12 December 2022.

Discography

Filmography

*''

'' (2003) as Raja *''Daroga Babu I Love You'' (2004) *''Humke Maafi Dei Da'' (2004) *''Bandhan Toote Na'' (2005) as Kishan *''Dharti Putra'' (2005) *''Raja Thakur'' (2006) *'' Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke'' (2006) as Arjun *''Damadji'' (2006) *''Dehati Babu'' (2006) as Mangru *''

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'' (2006) as Bajrangi *''Naihar Ke Maado Piya Ke Chunari'' (2007) *''Munna Pandey Berojgaar'' (2007) *''Tu Hamaar Hau'' (2007) *''

Janam Janam Ke Saath ''Janam Janam Ke Saath'' is a 2007 Indian Bhojpuri-language romantic drama film directed by Aslam Shekh. It stars Manoj Tiwari, Nagma, Bhagyashree and Ravi Kishan. Cast * Manoj Tiwari * Bhagyashree * Ravi Kishan * Nagma * Shakti Kapoor * Moh ...

'' (2007) *'' Gangotri: Ganga 2'' (2007) as Bajrangi *''

Bhole Shankar ''Bhole Shankar'' is a 2008 Indian Bhojpuri language masala film directed by Pankaj Shukla and produced by Gulshan Bhatia, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Manoj Tiwari. The film broke the standing record for biggest opening for a Bhojpuri fil ...

'' (2008) as Bhole *''International Daroga'' (2008) *''

Deshdrohi ''Deshdrohi'' ( Traitor) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It was scripted and produced by KRK, who also appeared in the lead role alongside Manoj Tiwari, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Gracy Singh and Zulfi ...

'' (2008) as Shekhar *''Ae Bhouji Ke Sister'' (2009) *'' Elaan'' (2011) *'' Gobar Singh'' (2013) *''

Devra Bhail Deewana ''Devra Bhail Deewana'' () is a 2014 Indian, Bhojpuri language film produced and directed by Rajkumar R. Pandey. The film stars Pradeep Pandey ("Chintu"), Manoj Tiwari, Pakhi Hegde, Monalisa and Sanjay Pandey. The story of the film deals ...

'' (2014)

Television

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