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A video went viral, purportedly showing Jitan Ram Manjhi saying that a phone call to an IAS officer helped his candidate win in Tekari during the 2021 Assembly election in Bihar.<\/h2>\n
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A purported video on social media showing Union Minister and Hindustani Awami Morcha (Secular) supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi claiming that a phone call to an IAS officer in Gaya ensured the victory of one of his party candidates, who had been trailing by around 2,600 votes, in the 2020 Assembly elections.<\/p>\n

The video, which is believed to be from a function held on December 14 to honour HAM(S)\u2019s victory in the recent Assembly elections, purportedly shows Manjhi saying that the party candidate from Tekari, Anil Kumar, had been trailing by around 2,600 votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was trailing by 2,600 votes (in 2020 polls), but I made sure he won the election. This time, he had been trailing only by 2,600 votes but didn\u2019t make such requests,” he said. Manjhi also named an IAS officer, now posted in Tripura, for helping his Tekari candidate win the 2020 polls by 2,630 votes. This time, Anil Kumar lost by 2,058 votes.<\/p>\n

The video triggered a political slugfest, with the opposition saying that Manjhi\u2019s remarks proved the \u2018vote chori\u2019 allegations by the Congress and its allies. \u201cManjhi\u2019s open acceptance shows how blatantly election results are manipulated and influenced. It shows how bureaucracy is being misused by the current establishment,” Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Nath Tiwari told The Indian Express.<\/em><\/p>\n

RJD national spokesperson Subodh Kumar Mehta demanded a high-level probe into the matter, saying, \u201cThis is a grave statement coming from a Union Cabinet minister. He has been named an IAS officer as well. We want a high-level probe into it. Let the conduct of the IAS officer also be probed. We have apprehensions of such things happening during the 2025 Assembly polls as well.”<\/p>\n

Jitan Manjhi Says Video \u2018Tampered\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

After backlash, Manjhi claimed the video was \u201ctampered” with and was being circulated in an attempt to \u201ctarnish his image” and \u201cdismantle Brand Manjhi.” While speaking to reporters, Manjhi said, \u201cThat video is wrong. We only demanded a recounting (of votes).”<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Patna | On reports of a viral video alleging that in 2020, he helped a candidate who was losing win the election by speaking to the DM, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi says, \u201cThis is a wrong video\u2026 Figures for recalculation are requested\u2026 In the year 2020, after the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/4VlfmuPTpU<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn the year 2020, after the recalculation, our candidate had won. What I meant was that they (Tikari HAM (S) candidate Anil Kumar) should not have run away and should have gotten the recalculation done,” he added.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Manjhi said, \u201cSome people who tampered with one of my videos to make it go viral think they can defame the son of a Musahar. I want to tell such people that now, no one can either insult the son of a Musahar or fool him. Those who spit at the sky, you are forgetting that the spit you throw at the sky will fall back on your own face. Now, Manjhi has become a brand, and he is no longer afraid of anyone.”<\/p>\n

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Bihar Industry Minister and former BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal also defended the Union Minister. \u201cI had seen the uncut and unedited Gaya video of Manjhi. He had been only referring to the slow process of counting during the 2020 polls and how his candidate had been trailing till the penultimate round and eventually won,” he was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.<\/em><\/p>\n

JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that while the HAM(S) president should answer the question, the opposition cannot make sweeping statements about vote theft. \u201cHave the Opposition and ECI taken it up? Just raising questions would not do,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Gaya, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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