After the conviction of the CPI(ML) MLA Manoj Manzil and 22 other comrades in a politically motivated case, the election commission has notified the bye-election in Agiaon assembly. Comrade Shiv Prakash Ranjan is contesting from 195-Agiaon assembly constituency in the bye-election. He is the Bihar state secretary of Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) and the state committee member of the CPI(ML) in Bihar.

Along with Comrade Manoj Manzil, he had been at the forefront of various movements in Agiaon, including the historic Sadak Par School campaign for improvement of schooling.