Mehta had contested his first election in 2005 from Barauni against Rajendra Prasad Singh of CPI and had lost by 4957 votes.

He contested from Begusarai in 2010 and defeated his nearest rival Upendra Prasad Singh of LJP by 19,618 votes.

[2] He was inducted into Nitish Kumar cabinet on 15 March 2024 and was allotted the Department of Sports.

[3] Mehta belongs to Extremely Backward Dhanuk caste of Bihar.

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