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{{Short description|Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh }}
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| office1 = Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
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| predecessor1 = Shankar Lal Tiwari
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'''Siddharth Sukhlal Kushwaha''' alias '''Dabbu''' is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Madhya Pradesh]], who is serving as a member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from 2018 representing [[Satna Assembly constituency]]. He is a son of former Member of Indian Parliament [[Sukhlal Kushwaha]], who was elected to lower house of Indian Parliament ([[Lok Sabha]]) from [[Satna Lok Sabha constituency]] by defeating former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, [[Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Arjun Singh]]. Siddarth became M.L.A for the first time in 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections by defeating three term M.L.A., Shankarlal Tiwari.<ref name=bhaskar>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/satna/news/siddharth-kushwaha-mla-from-satna-will-be-the-candidate-congress-released-the-list-bjp-still-confused-129916507.html|title=MLA from Satna, Siddarth Kushwaha will be congress Mayor candidate|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616081916/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/satna/news/siddharth-kushwaha-mla-from-satna-will-be-the-candidate-congress-released-the-list-bjp-still-confused-129916507.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/siddharth-sukhlal-kushwaha|title=Siddarth Kushwaha biography|website=PRS Legislative Research|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=16 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916173322/https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/siddharth-sukhlal-kushwaha|url-status=live}}</ref> He also served as president of [[Other Backward Class]] wing of the Indian National Congress for the state of Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/cong-mla-siddharth-kushwaha-is-obc-dept-chief/articleshow/92155309.cms|title=Siddarth Kushwaha is OBC department chief|website=Times of India|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707111641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/cong-mla-siddharth-kushwaha-is-obc-dept-chief/articleshow/92155309.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
Kushwaha is a son of [[Sukhlal Kushwaha]], a former Member of Indian Parliament, who was elected to [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of Indian Parliament from Satna Lok Sabha constituency. He contested the Assembly elections of 2018 and was elected as Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Satna Assembly constituency. In this election, he defeated three term MLA Shankarlal Tiwari. The Assembly constituency, from which he is elected is considered as an [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] stronghold and in order to reap the benefits of [[caste]] equation, he was nominated as the candidate of Indian National Congress for the [[Mayor]] elections later, in the last years of his term as a Member of Legislative Assembly. Soon afterwards, the INC leadership made him president of [[Other Backward Class]] wing of the party for the state of Madhya Pradesh. It was believed by the political analysts that this was done in a bid to reward him for not changing his loyalty during the fall of Indian National Congress government in [[2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis|2020 political crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/mp/satna-mla-siddhartha-kushwaha-appoint-mp-nikay-chunav-obc-state-president-mayor-candidate-ngmp/1216841|title=सतना विधायक सिद्धार्थ कुशवाहा को कमलनाथ ने दी बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, OBC वोटबैंक पर है नजर|website=Zee News|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=22 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622191632/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/mp/satna-mla-siddhartha-kushwaha-appoint-mp-nikay-chunav-obc-state-president-mayor-candidate-ngmp/1216841|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/madhya-pradesh/satna-rural-election-result-s12a063/|website=News18|title=Satna Assembly constituency result|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=16 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916173311/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/madhya-pradesh/satna-rural-election-result-s12a063/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/satna/mp-election-2023-satna-bjp-will-not-be-easy-to-defeat-congress-sukhlal-kushwaha-mla-810127.html|title=MP Election 2023: सतना सीट पर कांग्रेस को हराना भाजपा के लिए नहीं होगा आसान, क्या कहते हैं सियासी आंकड़े?|website=one india|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827072221/https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/satna/mp-election-2023-satna-bjp-will-not-be-easy-to-defeat-congress-sukhlal-kushwaha-mla-810127.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kushwaha is considered close to former Chief Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Kamal Nath]]. He was raised to the position of [[Other Backward Class]] wing of Madhya Pradesh Congress by replacing the [[Rajya Sabha]] member and veteran Congress leader, [[Rajmani Patel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/bhopal/mla-siddharth-became-the-president-of-congress-obc-department-686949.html|title=Siddarth Kushwaha became the president of Congress' OBC department|website=One India|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530085647/https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/bhopal/mla-siddharth-became-the-president-of-congress-obc-department-686949.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Earlier, in Assembly elections conducted in [[Raigaon Assembly constituency]], Kushwaha was given charge of campaign to ensure the victory of INC candidate. He was reported to have played significant role in ensuring the victory of INC candidate from this constituency, which was, until then, considered as stronghold of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=bhaskar/>

==Personal life==
Kushwaha completed his bachelor's degree in 2007 from Government Swashasi College in Satna. He, besides being a politician, also runs a transport business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mp-congress-mlas-siddharth-kushwaha-suneel-saraf-accused-of-molesting-woman-on-train-2991042|website=DNA India|title=Congress MLAs accused of molesting women|accessdate=16 September 2023|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313133233/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mp-congress-mlas-siddharth-kushwaha-suneel-saraf-accused-of-molesting-woman-on-train-2991042|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
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[[Category:People from Satna district]]
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