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{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:Surajnandan Kushwaha.jpeg
| office = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
| term_start = 7 May 2014
| term_end = 28 December 2018
| successor = [[Radha Mohan Sharma]]
| constituency = ''elected by Members of Legislative Assembly''
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1957|5|6}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2018|12|28|1957|5|6}}
| death_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| father = Ramdev Kushwaha
| education = [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[PhD]]
| occupation = Professor, Politician
| source = https://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SurajNandanPrasad.htm
}}

'''Suraj Nandan Kushwaha''' was an Indian politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar]] who served as the member of [[Bihar Legislative Council]] from 2014 till his death in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=BJP readies 3 names for biennial LC polls in Bihar |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjp-readies-3-names-for-biennial-lc-polls-in-bihar-114030601241_1.html |access-date= |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205140229/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjp-readies-3-names-for-biennial-lc-polls-in-bihar-114030601241_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He had served as the General Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar]]. He also served as the National President of the Rashtrawadi Kushwaha Parishad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP invokes Mauryan kings for Kushwaha votes in Bihar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-mauryan-kings-kushwaha-votes-bihar-230676-2014-12-11 |access-date= |website=India Today |language= |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205134727/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-mauryan-kings-kushwaha-votes-bihar-230676-2014-12-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Life and political career ==
Kushwaha was the president of an organisation called "Rashtravadi Kushwaha Parishad", which was working for the identification of Koeri caste with the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan Emperors]]. He organised several programs to support this claim, which was also supported by [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. Earlier, he used to carry "Mehta" [[surname]], but latter chose "Kushwaha" as the surname to make his identity more specific to the [[Koeri]] or [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/minister-stamp-on-emperor-ashok-soon/articleshow/47321644.cms|title=Minister: stamp on Ashoka soon|website=Times of India|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=19 February 2023|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219093229/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/minister-stamp-on-emperor-ashok-soon/articleshow/47321644.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kushwaha died on 28 December 2018 late night after a cardiac arrest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2018 |title=BJP leader Suraj Nandan Kushwaha dies of heart attack |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leader-suraj-nandan-kushwaha-dies-of-heart-attack-5514581/ |access-date= |website=The Indian Express |language= |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205134727/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-leader-suraj-nandan-kushwaha-dies-of-heart-attack-5514581/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Members of the Bihar Legislative Council]]

Suraj Nandan Kushwaha - Revision history

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