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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Umesh Singh Kushwaha
| image = File:Mla Umesh kushwaha.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]], [[Bihar, India]]
| residence = Kajri Bujurg village
| constituency = [[Mahnar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahnar]]
| office = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] <br />
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2020
| predecessor = Dr. Achyutanand
| office1 = Bihar state President of [[Janata Dal (United)]].
| term_start1 = 10 January 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Bashistha Narain Singh]]
| successor =
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]][[File:Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg|20px]]
| alma_mater =
| parents = Vasudev Singh
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
| otherparty =
| spouse = Renuka Kumari<ref name="Umesh"/>
| nationality = Indian
| children =
}}

'''Umesh Kushwaha''' is a Former [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] in [[Bihar]] from Mahnar constituency. He is a member of [[Janata Dal (United)]]. Kushwaha is the son of Vasudev Singh and hails from Kajri Bujurg village in the Vaishali district of Bihar. He studied at Acharya Narendra Dev College Shahpur Patori, [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]]. Besides being a politician he is also active in business and is a share holder in Lord Budhha food product private ltd.<ref name="Umesh">{{cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/129.pdf|title=Umesh Kushwaha biography|website=Bihar Vidhan Sabha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013090152/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/129.pdf|accessdate=2020-10-13|archive-date=2020-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=1549|title=Umesh Singh Kushwaha|website=Myneta.com|accessdate=2020-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3285e19f20beded7d215102b49d5c09a0/uploads/2020/08/2020080556.pdf|title=Umesh Kushwaha|website=Vaishali district, Government of Bihar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013042227/https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3285e19f20beded7d215102b49d5c09a0/uploads/2020/08/2020080556.pdf|accessdate=2020-10-13|archive-date=2020-10-13}}</ref> He is the current Bihar state President of [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/umesh-kushwaha-becomes-bihar-jd-u-president-succeeds-vashishth-narayan-singh/States/news/2288552.html|title= Umesh Kushwaha becomes Bihar JD(U) chief succeeds Vashishtha Narayan Singh |website=UniIndia|accessdate=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-umesh-kushwaha-becomes-new-jdu-state-president-of-bihar-in-party-meeting-3735889.html|title= उमेश कुशवाहा बने जदयू के नये प्रदेश अध्यक्ष, पार्टी बैठक में लगी मुहर|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/umesh-kushwaha-new-state-president-of-jdu-1190058-2021-01-10|title= बिहार में जेडीयू की कमान उमेश कुशवाहा के हाथ में, बनाए गए प्रदेश अध्यक्ष|website= Aaj Tak|language=hi |access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>

==Political career==
Umesh Kushwaha represents the [[Mahnar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahnar]] constituency of the Bihar, which came into existence once again after the delimitation exercise of 2008. In 1957, Banarasi Devi a candidate from [[Indian National Congress]] represented this constituency but after its revival in 2008 the seat has been a stronghold of [[National Democratic Alliance]]. In 2010 Legislative Assembly Elections when Janata Dal (United) was a member of National Democratic Alliance, Dr. Achyutanand of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] contested and won the seat but he was defeated by Kushwaha in the 2015 Elections with a large difference of 27,000 votes. Kushwaha was then a candidate of Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) which included [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and Janata Dal (United). Later the Grand Alliance was broken due to differences between the two major political parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/mehnar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-mehnar-mla-umesh-singh-kushwaha-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137882-2020-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429142032/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/mehnar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-mehnar-mla-umesh-singh-kushwaha-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137882-2020-09-30|archive-date=29 April 2021
|title=महनार विधानसभा सीट: इस सीट पर NDA की मजबूत पकड़, RJD के लिए कठिन होगा सफर|website=Aaj Tak|first=अजीत|last=तिवारी |accessdate=2020-10-13|quote=Transl:The 2015 mandate was won by JDU's Umesh Singh Kushwaha from the Mehanar seat in the 2015 assembly elections. He defeated Achuthanand of BJP by a margin of over 27 thousand votes. Umesh Singh Kushwaha received 69825 votes in this election, while only 43370 votes were cast in Achuthanand's court. }}</ref> In 2020 Assembly Election to Bihar Legislative Assembly JD(U) again made its candidate from the Mahnar seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bihar-election-2020-full-list-of-jdu-candidates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509001420/https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bihar-election-2020-full-list-of-jdu-candidates|archive-date=9 May 2021 |title=Bihar Election 2020: Full list of JDU candidates|website=freepressjournal|accessdate=2020-10-13}}</ref>

Umesh lost the 2020 Assembly elections to Veena Devi, the wife of RJD strongman [[Rama Kishor Singh]]. The anti-incumbency situation in the state against ruling JD (U) and the step taken by [[Chirag Paswan]] to weaken JD (U) by placing its candidates against it and not against BJP resulted in defeat of a large number of sitting MLAs of JD (U).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/umesh-singh-kushwaha-mahnar-candidate-s04a129c03/|title=Mahnar election result 2020|website=News18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115182737/https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/umesh-singh-kushwaha-mahnar-candidate-s04a129c03/|accessdate=2020-11-15|archive-date=2020-11-15}}</ref>

In January 2021, Kushwaha was appointed to the post of Bihar state president of Janata Dal (United) following the resignation of Bashishtha Narayan Singh on health grounds. The party's step was speculated to be a result of move to revive its decaying old social coalition which needed revival after the poor performance of JD(U) in Bihar Assembly election 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/umesh-kushwaha-is-new-bihar-jdu-president/amp_articleshow/80200265.cms|title=Umesh Kushwaha is new Bihar JD(U) president|website=Economic Times|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref>

==Controversies==
Kushwaha has been involved in many controversies and has faced public criticism many a times. In one of such incident while he was to lay the foundation of a road construction project in the Baghchauna-Lavapur, a village falling within his constituency he was hooted by the locals to the extent that he had to postpone his plan quickly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenetizennews.com/vaishali-jdu-mla-umesh-kushwaha-went-to-inaugurate-road/|title=वैशाली: सड़क का उद्घाटन करने गए JDU विधायक उमेश कुशवाहा को जनता ने खदेड़ा|website=Netizen News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122045554/https://thenetizennews.com/vaishali-jdu-mla-umesh-kushwaha-went-to-inaugurate-road/|accessdate=2020-10-13|archive-date=2020-11-22}}</ref> In 2018, the Block head of [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]] for Jandaha, Manish Sahani was gunned down by unidentified gunners. In the FIR the case was lodged against nine persons in which Kushwaha was made the prime accused.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fir-against-jdu-mla-9-others-in-rlsp-leader-murder-case-1315062-2018-08-15|title=FIR against JDU MLA, 9 others in RLSP leader murder case|website=[[India Today]]|accessdate=2020-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/bihar-block-chief-murder-jdu-mla-among-10-named-in-fir-5310125/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509000913/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/bihar-block-chief-murder-jdu-mla-among-10-named-in-fir-5310125/|archive-date=9 May 2021 |title=Bihar block chief murder: JD(U) MLA among 10 named in FIR|website=[[Indian Express]]|date=16 August 2018|accessdate=2020-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/news-detail-637815|title=JD(U) MLA among 10 named in FIR in Bihar block chief's murder|website=The Tribune|accessdate=2020-10-13}}</ref> In 2019 the a car registered under the name of Kushwaha allegedly thrashed two bikers in which both died. While the JD (U) leader claimed that it was not owned by him the incident followed widespread protest by the kins of the victims near JD (U) office at [[Patna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/protest-against-mahnar-mla-umesh-kushwaha-in-patna-jdu-office/537441 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120195505/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/protest-against-mahnar-mla-umesh-kushwaha-in-patna-jdu-office/537441|title=पटना में JDU कार्यालय के सामने महनार विधायक के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन, लगा रहे इंसाफ की गुहार|website=Zee News|accessdate=13 October 2020|archive-date=20 November 2020|quote=Transl: People have demonstrated against Mahanar MLA Umesh Kushwaha under Vaishali district of Bihar. People of Mahanar, who are pleading for justice, are protesting against the MLA in front of JDU office in Patna. Due to this, the roads of Patna have become jammed. In fact, JDU MLA Umesh Kushwaha from Mahanar Assembly has accused the public there that an accident of two people has happened in his car. Who has died. Now their families are stumbling rate by rate. And they are not getting justice}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[https://newstrack.com/politics/bihar-assembly-election-people-fight-with-jdu-mla-and-beats-supporters-in-hajipur-vaishali-673433.html पीटे गए JDU विधायक: लोगों ने मंगा 5 साल का हिसाब, नहीं बता पाए तो हुआ कांड]
*[https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-warrant-for-arrest-of-mla-in-block-pramukh-murder-case-in-vaishali-2144904.html वैशाली में प्रमुख हत्याकांड में जदयू विधायक समेत दस पर गिरफ्तारी का वारंट ]
*[https://www.citypostlive.com/news/politics/jdu-mla-of-mehanar-caught-in-trouble-among-public/ महनार के जेडीयू विधायक जनता के बीच फंसे मुश्किल में, समर्थकों के साथ भिड़े स्थानीय लोग]
*[https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/photo/people-in-hajipur-vaishali-fight-with-mla-beats-supporters-bihar-assembly-election-2020-tstr-1130463-2020-09-16 JDU विधायक से लोग बोले- 5 साल का हिसाब दो, नहीं बता पाए तो समर्थकों से हाथापाई]

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