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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Ram Kumar Sharma - Kolkata 2017-07-10 3330.JPG
| image = Ram Kumar Sharma - Kolkata 2017-07-10 3330.JPG
| name = Ram Kumar Sharma
| name = Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma
| caption =
| caption =
|office        = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sitamarhi]]
|office        = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sitamarhi]]
|term_start    = 16 May 2014
|term_start    = 16 May 2014
|term_end =
|term_end = 23 May 2019
|constituency =  
|constituency = Sitamarhi
|predecessor  = [[Arjun Roy]]
|predecessor  = [[Arjun Roy]]
|successor =
|successor =  
| party = [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1964|1|08|df=y}}
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1964|1|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vill. Nanpur, [[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]], Bihar
| birth_place = Vill. Nanpur, [[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]], Bihar
| residence = Vill. Nanpur, [[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]], Bihar
| residence = 130, North Avenue New Delhi
|office2=National General Secretary of [[Janata Dal (United)]]<ref name="Toi"/>
|term_start2= March 2023
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| spouse = Ramsati Devi
| spouse = Vina Bharti
| children = 2
| children = Anmol kushwaha/ Ashwary kumar
| website =
| footnotes =  
| footnotes =  
| date =  12 December
| date =  12 December
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'''Ram Kumar Sharma''' [[Kushwaha]] is an Indian politician and a [[member of parliament]] from [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Bihar]]. He won the [[2014 Indian general election]] being a [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] candidate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140518/jsp/bihar/story_18354102.jsp |title=Kushwahas find leader in Upendra |first=Dipak |work=The Telegraph |last=Mishra |date=18 May 2014 |accessdate=2018-02-14}}</ref>
'''Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma''' (born 1964) is an Indian politician and a [[member of parliament]] from [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Bihar]]. He won the [[2014 Indian general election]] being a [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] candidate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140518/jsp/bihar/story_18354102.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083945/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140518/jsp/bihar/story_18354102.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2018 |title=Kushwaha find leader in Upendra |first=Dipak |work=The Telegraph |last=Mishra |date=18 May 2014 |accessdate=2018-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-jdu-national-executive-nitish-kumar-social-engineering-2024-election-ntck-1659186-2023-03-22|title=आधे से ज्यादा OBC-अति पिछड़े, कुशवाहा का काउंटर प्लान... नीतीश की नई टीम में नई सोशल इंजीनियरिं|website=aajtak|accessdate=23 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="Toi">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/k-c-tyagi-jdus-well-known-face-does-not-find-a-place-in-new-national-team-of-nitish-kumars-party/articleshow/98871042.cms|title=K C Tyagi, JD(U)'s well-known face, does not find place in new national team of Nitish Kumar's party|website=Times of India|accessdate=23 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/politics/nitish-kumar-and-lalan-singh-appoint-many-kushwaha-leaders-in-jdu-national-and-state-committee/1622179|title=कुशवाहा ने किया डैमेज तो `कुशवाहा` ही करेंगे कंट्रोल, क्या नीतीश ने खोज लिया उपेंद्र से हुए नुकसान की भरपाई का रास्ता?|accessdate=23 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/jdu-national-executive-appointments-and-nitish-kumar-luv-kush-politics-in-bihar/articleshow/98905791.cms|title=JDU National Executive : चाह कर भी 'लव कुश' का मोह नहीं छोड़ पाए नीतीश, कुशवाहा के डैमेज ने कर दिया बेचैन|website=Navbharat times|accessdate=23 March 2023}}</ref>
 
==Political career==
Sharma was a Member of Indian Parliament from Sitamarhi constituency. He was a member of [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]], a splinter political party that emerged from [[Janata Dal (United)]]. He was considered as a trusted aide of [[Upendra Kushwaha]], and was serving as the [[Chief Whip]] of RLSP in [[Lok Sabha]]. He was also the parliamentary board president of the party. In 2019, RLSP under Upendra Kushwaha aligned with ''[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)]]''. Sharma accused Upendra Kushwaha of selling party tickets without consulting him and avoiding the political workers. He caused a split in the RLSP by floating his own faction called Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (Ramkumar Sharma).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/apr/08/rlsp-mp-ram-kumar-sharma%E2%80%8B-floats-own-faction-claims-kushwaha-sold-tickets-1961799.html|title=Ram Kumar Sharma floats his own faction|website=new indian express|accessdate=23 March 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma
Member of the India Parliament
for Sitamarhi
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byArjun Roy
ConstituencySitamarhi
National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United)[1]
Assumed office
March 2023
Personal details
Born (1964-01-08) 8 January 1964 (age 62)
Vill. Nanpur, Sitamarhi, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)Vina Bharti
ChildrenAnmol kushwaha/ Ashwary kumar
Residence130, North Avenue New Delhi
As of 12 December, 2016
Source: [1]

Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma (born 1964) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency), Bihar. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Rashtriya Lok Samta Party candidate.[2][3][1][4][5]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Sharma was a Member of Indian Parliament from Sitamarhi constituency. He was a member of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, a splinter political party that emerged from Janata Dal (United). He was considered as a trusted aide of Upendra Kushwaha, and was serving as the Chief Whip of RLSP in Lok Sabha. He was also the parliamentary board president of the party. In 2019, RLSP under Upendra Kushwaha aligned with Mahagathbandhan (Bihar). Sharma accused Upendra Kushwaha of selling party tickets without consulting him and avoiding the political workers. He caused a split in the RLSP by floating his own faction called Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (Ramkumar Sharma).[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "K C Tyagi, JD(U)'s well-known face, does not find place in new national team of Nitish Kumar's party". Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. Mishra, Dipak (18 May 2014). "Kushwaha find leader in Upendra". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "आधे से ज्यादा OBC-अति पिछड़े, कुशवाहा का काउंटर प्लान... नीतीश की नई टीम में नई सोशल इंजीनियरिं". aajtak. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. "कुशवाहा ने किया डैमेज तो `कुशवाहा` ही करेंगे कंट्रोल, क्या नीतीश ने खोज लिया उपेंद्र से हुए नुकसान की भरपाई का रास्ता?". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. "JDU National Executive : चाह कर भी 'लव कुश' का मोह नहीं छोड़ पाए नीतीश, कुशवाहा के डैमेज ने कर दिया बेचैन". Navbharat times. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. "Ram Kumar Sharma floats his own faction". new indian express. Retrieved 23 March 2023.