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Santosh Kumar Kushwaha
Santosh Kumar | |
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| Member of the India Parliament for Purnia[1] | |
| Preceded by | Uday Singh |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 2019 | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1976 Kocheili, Purnia district, Bihar |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) _Flag.svg){kind=small} |
| Spouse(s) | Madhulata Devi |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Ram Bagh, Purnia, Bihar |
Santosh Kumar Kushwaha[2] is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament representing the Purnia constituency in Bihar. He was first elected in the 2014 Indian general election, having run as the Janata Dal (United) candidate in the constituency.[3][4] In 2010 he was also elected as Member of Legislative assembly of the Baisi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Purnea district as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. One month before 2014 lok sabha election he joined JD (U) as he was nominated as the party candidate for Lok Sabha election for Purnea constituency.[5][6]
Life and political career
Born to Nevilal Vishwash and Ramsakhi Devi in 1976, Santosh's education was completed in Purnea from Surya Narayan Singh college, Rambagh. He has been an agriculturist and social worker before starting his career as a full-time politician. He has been an MLA of Baisi, Purnea Bihar before being elected as Member of Parliament in 2014. Further, he has been associated with various important committees of the Parliament and important posts within Janata Dal (United). He has served as Member of Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal, Member of Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes, Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas and Member of Rules Committee.[7]
In 2019, he was re-elected as Member of Parliament from Purnea Lok Sabha constituency for a second term. He is a follower of Ram Manohar Lohia's ideology. He defeated Uday Singh Pappu in 2019 Lok Sabha elections with a large margin of over 2.5 Lakh votes. [8][9] In 2019, Santosh was one of the nominee of Janata Dal (United) for ministerial post in new Narendra Modi ministry. However, JD(U) later decided not to claim ministerial birth due to less number of seats allotted to its members as ministers.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lok sabha election result 2019: पूर्णिया में जद यू की जीत, संतोष कुशवाहा बने सांसद". livehindustan.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "Purnia Election Results 2019: JD (U) Santosh Kumar Kushwaha has won with a margin of 263461 votes". timesnownews. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "मोदी लहर में बचाई थी नीतीश की 'इज्जत', अब केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल में मिल सकती है जगह". news18. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
trans:Santosh Kushwaha contested the assembly elections for the first time in 2005 on a BJP ticket but lost. In 2010, he again contested on BJP ticket and became an MLA from Biasi. In 2014, Santosh Kushwaha became MP on JDU ticket for the first time. In Koshi's politics, Santosh Kushwaha has also been identified as a big leader.
- ↑ "Santosh Kumar". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "बिहार NDA उम्मीदवारों की लिस्ट: 39 उम्मीदवारों के नाम का ऐलान, बेगूसराय से चुनाव लडे़ंगे गिरिराज सिंह". hindi.timesnownews.com (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ↑ "Lok sabha election result 2019: पूर्णिया में जद यू की जीत, संतोष कुशवाहा बने सांसद l".
- ↑ "Member Profile". Parliament of India. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "People-expressed-their-happiness-on-the-victory-of-mp-santosh-kushwaha". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "जदयू के संतोष कुशवाहा बने सांसद, कांग्रेस के उदय सिंह को हराया". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ Ahmad, Soroor. "Bihar: JDU leaders unhappy with the new cabinet of Modi Sarkar 2". National herald. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
