Kushwaha, Shri Upendra Constituency   : Karakat (Bihar) Party Name     : Rashtriya Lok Samta Party(RLSP ) Email Address : upendra[DOT]kushwaha19[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Muneshwar Singh Mother’s Name Smt. Muneshwari Devi Date of Birth 06 Feb 1960 Place of Birth Javaj, Distt. Vaishali, Bihar Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 26 Feb 1982 Spouse’s Name Smt. Snehlata No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. (Political Science) Educated at Patna Science College, Patna and B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address Vill. and P.O. Javaj, Distt. Vaishali, Bihar 09431026399 (M) Present Address Bungalow No. 78, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110 003 Tels : (011) 24644994, 24644995 09431026399 (M) Fax : (011) 24644996 Positions Held

2000 – 2005 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly

2002 – 2004 Deputy Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly

March 2004 – Feb. 2005 Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly

Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly

July 2010 – 2013 Member, Rajya Sabha

August 2010 to Jan. 2013 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha

27 May 2014 – 9 Nov. 2014 Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

9 Nov. 2014 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development

Books Published Aarakshan Ka Auchitya (Published in 1991) Social And Cultural Activities Reading Books and Social work Special Interests Listening to Music Countries Visited Bhutan, Indonesia, Mauritius, Nepal and Singapore Other Information Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Samta College, Jandaha (Vaishali) since 1985, which is now known as Muneshwar Singh Muneshwari Samta College; State General-Secretary, (i) Yuva Lok Dal, 1985-88 and (ii) Samata Party, 1994-2002; National General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal, 1988-93; previously associated with the Samata Party

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