Name of Member: Shri Upendra Kushwaha
Political Party: Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
Constituency & State: Karakat (Bihar)
Lok Sabha Experience: 16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Karakat (Bihar) |
Party Name : |
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party(RLSP ) |
Email Address : |
upendra[DOT]kushwaha19[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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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) |
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Present Address |
Bungalow No. 78, Lodhi Estate, |
New Delhi-110 003 |
Tels : (011) 24644994, 24644995
09431026399 (M)
Fax : (011) 24644996 |
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Positions Held |
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2000 – 2005 |
Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
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2002 – 2004 |
Deputy Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
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March 2004 – Feb. 2005 |
Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
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Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
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July 2010 – 2013 |
Member, Rajya Sabha |
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August 2010 to Jan. 2013 |
Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
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May, 2014 |
Elected to 16th Lok Sabha |
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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 |
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9 Nov. 2014 onwards |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
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Books Published |
Aarakshan Ka Auchitya (Published in 1991) |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Reading Books and Social work |
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Special Interests |
Listening to Music |
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Countries Visited |
Bhutan, Indonesia, Mauritius, Nepal and Singapore |
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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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