Upendra Kushwaha
| Upendra Kushwaha | |
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| Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
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Member of the India Parliament for Karakat |
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Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mahabali Singh |
| Constituency | Karakat |
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Chairperson Rashtriya Lok Samata Party |
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Assumed office March 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Post Established |
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6 February 1960 Vaishali, Bihar |
| Political party | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (2014—present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Janata Dal (United) (2004—2014) Samata Party (2000—2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Snehlata |
| Children | 1 Daughter & 1 Son |
| Residence | Vill. Javaj, Vaishali, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Bihar University |
| As of March 4, 2016 Source: My Neta |
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Janata Dal (United) (2004—2014)
Upendra Kushwaha (born 2 June 1960) is an Indian politician and Minister of State for HRD in Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament From Karakat loksabha in rohtas district, a kushwaha caste dominated consitiuency in Bihar. He is a former member of Rajya Sabha and a leader of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.
Kushwaha was born in Vaishali, Bihar, to a middle class Hindu Kushwaha Kshatriya family hailing from Vaishali district.After Completion of B.Sc. from Patna Science College, Patna, he got admission in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur for his M.A. (Political Science). He worked as a university professor in Department of Political Science, Samta College, Jandaha since 1985, which is currently known as Muneshwar Singh Muneshwari Samta College.
Kushwaha started his career as a politician in 1985, he was state General-Secretary in Yuva Lok Dal (1985–88) latter he became National General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal, 1988-93. He had also worked as General-Secretary for Samata Party from 1994-2002. Kushwaha was Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2000-2005 and appointed as Deputy Leader of Samata Party in Bihar Legislative Assembly.
In March 2004 after Lok Sabha election Sushil Modi was elected to Lok Sabha and the same time number of MLA's of JD(U) increased than BJP. Since leader of JD(U) changed his party. So kushwaha became leader of opposition.
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