Kaushalendra Kumar | |
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| Member of the 15th, 16th, 17th,18th Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Swarup Prasad |
| Constituency | Nalanda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1959 Village Haidarchak, Nalanda district, Bihar |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Raveena kumari |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Nalanda |
| Source: [1] | |
Kaushalendra Kumar is a Member of Parliament[1] for the Nalanda constituency of the India Lok Sabha. He is a representative of the Janata Dal (United) party. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2009 Indian general election, when he succeeded and was nominated by Nitish Kumar in the constituency. He again won the Nalanda seat in the 2014 Indian general election.[2] He won by a narrow margin of 9,627 votes.[3] In the 2019 general election, he got a record 540,888 votes and defeated his nearest rival by 256,137 votes.
Personal life[edit]
He is a supporter of agrarian and social reform.[4] His father was a farmer. Kaushalendra Kumar is married to Raveena Kumari in 1979. The couple has two sons.[5] His wife is a District Council member from Nalanda.[6][7] He is a member of Kurmi caste.[8]
See also[edit]
Education[edit]
He took his education from S.P.M. College Nalanda, Magadh University. He has a Bachelor of Arts. He also has an Agriculture Education from Kisan College, Sohsarai, Nalanda.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4467". Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Kaushlendra Kumar of JD(U) WINS the Nalanda constituency | Bihar , Lok Sabha Election 2014 - NewsReporter.in". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "A record 22 candidates in Nalanda - the Hindu". The Hindu. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar Nalanda mp contact address & email". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar Nalanda mp contact address & email". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Member Bioprofile Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "नीतीश को अपने ही गढ़ नालंदा में मिल रही दमदार चुनौती". BBC News हिंदी. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.