Kaushalendra Kumar

Kaushalendra Kumar
Member of the 15th, 16th Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2009
Preceded by Ramswaroop Prasad
Constituency Nalanda
Personal details
Born (1959-11-05)5 November 1959
Village Haidarchak Nalanda district, Bihar
Political party Janata Dal (United)
Spouse(s) Raveena kumari
Children 2 sons and 1 daughter
Residence Nalanda

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 in the Indian general election, 2009, when he succeeded and was nominated by Nitish Kumar in the constituency. He again won Nalanda seat in Indian general election, 2014.[2] He won with a narrow margin of 9627 votes.He is a Kurmi by caste.[3]

Personal life

He is a supporter of agrarian and social reform. His father was an farmer. Kaushalendra Kumar is married to Raveena Kumari in 1979. He has two sons and one daughter.His son is studying in IIT Roorkee.[4] Her wife is a District Council member from Nalanda.[5]

Education

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

References

  1. india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4467
  2. http://www.newsreporter.in/kaushlendra-kumar-of-jd-u-wins-the-nalanda-constituency-bihar-lok-sabha-election-2014-508649
  3. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-record-22-candidates-in-nalanda/article5918836.ece
  4. http://nocorruption.in/mps/kaushalendra-kumar/
  5. http://nocorruption.in/mps/kaushalendra-kumar/

References

Party political offices
Preceded by
Ram Sundar Das
Leader of the Janata Dal (United) Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2014–present
Incumbent
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