Kaushalendra Kumar
Member of the 15th, 16th, 17th Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byRamswaroop Prasad
ConstituencyNalanda
Personal details
Born (1959-01-13) 13 January 1959 (age 65)
Village Haidarchak, Nalanda district, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
SpouseRaveena kumari
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceNalanda
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 in the 2009 Indian general election, when he succeeded and was nominated by Nitish Kumar in the constituency. He again won Nalanda seat in 2014 Indian general election.[2] He won with a narrow margin of 9627 votes.[3] In 2019 general election he defeated his nearest rival by 2,56,137 votes. He got a record 5,40,888 votes.

Personal life

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 and one daughter. Their son is studying in IIT Roorkee.[5] His wife is a District Council member from Nalanda.[6][7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ "india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4467". Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "A record 22 candidates in Nalanda - the Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar Nalanda mp contact address & email". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar Nalanda mp contact address & email". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Kaushalendra Kumar". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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