Abhay Kushwaha
Abhay Kushwaha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Aurangabad, Bihar |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 8 November 2015 – 10 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Kumar |
| Constituency | Tikari |
| Leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abhay Kumar Sinha 5 June 1972 |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) (till 2024) |
| Spouse |
Kumari Anjali Bharti
(m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Abhay Kushwaha (alias Abhay Kumar Sinha; born 5 June 1972) is an Indian politician from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and a Member of Parliament representing Aurangabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India and former Member of Legislative Assembly for Tikari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the Gaya district of Bihar. An erstwhile member of Janata Dal (United); he won the 2015 Legislative Assembly election to the Tekari constituency by defeating Anil Kumar of Hindustani Awam Morcha, a political party led by former Bihar Chief Minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi. He defeated Anil Kumar by a huge margin of votes. While Abhay secured 86,975 votes, Anil managed to get 55,162 votes only. In 2024 Indian general election, he won the Aurangabad, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency by defeating BJP's four term member of parliament, Sushil Kumar Singh. He contested on the symbol of Rashtriya Janata Dal in this election.