Upendra Kushwaha
Upendra Kushwaha | |
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Kushwaha in 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vivek Thakur |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 4 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | George Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | K. C. Tyagi |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| President of Rashtriya Lok Morcha | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 10 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mahabali Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mahabali Singh |
| Constituency | Karakat |
| President of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | |
| In office 13 March 2013 – 2021 | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 2021 – 24 February 2023 | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Das Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Achyutanand Singh |
| Constituency | Jandaha |
| President of Rashtriya Samata Party | |
| In office 2007 – 29 November 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Upendra Kumar Singh 6 February 1960 Vaishali district, Bihar, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | Rashtriya Lok Morcha (2023—present) |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) (2004—2007, 2009—2013, 2021—2023) Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (2013—2021) Rashtriya Samata Party (2007—2009) Samata Party (2000—2004) |
| Children | Deepak Prakash |
| Alma mater | Bihar University |
| Source: My Neta | |
Upendra Kumar Singh, commonly known as Upendra Kushwaha (born 6 February 1960) is an Indian politician, and a former Member of Bihar Legislative Council and Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has also served as Minister of State for Human Resources and Development in the Government of India. Kushwaha is a former Member of Parliament (MP) from the Karakat constituency in Rohtas district, Bihar, and a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the founder and president of Rashtriya Samata Party (RSP), which merged into Janata Dal (United) (JDU) in 2009. Later, he formed Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), which also merged with JD(U) in 2021. On 20 February 2023, Kushwaha resigned from all positions in JD(U) and formed his own party called Rashtriya Lok Morcha due to his political problems with JD(U) and Nitish Kumar. Kushwaha contested the Lok Sabha election of 2024 from Karakat constituency and finished at a distant third position. However, he was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in August 2024.