Kaushalendra Kumar

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.

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
Village Haidarchak, Nalanda district, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)Raveena kumari
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceNalanda

Personal life

He is a supporter of agrarian and social reform. 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.[4] His 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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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