Nishikant Dubey

Nishikant Dubey (b 1969) is a member of India's 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the Godda constituency in Jharkhand since May 2019.[1] Additionally he was a member of the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha, 2009-2014 and 2014-2019 respectively.[1]

Nishikant Dubey
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
May 2009
Preceded byFurqan Ansari
ConstituencyGodda, Jharkhand
Personal details
Born
Nishikant Dubey

(1969-01-28) 28 January 1969[1]
Bhawanipur, Bhagalpur, Bihar[1]
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndia
Political partyBJP, (Bharatiya Janata Party).[1]
Spouse(s)Smt. Anamika Gautam[1]
Children2 sons (Maahin and Kanishk)
Parents(Veena Dubey) & (Radheshyam Dubey).[1]
ResidenceNew Delhi & Bhagalpur.[1]
EducationMarwari College, Bhagalpur
OccupationBusinessperson, Agriculturist & Politician.
WebsiteNishikant Dubey

Education & background

Nishikant Dubey has been active in politics since 2009, prior to that he was an employee of Essar in the capacity of Director. He married Anukant Dubey in the year 2000. He holds a BA degree from Marwari College Bhagalpur, MBA and a Doctorate from Pratap University in Jaipur.[1]

Controversies
  • In December 2019, while discussing on the Taxation Law Amendment Bill and a statutory resolution disapproving the ordinance on the same legislation in the lower house of the Parliament of India, Dubey said: "Sustainable economic development is more important than GDP".[3] Even after following a backlash on the social media he was found justifying his statement on his Facebook page.[4]
  • In September 2018, Dubey allowed a party worker to wash his feet and drink up the water.[5] Dubey initially boosted this incident on his Facebook page;[6] however, following the backlash on social media and from opposition parties he changed his stand and said that he tried to stop the party worker in doing so but the guy wouldn't listen and threatened to suicide.[7]
  • In April 2014, Prior to 2014 Indian general election, Dubey and his wife Anamika Gautam were booked for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore from a man for election campaign.[10]

Posts held
#FromToPosition
0120092014Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
0220092014Member, Committee on Finance
0320142019Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
042019PresentElected to 17th Lok Sabha

See also
  • List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha of India
  • List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
  • List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha of India

References
  1. "Profile on Lok Sabha Official Website".
  2. "GENERAL ELECTION TO THE 17th LOK SABHA, 2019 - LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. "GDP has no relevance, should not be treated as Bible, Ramayan and Mahabharat: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. "GDP का सिद्धांत ग़लत है..." Facebook. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. "BJP MP proudly shares photos of OBC youth washing his feet, then drinking the water". National Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "अपनो में श्रेष्ठता बांटी नही जाती और कार्यकर्ता यदि खुशी का इजहार पैर धोकर कर रहा है तो क्या गजब हुआ?". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "मिलिए सांसद के पैर धोकर पीने वाले भीषण भक्त से". BBC News. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. "Srijan scam: Nitish Kumar on sticky wicket". The Asian Age. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. "Nishikant Dubey's lawyer sent notice to Hindustan for bringing his name in Srijan Scam". Newsd. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. "BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, wife booked for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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