NITISH KUMAR, SHRI
SAMATA PARTY - BARH (BIHAR)
Father's Name: Late Shri Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh Date of Birth: 1 March 1951 Place of Birth: Bakhtiarpur in Distt. Patna (Bihar) Marital Status: Married on 22 February 1973 Spouse's Name: Smt. Manju Kumari Sinha Children: One son Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc. (Eng.) Educated at Bihar College of Engineering Patna (Bihar) Profession :
Political & Social Worker, Agriculturist and Farmer Permanent Address :
Vill. Hakikatpur, P.O. Bakhtiarpur, Distt. Patna-800001 (Bihar) Tel. (06132) 6267 Positions Held :
1985-89Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly 1986-87Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly 1987-88President, Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar 1987-89Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly 1989Secretary-General, Janata Dal, Bihar 1991-93General-Secretary, Janata Dal 1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) 1989-90Member, House Committee April 1989-Nov. 1990Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation 1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time Countries Visited :
Havana (Cuba) and Moscow (Russia) as a member of Indian delegation in World Youth Festival in 1978 and as a member of Indian Parliamentary delegation in IPU Conferences held in Australia and France; Also, visited Singapore and Thailand Other Information :
Founder-Member, Samata Party Activist and Member, Steering Committee, J.P. Movement; detained in jail in 1974 under M.I.S.A. and also during the Emergency Election Result :
Barh Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate10,88,618 Total votes polled 7,07,618 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Shri Nitish Kumar (S.A.P.)3,60,156 (2) Shri Vijay Krishan (J.D.)2,95,302 (3) Smt. Uma Yadav [C.P.I.(ML)(L)] 17,263 (4) Smt. Punam Devi (I.N.C.) 9,403