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, Distt. Patna (Bihar) Marital Status Married on 22 February 1973 Spouse's Name Smt. Manju Kumari Sinha Children One son Educational Qualifications B.Sc. (Engineering) Educated at Bihar College of Engineering Patna (Bihar) Profession Political and Social Worker, Agriculturist and Farmer Permanent Address Vill. Hakikatpur, P.O. Bakhtiarpur, Distt. Patna-800001 (Bihar) Tel. (06132) 6267 Present Address 5, B.D. Marg, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3755448 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 9th Lok Sabha 1989-90Member, House Committee April 1990-Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Nov. 1990Cooperation 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1996-98Member, Committee on Defence 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 19 March 1998Union Cabinet Minister, Railways onwards 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, Jayaprakash Narayan Movement; detained in jail in 1974 under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A.)and also during Emergency in 1975
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com PressNote.comTotal electorate 10,93,635 Total votes polled 7,55,049 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Nitish Kumar (S.A.P.) 3,56,815 (2) Shri Vijoy Krishan (R.J.D.) 3,41,645 (3) Shri Brij Nandan Yadav (J.D.) 34,262 (4) Shri Satyendra Singh (Ind.) 3,717
Election Result of Barh Lok Sabha Constituency