Upendra Kushwaha

Constituency:Karakat

Party:Rashtriya Lok Samta Party

Father's Name:Late Shri Muneshwar Singh

Mother's Name:Smt. Muneshwari Devi

Date of Birth:Saturday, February 6, 1960

Birth Place:Javaj, Distt. Vaishali, Bihar

Spouse Name:Smt. Snehlata

SONS:1

DAUGHTERS:1

State Name:Bihar

Permanent Address:Vill. and P.O. Javaj, Distt. Vaishali, Bihar09431026399 (M)

Present Address:Bungalow No. 78, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110 003Tels : (011) 24644994, 24644995 09431026399 (M) Fax : (011) 24644996

Email Id:upendra.kushwaha19@sansad.nic.in

Education Qualifications:M.A. (Political Science)Educated at Patna Science College, Patna and B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Countries Visited:Bhutan, Indonesia, Mauritius,Nepal and Singapore

Positions Held:2000 - 2005 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
2002 - 2004 Deputy Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly
March 2004 - Feb. 2005 Leader, Samata Party, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly
July 2010 - 2013 Member, Rajya Sabha
August 2010 to Jan. 2013 Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Panchayati Raj andMinistry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
9 Nov. 2014 onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development

OTHER INFO:Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Samta College, Jandaha (Vaishali) since 1985, which is now known as Muneshwar Singh Muneshwari Samta College; State General-Secretary,(i) Yuva Lok Dal, 1985-88 and (ii) Samata Party, 1994-2002; National General-Secretary,Yuva Janata Dal, 1988-93;previously associated with the Samata Party