Bhishma Shankar Tiwari

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Reena Tiwari
(m. 1986)
Bhishma Shankar Tiwari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Children4
Parent
Relatives Vinay Shankar Tiwari (brother)
Residence(s) Gorakhpur and New Delhi. [1]
Profession
  • Farmer
  • politician
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Bhishma Shankar "Kushal" Tiwari (born 30 September 1960) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Sant Kabir Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party. Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party in December 2021.

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Life and education

Tiwari was born in Tanda to Hari Shankar Tiwari and Ramlali Devi. His highest attained education is intermediate. By profession, he is a farmer. [1] [2] His brother is politician Vinay Shankar Tiwari. [3] Tiwari married Reena Tiwari on 6 June 1986. They have two sons and two daughters. [1] [2]

Political career

Tiwari started his political career as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on whose ticket he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Balrampur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.[ citation needed ] Later, he represented Bahujan Samaj Party as an Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhafrom the Sant Kabir Nagar. [1] [2]

Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party in December 2021. [4]

Posts held

#FromToPosition
0120082009Member, 14th Lok Sabha
0220092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
0320092014Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
0420092014Member, Committee on External Affairs
0520092014Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Detailed Profile". Indian Government official website. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "More Brahmins, fewer Dalits among BSP candidates". Hindustan Times . IANS. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "UP Elections: SP gets shot in the arm as influential Tiwari clan from eastern UP, sitting BJP MLA join party". Financial Express. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.