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On February 22, 1973, Nitish Kumar married Manju Kumari Sinha, a teacher by profession. They have a son, Nishant, |
On February 22, 1973, Nitish Kumar married Manju Kumari Sinha, a teacher by profession. They have a son, Nishant, who is a graduate of [[Birla Institute of Technology|BIT]], [[Bit mesra|Mesra]].<ref name="indianexpress" /> His wife died in 2007 at the age of 53. |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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Nitish Kumar | |
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| 29th and 31st Chief Ministers of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2005 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| In office 3 march 2000 – 10 March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Rabri Devi |
| Succeeded by | Rabri Devi |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 20 March 2001 – 21 May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 5 August 1999 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 27 May 2000 – 21 July 2001 | |
| In office 22 November 1999 – 3 March 2000 | |
| Minister of Surface Transport | |
| In office 13 Oct 1999 – 22 November 1999 | |
| In office 14 April 1998 – 5 August 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | name-Nitish Kumar नितीश कुमार 1 March 1951 Bakhtiarpur, Patna |
| Died | name-Nitish Kumar नितीश कुमार |
| Resting place | name-Nitish Kumar नितीश कुमार |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Late Smt. Manju Kumari Sinha |
| Children | Nishant Kumar (son) |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | 1 Anne Marg, Patna |
| Alma mater | NIT, Patna formally BCE |
| Occupation | Politica & Social Worker |
| Profession | Engineer & Agriculturist |
| Website | http://cm.bih.nic.in |
As of 18 June, 2006 Source: Government of India | |
Nitish Kumār (Template:Lang-hi) or Nitīś Kumār, (born 1 March 1951), is the Chief Minister of Bihar - an eastern state of India. He is an Indian politician who leads his party, Janata Dal (United). As the Chief Minister he has gained popularity by building long-delayed bridges, re-laying roads that had ceased to exist, appointing over 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, and keeping crime in check.[1]
Early life and background
Nitish Kumār was born in Bakhtiarpur, Bihar to Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh and Parmeshwari Devi. His father was a freedom fighter and was close to the great Gandhian Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha, one of the founders of modern Bihar. His nickname is 'Munna'.[2] He is a teetotaler, doesn’t smoke, and is a frugal eater.[3] He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bihar College of Engineering, now NIT Patna.[4]
Political career
Early career
Nitish Kumar participated in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement between 1974 and 1977, and was close, among others, to Satyendra Narayan Sinha, a prominent leader of the time. He was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1985 as independate candidate. In 1987, he became the President of the Yuva Lok Dal. In 1989, he became the Secretary-General of the Janata Dal in Bihar. He was also elected to the 9th Lok Sabha the same year.
Union Minister in Center
In 1989, Nitish Kumar was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Agriculture in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha and became General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and the Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in the Parliament. He represented Barh parliamentary constituency (Bihar) in the Lok Sabha between 1989 and 2004.
He briefly served as the Union Cabinet as Minister for Railways and Minister for Surface Transport and then as the Minister for Agriculture in 1998-99. In August 1999, he resigned following the railway accident at Gaisal in North East India.
Later that year, he rejoined the Union Cabinet as Minister for Agriculture. From 2001 to May 2004 he served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Railways in the NDA Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections he contested elections from two constituencies, Barh and Nalanda. He was elected from Nalanda but lost from his traditional constituency, Barh. He was the leader of the Janata Dal (United) Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha.
Chief Minister of Bihar
In 2000, Nitish Kumar was appointed the Chief Minister of Bihar but had to resign 7 days later (March 3, 2000 – March 10, 2000). In November 2005, he led the National Democratic Alliance to victory in the 2005 Bihar assembly elections bringing an end to the 15-year rule of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 24 November 2005.Under his regime Bihar developed electronic version of RTI Act. In additon to that he also launched e-shakti, through which the ruralpeople can get information through telephone on the jobs available at their location under NREGS.
Personal life
On February 22, 1973, Nitish Kumar married Manju Kumari Sinha, a teacher by profession. They have a son, Nishant, who is a graduate of BIT, Mesra.[5] His wife died in 2007 at the age of 53.
Awards and recognition
- The Best Chief Minister,[9] according to the CNN-IBN and HT State of the Nation Poll 2007.
- Economics Times "Reformer of the Year 2009".
- 'Polio Eradication Championship Award' 2009, by Rotary Internationals. 3rd Indian to get this award.
Positions Held
| Period | Positions | Note |
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| 1977 | Contested first assmbly elections on a Janata Party ticket. | |
| 1985-89 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | First term in Legislative Assembly |
| 1986-87 | Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1987-88 | President, Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1987-89 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1989 | Secretary-General, Janata Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1989 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha. | First term in Lok Sabha |
| 1989-16/7/1990 | Member, House Committee. | Resigned |
| 4/1990-11/1990 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Co-operation. | |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha. | 2nd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1991-93 | General-Secretary, Janata Dal. Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament. |
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| 17/12/91-10/5/96 | Member, Railway Convention Committee. | |
| 8/4/93-10/5/96 | Chairman, Committee on Agriculture. | |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Estimates. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment Bill, 1996). |
3rd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1996-98 | Member, Committee on Defence. | |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha. | 4th term in Lok Sabha |
| 19/3/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways. | |
| 14/4/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (additional charge). | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha. | 5th term in Lok Sabha |
| 13/10/99-22/11/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport. | |
| 22/11/99-3/3/00 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 3/3/00-10/3/00 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 29th Chief Minister of Bihar, only for 7 days |
| 27/5/00-20/3/01 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 20/3/01-21/7/01 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture with additional charge of Railways. | |
| 22/7/01-21/5/04 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Coal & Steel. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Committee of Privileges. Leader Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. |
6th term in Lok Sabha |
| From 24/11/2005 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 31st Chief Minister of Bihar, |
2009 Lok Sabha Election
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got a bewildering victory in Lok Sabha election winning 32 of total 40 Lok Sabha seats (more than two-third of all seats).
References
- ^ "Nitish Kumar's development agenda makes waves in Bihar". Lok Sabha Elections 2009. Sify News. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Thousands of people had gathered on the streets since early morning as the news came that 'Munnaji' was coming home." "The town where Nitish is 'Munna'". India News. Rediff News. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Simha, Vijay (2005-12-03). "Constant Gardener's turn in the sun". News. Tehelka. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ http://www.moneycontrol.com/biography/Nitish_Kumar/1061 Nitish's brief biography
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
indianexpresswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1204670
- ^ http://www.indianoftheyear.com/politics.php
- ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ioty-politics-winner-nitish-kumar/83685-3.html Indian Of The Year-politics winner nitish kumar
- ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/features/rday/stateofthenation/cm.php
External links
- Latest news on Nitish Kumar
- Biography on Bihar Govt. web site
- Biography on website of Lok Sabha
- Vice-President CONDOLES THE DEATH OF SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINHA
- Prime Minister & Bihar Chief Minister leads nation in mourning death of S. N. Sinha
- Bihar CM paid homage to Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha