Kamlesh Paswan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Rural Development Government of India | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 serving withChandra Sekhar Pemmasani | |
| President | Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Shivraj Singh Chauhan |
| Preceded by | Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mahabir Prasad |
| Constituency | Bansgaon[1] |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 26 February 2002 – 13 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Chandresh Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahadur Yadav |
| Constituency | Maniram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-08-06)6 August 1976 (age 48)[1] Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (Since 2009),Samajwadi Party (before 2009).[1] |
| Spouse | Ritu |
| Relations | Vimlesh Paswan (Brother) |
| Children | 3 Jai, Raksha and Tanu |
| Parent(s) | Om Prakash Paswan (Father), Subhawati Paswan (Mother) |
| Residence | Gorakhpur & New Delhi.[1] |
| Alma mater | St. Pauls School inGorakhpur.[1] |
| Profession | Businessperson & Politician.[1] |
| Committees | Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
Kamlesh Paswan is an Indian politician and is a Member ofParliament in the18th Lok Sabha ofIndia and Minister of State in Ministry of Rural Development. Paswan represents theBansgaon constituency ofUttar Pradesh and is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party political party.[1]
Kamlesh Paswan was bornPasi community inGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is amatriculate from St. Paul's School inGorakhpur.[1] His father, Om Prakash Paswan, was also a politician and was killed in 1996 while addressing a public meeting.[2]
Paswan was also a member of theUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly fromManiram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) asSamajwadi Party Candidate . In 2009, he joinedBharatiya Janta Party and contested forLok Sabha elections and became a member of the15th Lok Sabha fromBansgaon constituency. He is a member of16th Lok Sabha.[1]
In October 2013, Paswan claimed that his life was under threat from "political rivals and mafia" in the region. Reportedly, he had requested theDistrict magistrate and theSuperintendent of police for providing him security cover. Paswan also stated that he contemplated raising his security concerns to theChief Minister ofU.P.,Akhilesh Yadav.[2]
| # | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2002 | 2007 | MemberUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 02 | 2009 | 2014 | Member,15th Lok Sabha |
| 03 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 04 | 2014 | 2019 | Member,16th Lok Sabha |
| 05 | 2019 | 2024 | Member,17th Lok Sabha |
| 06 | 2024[3] | Incumbent | Member,18th Lok Sabha |
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