Satyadev Kushwaha

Satyadev Kushwaha is an Indian politician who is a leader of Janata Dal (United) party and a former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the assembly from Kurtha in Arwal district. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections he defeated Ashok Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.[1][2][3]

Satyadev Kushwaha
Satyadev Kushwaha(centre)
ConstituencyKurtha
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2015
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2015–2020
Personal details
Born20 June 1950
Bhilichak, Aurangabad district, Bihar
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)Tinku Devi
ParentsRamanand Singh (father)

Life

Satyadev Singh alias Satyadev Kushwaha was born to Ramanand Singh on 20 June 1950. His father was an agriculturist by profession. He completed his education from Tekari college Magadh University Bodhgaya. Singh hails from Aurangabad district where his native village Bhimlichak is located. He is active in social work besides politics.[4] Singh has been embroiled in many controversies. In October 2015 he was caught on a video accepting bribe from a businessman.[5][6]

Political career

Satyadev Singh entered into politics in 1974 and had been associated with several political parties like Lok Dal, Janata Party, Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) at different times. In 1984 he was involved in protecting Sikhs residing in Bokaro steel city from the anti-Sikh riots that was followed up after the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Satyadev helped to protect life of thousands of Sikh people for which he was later awarded by Sikh society at the Model Town Gurudwara in 1986 at Delhi. He was arrested and tortured by the incumbent government for this. In 1998 he contested the Lok Sabha election on the ticket of Janata Dal from Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency but was defeated. He later contested the election to Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2010 and won, assuming office from 2010-15. He again successfully contested the Bihar Assembly Elections in 2015 from Kurtha constituency. In the 2015 Assembly Election to Kurtha he received 43,676 votes and defeated his opponent by a large margin.[4] In 2020 Bihar Assembly Election Janata Dal (United) once again made him its candidate from Kurtha while many other sitting MLAs were ousted from the party.[7][8]

In this election Satyadev was defeated by Bagi Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Janata Dal with a high victory margin.[9]

References
  1. "Satyadev Singh". Myneta.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "JDU lawmaker caught on camera taking bribe". Indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "Kurtha Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results". Election.in. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. "Member Profile:Satyadev Singh" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "Shocker! JDU MLA Kushwaha caught taking bribe, BJP leaks the video!". dailybhaskar. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Bihar polls: Another 'bribe sting' embarrasses JD(U), MLA in the dock". DNA India. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. "Bihar Election 2020: जदयू ने अपने पुराने लड़ाकों को नहीं किया निराश, सभी को मिला टिकट". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 15 October 2020. transl:There were many things going on regarding the Karghar seat, but JDU again fielded its MLA Vashisht Singh. He defeated the RLSP candidate in the 2015 election. JDU's trust in Satya Dev Kushwaha from Kurtha remained intact. He to defeated the RLSP candidate last time. Abhay Kushwaha, who is preparing to contest from Belaganj, also did not disappoint. Manorama Devi gets tickets from Attri.
  8. "Bihar Assembly Election 2020: JD(U) announces candidates for 1st phase; Kaushal Yadav to contest from Nawada, Jayavardhan Yadav from Paliganj". Jagran.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  9. "Kurtha assembly result 2020". News18. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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