Babu Singh Kushwaha | |
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Deputy Leader, Samajwadi Party in Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 30 July 2024 | |
Leader | Akhilesh Yadav |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Shyam Singh Yadav |
Constituency | Jaunpur |
Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 13 May 2007 – 8 April 2011 | |
Chief Minister | Mayawati |
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In office 11 October 2002 – 28 May 2003 | |
Chief Minister | Mayawati |
Ministry & Department's |
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Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
In office 6 May 2000 – 5 May 2012 | |
Constituency | elected by MLA'S |
Personal details | |
Born | Pakhrauli, Uttar Pradesh, India | 7 May 1966
Political party | Jan Adhikar Party (2016-Present) |
Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party
(1984-2011) (2024-Present) |
Spouse | Shivkanya Kushwaha |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Politician |
Website | https://www.janadhikarparty.org/ |
Babu Singh Kushwaha (born 7 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, serving as chief of the Jan Adhikar Party and former Family Welfare Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government under Mayawati. He was also one of Behenji’s trusted backroom boys, who besides working at the grassroots looked after the party’s administrative affairs.[1] Kushwaha was at the center of controversy in the NRHM scam.[2] In the 2024 Indian general election, he won from the Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency on the symbol of Samajwadi Party, becoming a member of Lok Sabha for the first time.[3]