R. S. Kushwaha

R. S. Kushwaha
आर. एस. कुशवाहा
Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh[1]
MLC, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council[2]
In office
2010–2016
Preceded byDhirendra Pratap Singh
Succeeded byShashank Yadav
ConstituencyLakhimpur Kheri District
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly[3]
In office
March 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byRam Kumar verma
Succeeded byKrishna Gopal Patel
ConstituencyNighasan (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseBeena Kushwaha (wife)
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Residence(s)E-2938, Rajajipuram, Lucknow
ProfessionPolitician

R. S. Kushwaha is an Indian politician from the Lakhimpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. R. S. Kushwaha is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and has previously held the post of the national general secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).[4][5] He has also served as the president of the Uttar Pradesh state unit of the party during the time of Alliance between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. He joined SP in October 2021.[6] He was the member of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2016.[2][7][8] He also contested the 15th Lok Sabha Elections against former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli constituency.[9]

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  2. ^ a b "Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India". infoelections.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ "BSP appoints Munquad Ali as UP party chief, Danish Ali removed as leader in LS". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "BSP Leader RS Kushwaha Meets Akhilesh Yadav Triggering Defection Rumours". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ^ Pioneer, The. "BSP leaders RS Kushwaha and Kadir Rana join SP". The Pioneer. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Empoweringindia.org". www.empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Desk, India TV News (26 October 2012). "BSP names candidates for Rae Bareli, Lucknow Lok Sabha polls". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)