Bhishma Shankar Tiwari

Bhishma Shankar Tiwari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded bySharad Tripathi
ConstituencySant Kabir Nagar
In office
2008–2009
Preceded byBhal Chandra Yadav
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyKhalilabad
Personal details
Born (1960-09-30) 30 September 1960 (age 64)
Tanda, Uttar Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndia
Political partySamajwadi Party (since December 2021)
Other political
affiliations		Bahujan Samaj Party(2007-2021)
Spouse
Reena Tiwari
​
(m. 1986)​
Children4
Parent
RelativesVinay Shankar Tiwari (brother)
Residence(s)Gorakhpur and New Delhi.[1]
Profession
  • Farmer
  • politician
WebsiteProfile

Bhishma Shankar "Kushal" Tiwari (born 30 September 1960) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Sant Kabir Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party. Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party in December 2021.

Life and education

Tiwari was born in Tanda to Hari Shankar Tiwari and Ramlali Devi. His highest attained education is intermediate. By profession, he is a farmer.[1][2] His brother is politician Vinay Shankar Tiwari.[3] Tiwari married Reena Tiwari on 6 June 1986. They have two sons and two daughters.[1][2]

Political career

Tiwari started his political career as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on whose ticket he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Balrampur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed] Later, he represented Bahujan Samaj Party as a Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhafrom the Sant Kabir Nagar.[1][2]

Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party in December 2021.[4]

Posts held

# From To Position
01 2008 2009 Member, 14th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
03 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
04 2009 2014 Member, Committee on External Affairs
05 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Detailed Profile". Indian Government official website. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "More Brahmins, fewer Dalits among BSP candidates". Hindustan Times. IANS. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "UP Elections: SP gets shot in the arm as influential Tiwari clan from eastern UP, sitting BJP MLA join party". Financial Express. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.