Vorlage:Infobox Indian politician Nitish Kumār (Vorlage:Lang-hi) or Nitīś Kumār, (born 1 March 1951), is the Chief Minister of Bihar, an Eastern state of India. He is an Indian politician who leads his party, Janata Dal (United). As the Chief Minister he has gained popularity by building long-delayed bridges, re-laying roads that had ceased to exist, appointing over 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, and keeping crime in check.[1]
Early life and background
Nitish Kumār was born in Bakhtiarpur, Bihar to Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh and Parmeshwari Devi. His father was a freedom fighter and was close to the great Gandhian Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha, one of the founders of modern Bihar. His nickname is 'Munna'.[2] He is a teetotaler, doesn’t smoke, and is a frugal eater.[3] He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bihar College of Engineering, now NIT Patna.[4]
Political career
Early career
Nitish Kumar participated in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement between 1974 and 1977, and was close to Satyendra Narayan Sinha, a prominent leader of the time. He was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1985 as an independent candidate. In 1987, he became the President of the Yuva Lok Dal. In 1989, he became the Secretary-General of the Janata Dal in Bihar. He was also elected to the 9th Lok Sabha the same year.
As Minister of Railways, he managed Railways to a loss making, and claiming that Laloo's development was actually his and saying that these fruits were subsequently enjoyed by incoming ministers.
Union Minister in Centre
In 1989, Nitish Kumar was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Agriculture in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha and became General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and the Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in the Parliament. He represented Barh parliamentary constituency (Bihar) in the Lok Sabha between 1989 and 2004.
He briefly served as the Union Cabinet as Minister for Railways and Minister for Surface Transport and then as the Minister for Agriculture in 1998-99. In August 1999, he resigned following the railway accident at Gaisal in North East India.
Later that year, he rejoined the Union Cabinet as Minister for Agriculture. From 2001 to May 2004 he served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Railways in the NDA Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections he contested elections from two constituencies, Barh and Nalanda. He was elected from Nalanda but lost from his traditional constituency, Barh. He was the leader of the Janata Dal (United) Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha.
Chief Minister of Bihar
In 2000, Nitish Kumar was appointed the Chief Minister of Bihar but had to resign 7 days later (March 3, 2000 – March 10, 2000). In November 2005, he led the National Democratic Alliance to victory in the 2005 Bihar assembly elections bringing an end to the 15-year rule of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 24 November 2005.Under his regime Bihar developed electronic version of RTI Act. In addition to that he also launched e-shakti, through which the ruralpeople can get information through telephone on the jobs available at their location under NREGS.
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Personal life
On February 22, 1973, Nitish Kumar married Manju Kumari Sinha, a teacher by profession. They have a son, Nishant, who is a graduate of BIT, Mesra.[5] His wife died in 2007 at the age of 53. He is credited with giving a new face to Bihar after the creation of Jharkhand.
Awards and recognition
- The Best Chief Minister,[9] according to the CNN-IBN and HT State of the Nation Poll 2007.
- Economics Times "Reformer of the Year 2009".
- 'Polio Eradication Championship Award' 2009, by Rotary Internationals. 3rd Indian to get this award.
Positions Held
| Period | Positions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Contested first assembly elections on a Janata Party ticket. | |
| 1985-89 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | First term in Legislative Assembly |
| 1986-87 | Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1987-88 | President, Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1987-89 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1989 | Secretary-General, Janata Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1989 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha. | First term in Lok Sabha |
| 1989-16/7/1990 | Member, House Committee. | Resigned |
| 4/1990-11/1990 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Co-operation. | |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha. | 2nd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1991-93 | General-Secretary, Janata Dal. Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament. |
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| 17/12/91-10/5/96 | Member, Railway Convention Committee. | |
| 8/4/93-10/5/96 | Chairman, Committee on Agriculture. | |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Estimates. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment Bill, 1996). |
3rd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1996-98 | Member, Committee on Defence. | |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha. | 4th term in Lok Sabha |
| 19/3/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways. | |
| 14/4/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (additional charge). | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha. | 5th term in Lok Sabha |
| 13/10/99-22/11/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport. | |
| 22/11/99-3/3/00 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 3/3/00-10/3/00 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 29th Chief Minister of Bihar, only for 7 days |
| 27/5/00-20/3/01 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 20/3/01-21/7/01 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture with additional charge of Railways. | |
| 22/7/01-21/5/04 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Coal & Steel. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Committee of Privileges. Leader Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. |
6th term in Lok Sabha |
| From 24/11/2005 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 31st Chief Minister of Bihar, |
References
External links
- Latest news on Nitish Kumar
- Nitish Kumar Fan Club
- Biography on Bihar Govt. web site
- Biography on website of Lok Sabha
- Vice-President CONDOLES THE DEATH OF SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINHA
- Prime Minister & Bihar Chief Minister leads nation in mourning death of S. N. Sinha
- Bihar CM paid homage to Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- ↑ Nitish Kumar's development agenda makes waves in Bihar In: Lok Sabha Elections 2009, Sify News, 1. Mai 2009. Abgerufen am 26. Mai 2009
- ↑ "Thousands of people had gathered on the streets since early morning as the news came that 'Munnaji' was coming home." The town where Nitish is 'Munna' In: India News, Rediff News, 25. November 2005. Abgerufen am 26. Mai 2009
- ↑ Vijay Simha: Constant Gardener’s turn in the sun In: News, Tehelka, 3. Dezember 2005. Abgerufen am 26. Mai 2009
- ↑ http://www.moneycontrol.com/biography/Nitish_Kumar/1061 Nitish's brief biography
- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-bihar-son-rise-on-a-different-horizon/442546/
- ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1204670
- ↑ http://www.indianoftheyear.com/politics.php
- ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ioty-politics-winner-nitish-kumar/83685-3.html Indian Of The Year-politics winner nitish kumar
- ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/features/rday/stateofthenation/cm.php