Ajit Kushwaha Explained
Ajit Kumar Singh[1] also known as Ajit Kumar Kushwaha[2] [3] is an Indian politician and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Dumraon Assembly constituency. Singh has been elected to assembly as a candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.[4] He defeated Anjum Ara of Janata Dal (United) (JDU), as a candidate of Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) in the 2020 Bihar assembly elections. Singh won the tripolar contest, in which apart from JDU's Anjum Ara, former Member of Legislative Assembly from Dumraon, Dadan Pahalwan was also a participant.[5] [6]
Political career
He was one of the youngest candidates contesting the assembly elections in 2020. Singh was a former president for the state of Bihar, of the Revolutionary Youth Association and a former secretary for the state of Bihar of All India Students Association. He completed his doctoral studies in the "history of farmer's agitation" from the Veer Kunwar Singh University and started taking part in political activism, before being elected as a member of the legislative assembly in 2020.[7]
He secured 71,320 votes and defeated the second runner-up Anjum Ara (46,905 votes) in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ajit Kumar Singh. national election watch. 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222212936/https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=9813. live.
- Web site: विरोध मार्च:भगत सिंह के विचारों पर चल रहे हैं आज के कई संगठन : अजीत कुशवाहा. BHASKAR.COM. 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222211539/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/buxar/news/many-organizations-of-today-are-running-on-the-ideas-of-bhagat-singh-ajit-kushwaha-130375783.html. live.
- Web site: Bihar Poisonous Liquor: शराब से मरे हुए लोगों के शव पर सरकार नृत्य कर रही, अजीत कुशवाहा ने साधा निशाना, पढ़ें क्या कहा. abp news. 27 January 2022 . 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222212633/https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-poisonous-liquor-government-is-dancing-on-the-dead-bodies-of-people-killed-by-alcohol-mla-ajeet-kushwaha-targeted-bihar-government-ann-2048157. live.
- News: In Bihar's Dumraon, a young royal tries his luck as an independent. 22 February 2023. economic times. 26 October 2020 . 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222204842/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/in-bihars-dumraon-a-young-royal-tries-his-luck-as-an-independent-candidate/articleshow/78874272.cms. live . Singh . Sanjay .
- Web site: Bihar election 2020: Fiery contest in Dumraon as JD(U) ditches incumbent heavyweight MLA. Hindustan Times. 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222205701/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/bihar-election-2020-fiery-contest-in-dumraon-as-jd-u-ditches-incumbent-heavyweight-mla/story-xL5lSfxEeh35N8vspsOIqI.html. live.
- Web site: Making And Unmaking Of Cadre Based Party: CPI (ML) In Bihar. outlook india. 20 April 2022 . 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222210109/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/making-and-unmaking-of-cadre-based-party-cpi-ml-in-bihar-news-192321. live.
- Web site: Left parties field several youngsters in Bihar polls. National Herald. 7 October 2020 . 23 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222211057/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/left-parties-field-several-youngsters-in-bihar-polls. live.
- Web site: वोट के ध्रुवीकरण के बदौलत माले ने दिखाया डुमरांव में दम. jagran.com. 21 February 2023. 22 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222212337/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/buxar-due-to-polarization-of-votes-male-showed-strength-in-dumraon-21054638.html. live.