Bhishma Shankar Tiwari

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.

Bhishma Shankar Tiwari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Sharad Tripathi
Constituency	Sant Kabir Nagar
In office 2008–2009
Preceded by	Bhal Chandra Yadav
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Khalilabad
Personal details
Born	(1960-09-30) 30 September 1960 (age 64) Tanda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Samajwadi Party (since December 2021)
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party(2007-2021)
Spouse	Reena Tiwari ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	4
Parent	Hari Shankar Tiwari (father)
Relatives	Vinay Shankar Tiwari (brother)
Residence(s)	Gorakhpur and New Delhi.[1]
Profession	Farmer politician
Website	Profile

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

• Sant Kabir Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
2. "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.