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Amarjeet Kushwaha
Amarjeet Kushwaha is an Indian activist, lawyer and politician. He was elected as member of Bihar legislative assembly in 2020 from 106th Ziradei constituency. He is a leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. He was the national president of the Revolutionary Youth Association in India. In 2020 he defeated his near rival Kamla Devi from Ziradei seat with a margin of more than 25000 votes. Personal life and education Amarjeet Kushwaha was brought up in the Siwan district of Bihar. He attended the M.M.M. PG College, Bhatparrani, Deoria and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later he got a graduation for a second time with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Gorakhpur University. Kushwaha is married to Maya Devi. Activism During his course in Gorakhpur University, Kushwaha joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. After completing his course in Uttar Pradesh, he returned to Siwan as a party activist. In Siwan, Kushw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziradei
Ziradei (also spelt Jiradei) is one of the administrative divisions of Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. Geography Ziradei is located at History and people Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India was from Ziradei. Panchayats Panchayats in Ziradei community development block are: Akolhi, Mairwa, Don Bazar, Gangpaliya, Badhenya, Bharauli, Chandauli Gangauli, Chandpali, Chhotaka Manjha, Garar, Hasua, Jamapur, Manjhawalia, Miya Ke Bhatkan, Narindrapur, Sakara, Thepaha, Titara and Ziradei . Demographics As per 2001 census, Ziradei block had a population of 138,078. Personalities *Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, was born at Ziradei on 3 December 1884. * Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava, better known as Natwarlal, was a noted Indian con man known for having repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the Rashtrapati Bhavan and also the Parliament House of India along with its 545 sitting members. He was also born in Bangra a small village i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainik Bhaskar
''Dainik Bhaskar ''is India's largest Hindi-language daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is ranked 3rd in the world by circulation and is the largest newspaper in India by circulation. Started in Bhopal in 1958, it expanded in 1983 with the launch of ''Dainik Bhaskar'''s Indore edition. ''Dainik Bhaskar Group'' is present in 12 states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. History ''Subah Savere'' was launched in 1948 to fulfill the need for a Hindi-language daily newspaper. It launched under the name ''Subah Savere'' in Bhopal and ''Good Morning India'' in Gwalior. In 1957, the newspaper was renamed ''Bhaskar Samachar''. In 1958, the newspaper was renamed ''Dainik Bhaskar''. The word ''Bhaskar'' means "the Rising Sun" in English. Along with its rising sun graphic, was meant to represent a bright future. Expansion By 1995, ''Dainik Bhaskar'' had emerged as the number 1 newspaper in Madhya Pradesh ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhi
Mukhi (''mukhia'') is the title used for a head of community or village elitesIndia's Villages. Development Department, West Bengal, 1955 and their local government in Western India and the Sindh.Peasant Pasts: History and Memory in Western India. Vinayak, Chaturvedi, University of California Press, 2007 It is derived from the word "''mukhiya''" meaning "foremost" and prior to Indian Independence, they were the most power person in each community imbued with both civil and judicial powers. Status Mukhi headmen generally came from the wealthiest or most prominent families within their community and acted as the president of the local panchayats. According to local traditions, the mukhi could be a hereditary position inherited by the eldest son Gujarat, Part 3. Popular Prakashan, 2003 or an elected position, as were the panchayats. Decisions made by the panchayat were accepted by their communities and did not require enforcement. In developed areas, many also held high positions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siwan (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Siwan is a Lok Sabha constituency in the state of Bihar in India. The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament of India. The constituency was formed following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 and the constituency boundaries were readjusted by the Delimitation Order of 2008. The constituency consists of 6 Assembly segments (constituencies) of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Overview The Siwan constituency of the Lok Sabha is encompassed in the administrative district of Siwan of the state of Bihar. The constituency is assigned the number 18 of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Bihar by the Election Commission of India. It consists of 6 Assembly segments (constituencies) numbered 105–110 of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, one of which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in accordance with the Delimitation Order of 2008 implemented on the basis of the Delimitation Act of 2002. The Siwan constituency of the Lok Sabha has no reservation stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarnath Yadav
Amar Nath Yadav, alternatively Amarnath Yadav is an Indian politician and former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He is a veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and a member of the Bihar State Committee of the party. He is also the vice president of the Kisan Mahasabha in Bihar. He is known for his opposition to the erstwhile rule of local strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin and described by a ''Hindustan Times'' article as "the only man who stood up to Shahabuddin". He had represented the Darauli constituency from 1995–2000 and from 2005–2010. He rose to prominence in the area after the murder of the student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad in 1997, who died whilst campaigning against Shahabuddin. Early life Amarnath Yadav was born in the village of Kavilpura in the Siwan district of Bihar. Legislator Yadav contested the Darauli seat in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election of 1990 as an Indian People's Front candidate. He finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 percent – the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters. The Bharatiya Janata Party received 37.36% of the vote, the highest vote share by a political party since the 1989 general election, and won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority. In addition, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats. The Indian National Congress won 52 seats, failing to get 10% of the seats needed to claim the post of Leader of Opposition; Congress led United Progressive Alliance won 91 seats. Other parties and their alliances won 98 seats. Legislative assembly elections in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim were held simultaneously with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhat Khabar . The newspaper began reporting the Fodder Scam in 1992. Despite receiving threats, the newspaper wrote 70 reports on the scam and had four or five reporters reporting the story.
Prabhat Khabar is a Hindi language newspaper published daily in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The newspaper is circulated in several states in India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and some parts of Orissa. It was founded in August 1984 in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. The newspaper is notable for reporting social issues and revealing scams, such as the Fodder Scam The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of about from the government treasury of the north Indian state of Bihar. Notable staff * Feroze Varun Gan ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Today
''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new online opinion-orientated site called the ''DailyO''. History ''India Today'' was established in 1975 by Vidya Vilas Purie (owner of Thompson Press), with his daughter Madhu Trehan as its editor and his son Aroon Purie as its publisher.Bhandare, Namita"70's: The decade of innocence".''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 29 July 2012. At present, ''India Today'' is also published in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S .... The India Today news channel was launched on 22 May 2015. In October 2017, Aroon P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziradei Constituency
Ziradei Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. Amarjeet Kushwaha is a member of the legislative assembly from Ziradei. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 106 Ziradei Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ziradei, Nautan and Mairwa community development blocks. Ziradei Assembly constituency is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) . Election results 2020 1977-2010 In the 2010 state assembly elections, Asha Devi of BJP won the Ziradei assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amarjeet Kushwaha of CPI(M-L)L. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shyam Bahadur Singh of JD(U) defeated Azazul Haque of RJD in October 2005. Azazul Haque of RJD Shyam Bahadur Singh representing JD(U) in February 2005 and representing SAP in 2000. Mohammad Shahabuddin of JD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five-phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015. In April 2015, the Janata Parivar group (a group of six parties – Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular), Indian National Lok Dal and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)) announced their intention to fight the election, with Nitish Kumar as their Chief Ministerial candidate. The Janta Parivar was joined by the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party. This coalition was restructured as ''Mahagathbandhan (Bihar), Mahagatabandhan'' when the Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), Indian National Lok Dal and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) departed from the Janata Parivar. The Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance (India), NDA fought the election alongside the Lok Janshakti Party, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlook (Indian Magazine)
''Outlook'' is a weekly general interest English and Hindi news magazine published in India. History and profile ''Outlook'' was first issued in October 1995 with Vinod Mehta as the editor in chief. It is owned by the Rajan Raheja Group. The publisher is Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. It features contents from politics, sports, cinema, and stories of broad interests. By December 2018, ''Outlook'' magazine's Facebook following had grown to over 12 lakh (1.2 million). Staff Editor *Chinki Sinha Editors-in-chief *Vinod Mehta (1995 - 2012) * Krishna Prasad (2012–2016) *Rajesh Ramachandran (2016-2018) Managing editors *Tarun Tejpal (1995 - March 2000) ''tehelka.com''. Retrieved 31 March 2013 Notable contributors * |
Mohammad Shahabuddin
Mohammad Shahabuddin (10 May 1967 – 1 May 2021) was a politician and former Member of Parliament from the Siwan constituency in the state of Bihar. He was a former member of the National Executive Committee of the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Shahabuddin was disqualified from contesting elections following his conviction for the kidnapping and disappearance of Chote Lal Gupta, an activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation for which he was serving a life sentence. He was also accused of killing 15 other Communist Party activists, including the former student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad. Shahabuddin was elected for four successive terms to the Indian Parliament between 1996 and 2004 from the Siwan constituency. He was also elected for two successive terms to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1990 and 1995 from the Ziradei constituency. His wife, Hena Shahab, has contested from the Siwan constituency as the candidate from the Rashtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
