Bhishma Shankar "Kushal" Tiwari (born 30 September 1960) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of

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in the

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and

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, representing the

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constituency of

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as a member of the

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political party. Tiwari joined

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in December 2021.

Life and education

Tiwari was born in Tanda to

Hari Shankar Tiwari Hari Shankar Tiwari is an Indian gangster and politician from Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Tiwari was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the village Tanda, Chillupar in Gorakhpur district. Politics Tiwari was the fir ...

and Ramlali Devi. His highest attained education is intermediate. By profession, he is a farmer. His brother is politician Vinay Shankar Tiwari. Tiwari married Reena Tiwari on 6 June 1986. They have two sons and two daughters.

Political career

Tiwari started his political career as a member of the

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, on whose ticket he contested the Lok Sabha elections from

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in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Later, he represented

as an

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in the

and

from the

. Tiwari joined

in December 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiwari, Bhismshankar 1960 births Living people India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Gorakhpur

Life and education

Political career

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