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

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in the 14th and

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, representing the

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constituency of

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as a member of the

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...

political party. Tiwari joined

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

in December 2021.

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. 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 a Member of Parliament in the 14th and

from the

. Tiwari joined

in December 2021.

Posts held

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Life and education

Political career

Posts held

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