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{{short description|Indian politician from Bihar}}
{{For|other people named Ajay Kumar|Ajay Kumar (disambiguation){{!}}Ajay Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ajay Kushwaha
| office = Member of Bihar [[Legislative Assembly]]
| image = Ajay Kumar MLA.jpg
| caption = Kumar addressing a demonstration of Nyojit teachers at Gardanibagh, Patna, Bihar, India on 11 July 2023.
| constituency = [[Bibhutipur Assembly constituency]]
| predecessor = [[Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha]]
| office1 = Leader of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cpim-bihar-mla-attacked-party-demands-probe-and-punitive-action-against-culprits/article34681437.ece|title=CPIM MLA attacked party demands probe|website=The Hindu|accessdate=25 March 2023|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612044849/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cpim-bihar-mla-attacked-party-demands-probe-and-punitive-action-against-culprits/article34681437.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_start1 = 10 November 2020
| term_end1 =
| successor =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]]
| spouse =
| birth_date =
| term_start = 10 November 2020
| term_end =
}}
'''Ajay Kumar''' also known as '''Ajay Kushwaha'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/bhagalpur/virpur/news/vibhutipur-mla-ajay-kushwaha-said-central-government-failed-on-every-front-129093743.html|title=आमसभा आयोजित:विभूतिपुर विधायक अजय कुशवाहा ने कहा-केंद्र सरकार हर मोर्चे पर विफल|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=24 March 2023|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208220608/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/bhagalpur/virpur/news/vibhutipur-mla-ajay-kushwaha-said-central-government-failed-on-every-front-129093743.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is an Indian politician and leader of the legislative party of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/patna/cpim-made-ajay-kumar-the-leader-of-the-legislature-party/bh20201125214646991|title=CPIM ने अजय कुमार को बनाया विधायक दल का नेता, सत्येंद्र यादव होंगे सचेतक|website=etvbharat|accessdate=25 November 2020}}</ref> He got elected from [[Bibhutipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bibhutipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency]] in 2020 Bihar State Assembly Elections.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Bibhutipur Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Ajay Kumar of CPIM Wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bibhutipur-election-result-2020-live-updates-bibhutipur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3061016.html|access-date=2020-11-10|website=News18|language=en|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117085356/https://www.news18.com/news/india/bibhutipur-election-result-2020-live-updates-bibhutipur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3061016.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajay Kumar, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) from Bibhutipur constituency Candidate|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar-election/candidate/ajay-kumar/cpm/435|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116153320/https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar-election/candidate/ajay-kumar/cpm/435|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he defeated [[Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha|Ram Balak Singh]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]] by a margin of 40,496 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bibhutipur-election-results-2020-bihar-chunav-vidhan-sabha-seat-counting-rjd-bjp-jdu-congress-rlsp-cpim-1159798-2020-11-10|title=Bibhutipur Election Result 2020: माकपा के अजय कुमार बंपर वोटों से जीते, जेडीयू प्रत्याशी को हराया|website=Aajtak|accessdate=25 March 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217184840/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bibhutipur-election-results-2020-bihar-chunav-vidhan-sabha-seat-counting-rjd-bjp-jdu-congress-rlsp-cpim-1159798-2020-11-10|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Life ==
He is the son of [[Yogendra Singh Kushwaha]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ajay Kumar (Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M)):Constituency- Bibhutipur (Samastipur) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=12291|access-date=2020-11-10|website=myneta.info|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116193823/https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=12291|url-status=live}}</ref> He completed Post Graduate in 1993 from Samastipur College.<ref name=":1" /> In 1996 he completed LL.B from BS College Sultanganj.<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==

=== 2019 Lok Sabha election ===
Ajay Kumar was the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] candidate in [[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ujiarpur]] for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-28|title=Elections 2019: CPI(M) May Make Battle Tough For BJP, Congress in Ujiarpur|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Ujiarpur-Elections-2019-Bihar-CPIM-Congress-BJP|access-date=2020-11-10|website=NewsClick|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110202915/https://www.newsclick.in/Ujiarpur-Elections-2019-Bihar-CPIM-Congress-BJP|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ujiarpur Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2014 - 2024">{{cite news |title=Ujiarpur Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2014 - 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/ujiarpur |access-date=16 November 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116145944/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/ujiarpur |archive-date=16 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020 Bihar State Assembly elections ===
Ajay Kumar won the [[Bibhutipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bibhutipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency]], in Mithila region and Samastipur district of Bihar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Taneja|first=Nidhi|date=2020-10-05|title=Bihar Election 2020: CPI(M) announces 4 candidates|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bihar-election-2020-cpi-m-announces-4-candidates-full-list-654391|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110231027/https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bihar-election-2020-cpi-m-announces-4-candidates-full-list-654391|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Bibhutipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bibhutipur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Ajay Kumar
|votes = 73,822
|percentage = 45.0
|change = +17.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha|Rambalak Singh]]
|votes = 33,326
|percentage = 20.31
|change = -19.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Jan Shakti Party
|candidate = Chandra Bali Thakur
|votes = 28,811
|percentage = 17.56
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=164,051|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing = +17.08
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Samastipur district]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2025–2030]]

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