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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| office = Member Of Bihar Legislative Assembly
| image =
| assembly = [[Ziradei]]
| constituency = [[Ziradei]]
| termend = Present
| termstart = 2020
| predecessor = [[Ramesh Singh Kushwaha]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|05|21}}
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Libration]]
| spouse = Maya Devi
| alma_mater = M.M.M. PG Collage,Bhatpar Rani (B.A) [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University]] ([[LLB]])
}}

'''Amarjeet Kushwaha is''' an Indian activist, lawyer and politician. He was elected as member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar legislative assembly]] in 2020 from 106th [[Ziradei (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ziradei]] constituency. He is a leader in the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/anger-rages-over-siwan-custody-death/cid/344048|title=Anger rages over Siwan custody death|last=|first=|date=2011-02-17|website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> He was the national president of the [[Revolutionary Youth Association]] in India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/817220/shahabuddin-and-bihars-feudal-lords-joined-hands-to-check-the-cpi-ml-s-growth-in-the-state|title=Interview: 'Shahabuddin is not alone when it comes to impunity enjoyed by the powerful'|last=Ashraf|first=Ajaz|date=24 September 2016|website=[[Scroll.in]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/siwan-vinod-mishra-punyatithi-13299448.html|title=धूमधाम से मनेगी विनोद मिश्र की 17 वीं पुण्यतिथि|last=|first=|date=14 December 2015|website=[[Dainik Jagran]]|language=hi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> In 2020 he defeated his near rival Kamla Devi from Ziradei seat with a margin of more than 25000 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/election-2020/bihar-election-results-constituency-wise-live-updates-rjd-jdu-bjp-nda-ljp-congress-ec-counting-tejashwi-yadav-winner-nitish-kumar-913419.html#1|title=Bihar Election Result Constituency-wise: RJD emerges single largest party, but NDA in the driver's seat|website=Deccan herald|accessdate=2020-11-16}}</ref>

== Personal life and education ==
Amarjeet Kushwaha was brought up in the [[Siwan district]] of [[Bihar]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Chaudhary|first=Pranav|date=29 October 2015|title=BJP faces comrades of yore in Ziradei seat|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-faces-comrades-of-yore-in-Ziradei-seat/articleshow/49586703.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-15|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> He attended the M.M.M. PG College, Bhatparrani, Deoria and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=2425|title=Amarjit Kushwaha - Candidate Affidavit|last=|first=|date=2015|website=myneta.info|publisher=[[Association for Democratic Reforms]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> Later he got a graduation for a second time with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from [[Gorakhpur University]].<ref name=":2" /> Kushwaha is married to Maya Devi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/now-voters-in-the-village-will-vote-created-polling-center-number-47-081043-4506141.html|title=अब गांव में ही वोट करेंगे केलहरुआ के वोटर, बनाया गया मतदान केंद्र नंबर 47|last=|first=|date=2019-05-08|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=hi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":2" /> In Siwan, Kushwaha became an activist for farmer's and dalit's rights and stepped to intervene to assure protection of the rights of Dalits when in 2013 upper caste landlords of the region attempted to attack them with the help from a [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] MLA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Krishnan|first=Kavita|date=13 September 2016|title=Bail for Shahabuddin, Jail for Activists: Stories of Impunity and Power in Bihar|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bail-for-shahabuddin-jail-for-activists-stories-of-impunity-and-power-in-bihar|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27|website=[[The Wire (India)]]}}</ref> He was reported to have become a rival of [[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] due to his activism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CPI-ML-Liberation-calls-upon-people-to-intensify-agitation-for-cancellation-of-Shahabuddins-bail/articleshow/54413222.cms|title=Shahabuddin: CPI-ML (Liberation) calls upon people to intensify agitation for cancellation of Shahabuddin's bail|last=Kumar|first=Madan|date=19 September 2016|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> He has been involved in agitations for poor farmers in getting possession of their land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/politics/mandate/ground-report-tough-fight-on-each-seat-of-siwan-4702|title=बिहार: सिवान की हर सीट पर कांटे की टक्कर के संकेत|last=Singh|first=Bhasha|date=21 October 2015|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook Hindi]]|language=hindi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>

In 2007, he became the state president of the [[Revolutionary Youth Association]] and then its national president in 2010. He was elected to the state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation in 2012.<ref name=":2" /> He was also nominated to contest the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Ziradei constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/bihar-polls/story/bihar-election-a-united-left-may-take-its-tally-up-in-this-two-way-race-270894-2015-11-02|title=Bihar election: A united Left may take its tally up in this two-way race|last=Rai|first=Siddhartha|date=3 November 2015|website=[[India Today]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> Following the nomination, he was arrested in the case of a land dispute and later released in 2016. It was alleged that the arrest had been made on the behest of Mohammad Shahabuddin.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/siwan/1017572|title=विधायक सत्यदेव राम को जमानत चिल्हमरवा कांड|last=|first=|date=7 July 2017|website=[[Prabhat Khabar]]|language=hi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> During the [[2019 Indian general election]], Kushwaha worked for the campaign of [[Amarnath Yadav]] in the [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/now-voters-in-the-village-will-vote-created-polling-center-number-47-081043-4506141.html|title=अब गांव में ही वोट करेंगे केलहरुआ के वोटर, बनाया गया मतदान केंद्र नंबर 47|date=2019-05-08|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Activists from Bihar]]
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]

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