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| name = Kamlesh Paswan<br />
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| constituency = [[Bansgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bansgaon]], Uttar Pradesh<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher=Lok Sabha website|access-date=3 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4303}}</ref><br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| termstart = 2009<br />
| predecessor = [[Mahabir Prasad]]<br />
| successor =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|06}}<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
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| parents = Om Prakash Paswan (Father), <br />[[Subhawati Paswan]] (Mother)<br />
| citizenship = [[India]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (Since 2009), [[Samajwadi Party]] (before 2009).<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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| spouse = Ritu<br />
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| children = 3 Jai, Raksha and Tanu<br />
| residence = [[Gorakhpur]] & New Delhi.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
| alma_mater = St. Pauls School in [[Gorakhpur]].<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
| occupation =<br />
| profession = Businessperson & <br />Politician.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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| committees = Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment<br />
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''' Kamlesh Paswan ''' is an Indian politician and is Member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] in the [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha|17th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. Paswan represents the [[Bansgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bansgaon]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] political party.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kamlesh Paswan was born [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]] community in [[Gorakhpur]], Uttar Pradesh. He is a [[Matriculation#India|matriculate]] from St. Paul's School in [[Gorakhpur]].<ref name=" Member Profile " /> His father, Om Prakash Paswan, was also a politician and was killed in 1996 while addressing a public meeting.<ref name=" Threat ">{{cite news|title= Threat|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 January 2014|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/upruleofgun/i-am-under-constant-threat-from-political-rivals-kamlesh-paswan/article1-1129877.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007072243/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/upruleofgun/I-am-under-constant-threat-from-political-rivals-Kamlesh-Paswan/Article1-1129877.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Paswan was also a member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Maniram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as [[Samajwadi Party]] Candidate . In 2009, he joined [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] and contested for [[Lok Sabha]] elections and became a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bansgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bansgaon]] constituency. He is now a member of [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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===Threat on life===<br />
In October 2013, Paswan claimed that his life was under threat from "political rivals and mafia" in the region. Reportedly, he had requested the [[District collector|District magistrate]] and the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] for providing him security cover. Paswan also stated that he contemplated raising his security concerns to the [[Chief Minister]] of [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]], [[Akhilesh Yadav]].<ref name=" Threat " /><br />
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==Posts held==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! # !! From !! To !! Position<br />
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| 01 || 2002 || 2007 || Member [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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| 02 || 2009 || 2014 || Member, [[15th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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| 03 || 2009 || 2014 || Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment<br />
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| 04 || 2014 || 2019 || Member, [[16th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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|05<br />
|2019<br />
|Incumbent<br />
|Member, [[17th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
*[[15th Lok Sabha]]<br />
*[[Politics of India]]<br />
*[[Parliament of India]]<br />
*[[Government of India]]<br />
*[[Bansgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
*[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gorakhpur]]<br />
[[Category:1976 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gorakhpur district]]<br />
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
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