Bhishma Shankar Tiwari

Bhishma Shankar Tiwari
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded by constituency created
Succeeded by Sharad Tripathi
Constituency Sant Kabir Nagar
Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha
In office
2008-2009
Preceded by Bhal Chandra Yadav
Succeeded by constituency demolished
now Sant Kabir Nagar
Constituency Khalilabad
Personal details
Born 30 September 1960
Tanda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship India
Political party Samajwadi Party (since December 2021)
Other political
affiliations		 Bahujan Samaj Party(2007-2021)
Spouse
Reena Tiwari
​
(m.  1986)​
Children 4
Parent
Relatives Vinay Shankar Tiwari (brother)
Residence(s) Gorakhpur and New Delhi.
Profession
  • Farmer
  • politician
Website Profile

Bhishma Shankar "Kushal" Tiwari (born 30 September 1960) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Sant Kabir Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party. Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party 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 Bharatiya Janata Party, on whose ticket he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Balrampur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Later, he represented Bahujan Samaj Party as an Member of Parliament in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhafrom the Sant Kabir Nagar.

Tiwari joined Samajwadi Party in December 2021.

Posts held

# From To Position
01 2008 2009 Member, 14th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
03 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
04 2009 2014 Member, Committee on External Affairs
05 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

See also