Kaushal Kishore is an Indian politician and social activist who became the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs on 7 July 2021.
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Wiki/Biography
Kaushal Kishore was born on Monday 25 January 1960 (age 63; as of 2023) in Begaria, Kakor, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. After graduating from Kalicharan Inter College, Lucknow in 1977, he enrolled in Shia Diploma College, Lucknow, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979.
family
parents and siblings
His father, Kalu Prashad, was a farmer. His mother, Parvati Devi, was a housewife. His elder brother’s name is Mahavir Prashad (deceased).
Father of Kaushal Kishore
Kaushal Kishiori’s elder brother Mahavir Prashad with Kaushal’s grandson
wife and children
Her husband, Jai Devi Kaushal, is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She married him on April 24, 1984.
Kaushal Kishore with his wife Jai Devi Kaushal
He has four sons. His son Akash Kishore passed away in October 2020. His sons names are Ayush Kishore. His son Vikas Kishore is the BJP’s regional vice president of the Awadh region’s Scheduled Front. His son Prabhat Kishore is a politician.
Ayush Kishore’s photo
Akash Kishore, son of Kaushal Kishore
Prabhat Kishore (right) with Vikas Kishore
religion
Kaushal Kishore follows Hinduism.
Kaushal Kishore’s Instagram post
Caste/Community
Kaushal belongs to Scheduled Caste of Pasi community.
Address
He resides at Village Baigaria, PO Barawan Kalan, Kakori, Lucknow – 226101, Uttar Pradesh, India.
signature/autograph
Signature of Kaushal Kishore
Career
Kaushal Kishore began his political journey when he joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) in the 1980s. In 1989, he contested the state elections in UP on a CPI ticket from the Scheduled Caste-protected Malihabad constituency. In the election, Kaushal managed to secure 8,992 votes but was defeated by Janata Dal candidate Jagdish Chandra. Kaushal contested the 1991 UP Legislative Assembly elections as a CPI candidate against Janata Dal candidate Ashok Kumar from Malihabad constituency. Kaushal lost the election by 37,808 votes. In the 1993 UP state assembly elections, Gauri Shankar of Samajwadi Party defeated CPI candidate Kaushal by 6418 votes in Malihabad constituency. In 1998, from the Scheduled Caste-protected Mohanganj constituency, Kaushal contested the general elections on a CPI ticket. He lost the election, but managed to get 39,273 votes. After the CPI expelled Kaushal in 2001, he contested the 2002 UP Legislative Assembly elections as an independent candidate, defeating Gauri Shankar by 25,535 votes. Kaushal served as an MLA from 2002 to 2007. In 2002, Kaushal founded the Rashtravadi Communist Party (RCP). After Mulayam Singh Yadav was sworn in as UP Chief Minister, he invited Kaushal to join the Samajwadi Party government and offered him the post of Labor Minister in 2003. Kaushal accepted the offer, but he resigned as minister in 2004 as disagreements between him grew. In 2004, as an RCP candidate, Kaushal contested and lost the Lok Sabha elections from Mohanlalganj constituency. He received 28,757 votes in the elections. Kaushal contested and lost the 2007 UP state assembly elections on a Rashtravadi Communist Party ticket. He managed to get 40,270 votes in the elections. In 2009, by-polls were held in Malihabad constituency after four MLAs defected to the BSP ahead of the 2009 general elections. Kaushal contested the bypolls on an RCP ticket and was defeated by BSP candidate Siddhartha Shankar by over 26,000 votes. As an RCP candidate, Kaushal contested the 2012 UP state elections from Malihabad constituency, where he emerged as the second candidate with 60,567 votes, while SP candidate Indal Kumar got 62,782 votes and won the election. Kaushal merged the RCP with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before joining the BJP in 2013. Later, Kaushal was appointed as the state president of the scheduled caste wing of the UP BJP. In 2014, Kaushal contested the Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket and emerged victorious after defeating Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate RK Chaudhary by 1,45,416 votes. Kaushal got a total of 4,55,274 votes in the elections. As an MP, Kaushal was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. He served on both committees from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2018. He served on the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice as a member from September 1, 2018 to May 25, 2019. On a BJP ticket, Kausal has fielded the 2019 Lok Sabha election against the Mohanlalgan candidate against the BSP candidate. He defeated the BSP candidate by 90,229 votes. Subsequently, the Narendra Modi-led central government appointed Kaushal as the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs.
President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath to Kaushal Kishore after appointing him as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs.
confrontations
Disagreement between Kaushal Kishiori’s family and his daughter-in-law
In March 2021, after unidentified gunmen opened fire on Ayush, Kaushal’s son, he was taken to a hospital in Lucknow. Later, Ayush blamed his wife Ankita and his sister-in-law for the attack. However, the police later issued a statement saying that Ayush planned the attack on himself to set a trap for his wife. Later, Ankita uploaded a video on social media saying that she was trying to commit suicide and that the responsibility of her death would be placed on Kaushal, Ayush and Jai Devi, her mother-in-law. After uploading the video, he went to Kaushal’s house and cut his wrists. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where doctors saved his life. Later, Kaushal, in his defence, told the media that Kishiori’s family had nothing to do with Ankita and Ayush as they severed all ties with the duo after their love marriage. In June 2021, Ashish Singh, Ankita’s father, accused Kaushal of abducting his daughter after her disappearance. During the interview, Ashish said that after Ankita’s abduction, he sent a message to the family informing them that Ayush’s brother Vikas Kishore and his friend Armaan Ghazi had kidnapped her. The police said that the kidnapping allegations against the Kishore family could be part of a conspiracy as Ankita’s family did not file a missing complaint with the police. Kishore denied the allegations, calling them “false and baseless”.
Insensitive remarks about Shraddha Walker
In November 2022, Kaushal Kishore made a controversial remark about Shraddha Walker, accusing her of brutally murdering him. He also said that educated girls should not enter live-in relationships and should take lessons from “such uneducated girls”. He also advised the girls to get married to the groom selected for them by their parents. Kaushal said during the interview:
It is also the responsibility of the girls as they suddenly leave the parents who raised them for years. Why do they live in live-in relationships? If they have to do that, there should be proper registration for live-in relationships. If the parents do not publicly want such relationships, you should have a court marriage and then live together. Most educated girls live in relationships. A lesson should be learned from these incidents and illiterate girls. Those raised by their parents should stay with someone of their choice. This has to stop. The government has spread awareness over time…but will now take action to stop such incidents.”
Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi termed Shraddha’s remarks as “heartfelt and cruel”, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Kishore from his post.
Car collection
Assets/Properties
movable assets
- Bank deposits: Rs. 1,77,380
- Insurance policy: Rs. 4,05,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 31,30,522
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 3,14,00,000
- Residential buildings: Rs. 45,00,000
Note: The given valuations of movable and immovable property are given as of 2019. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents.
Net worth
As of 2019, Kaushal’s net worth is estimated at Rs. 3,96,97,902.
Note: It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents.
Facts/Trivia
- Kaushal Kishore started an anti-drug campaign called Nasha Mukt Samaj Andolan-Abhiyan Kaushal Ka after his son Akash Kishore died on 19 October 2020 due to alcoholism. In August 2022, Kishore launched another anti-drug campaign called Hindustaniyo Nasha Chodo. Speaking about the launch of the anti-drug campaign in an interview, Kaushal said:
I lost my son (Akash Kishore) to alcohol in October 2020 and after that I vowed to make India drug free. Then I started a campaign and so far 18 million have pledged not to use drugs and 10,000 have stopped using drugs. Although I was an MP and my wife was a parliamentarian, we could not save her. While poison kills instantly, any such addiction, such as alcohol and substance abuse, kills a person very slowly. We must protect those who have not yet become addicted to alcohol or other substances. As India celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mohastuv, we have decided to launch another anti-drug campaign ‘Hindustaniyo Nasha Chodo’ on 9th August at Delhi University Sports Complex.
Kaushal Kishore holds the Abhiyan Kaushal Ka banner at the launch of the campaign
- In 2021, Kaushal Kishore demanded an inquiry into allegations made by a witness to the 2008 Malegaon Blasts. According to the witness, the anti-terrorist squad of the Mumbai police forced him to name Yogi Adityanath and the RSS as conspirators in the bomb blast.
- After Kaushal’s elder brother died during the second wave of COVID-19, he criticized UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for mishandling the situation in the state during the pandemic.
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