Ratnesh Kumar Kushwaha

Ratnesh Kumar Kushwaha
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2025
Preceded byNand Kishore Yadav
ConstituencyPatna Sahib
State Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party – Bihar
Assumed office
9 August 2023
PresidentSamrat Choudhary
Dilip Jaiswal
Personal details
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Musallapur, Patna
Alma materPatna University
ProfessionPolitician, Advocate

Ratnesh Kumar Kushwaha is an Indian politician and lawyer from Bihar. He is elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Patna Sahib constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[1][2][3][4]

Life

He is a resident of Kumhrar Assembly constituency region of Patna near Musallapur. He was associated with Bharatiya Janata Party's parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from his early life and was a close accomplice of veteran BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi.[5]

In 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he defeated Shashant Shekhar of Indian National Congress by a fair margin of nearly 39,000 votes.[6]

Being an Advocate by profession, he represented centre in a case related to an Artificial Intelligence generated video featuring PM Narendra Modi's mother in Patna High Court.[7]

References

  1. ^ "RATNESH KUMAR PATNA SAHIB (PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "Patna Sahib election results LIVE: BJP's Ratnesh Kumar wins with a margin of 38,900 votes". Hindustan Times. 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ "Bihar Election Results 2025: BJP's Ratnesh Kumar wins against Congress's Shashant Shekar in Patna Sahib in latest election". DNA. 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituency 184 - PATNA SAHIB (Bihar)- AURAI (Bihar)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  5. ^ "Who is Ratnesh Kushwaha whom BJP has given ticket from Patna Sahib". ABP. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Patna Sahib Election Result 2025: BJP's Ratnesh Kushwaha Makes Stunning Comeback, Defeats Congress' Shashant Shekhar by Nearly 39,000 Votes". Times Now. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Politics tough nut to crack—IIT-IIM grad Congress' candidate faces BJP drubbing in Patna Sahib". The Print.