Nishant Kumar, an engineering graduate from Bihar, is the only son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Wiki/Biography
Nishant Kumar was born on Sunday, July 20, 1975 (age 48 years; as of 2023) and his birthplace is Bihar. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He went to school at St. Karen’s School in Patna, Bihar. While attending St. Karen’s School in Patna, one of Nishant’s teachers once beat him severely, resulting in a severe bump on his forehead and fever. On hearing this, Nitish Kumar was very upset and removed Nishant’s name from the school. Later, Nishant Kumar was sent to a boarding school in Mussoorie called Manava Bharati Indian International School. However, after a few days, he felt homesick and was called back to Patna by his mother. He then enrolled in Central Public School, Patna. Later, he obtained an engineering degree from BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
Family and caste
He belongs to an OBC (Kurmi) family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Nitish Kumar, was an Indian politician and the 22nd Chief Minister of Bihar.
Nishant Kumar and his father Nitish Kumar
Nishant’s mother, Manju Sinha, was a school teacher. She died in 2007 after a long illness. After her death, a park in Kankhabagh was named after her.
Nitish Kumar and his son Nishant Kumar (second from left) attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Manju Sinha
He is the only son of his parents.
wife
Nishant Kumar is single.
address
He lives with his father at Animag 1, Patna, Bihar.
Assets and Properties
movable property
1 crore and Rs. 2.90 lakh
real estate
1 crore and Rs.
notes: The estimates of movable and immovable property given are based on 2019. Assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors) are not included.
net worth
Nishant’s net worth is estimated to be Rs 2.77 crore in the fiscal year 2018-2019. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- As of 2022, his total net worth is Rs 27.7 crore, which is five times more than his father, whose net worth was about Rs 5.6 crore in the same year.
- According to reports, Nishant Kumar inherited the property of his late mother Manju Sinha.
- In a media discussion, Nishant Kumar had shared his childhood memories and mentioned that once his father hung him on the balcony of his home to scare him when he refused to accept his homework in school.
- In 2013, a fake birth certificate was registered with the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) in the name of Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant, with the date of birth being July 25, 2010.
- Nishant Kumar is the least known son of three prominent politicians in Bihar (Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan). He stays away from media attention and also stays away from social and political gatherings. Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag Paswan are both active politicians.
Nishant Kumar and his father Nitish Kumar attend a public meeting
- In 2017, in an interview with a local TV station in Patna, he rejected a career in politics and expressed his desire to pursue a spiritual life. Nishant Kumar said,
I was neither interested in politics nor did I understand it. So I decided not to get involved in politics and to live a spiritual life instead.”
Nishant Kumar in a media talk
- Nishant loves to read spiritual books.
- Nishant wants to see his father become the Prime Minister of the country. In an interview with the media, he said,
My father has done a great job and if people support him, it won’t be long before he becomes prime minister.”
- Nishant Kumar calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi “uncle”. In a media interview, while talking about his father’s collaboration with Narendra Modi, he said,
Since PM Modi was with my father, he is like an uncle to me. He has done a lot of good for the country by fighting corruption through demonetisation and combating terror through surgical strikes.”
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Source: HIS Education