Background
Kumar, Nitish was born in Hakikatpur, Bihar.
professional government official
Kumar, Nitish was born in Hakikatpur, Bihar.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bihar College Engineering, Patna.
Member Bihar Legislation Assembly, 1985-1989, member committee on petitions, 1986-1987, member committee on public undertaking, 1987-1989. President Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar. Elected Ninth Lok Sabha, 1989.
Member house committee, 1989-1990. Member Union Minister of State for Agricultural and Cooperation, 1990. General secretary Janata Dal, 1992.
Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricultural, 1993-1996. Mem Lok Sabha, since 1996. Union minister of surface transport, 1999.
Union minister of agricultural, 2000—2001. Union cabinet minister of railways, 2001—2004. Chief minister Bihar, since 2005.
Married Manju Kumari Sinha.