Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Family: Nitish Kumar has become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time. Know who is in his family. Interesting facts about the personal life of CM Nitish Kumar including his wife and son Nishant.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Family: Nitish Kumar has become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time. JDU’s performance in Bihar Assembly elections 2025 this time was much better than expected. After the results, many leaders of both JDU and BJP parties openly said that Nitish Kumar should once again take charge of the state. Nitish Kumar has already taken oath as Chief Minister 9 times and now he is taking charge of the post of CM for the 10th time. At such a time, this question is also arising in the minds of people that who are in Nitish Kumar’s family, how is their family life and what does his son Nishant do? Know interesting things about the personal life of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
Who are the people in Nitish Kumar’s family?
Nitish Kumar was married to Manju Kumari Sinha on 22 February 1973. Manju Kumari died in the year 2007. Nitish Kumar has only one son, Nishant Kumar. Nishant is not in politics. He is inclined towards spiritual life and has said in several interviews that he is not interested in politics. Although there were reports before the 2025 elections that Nishant may contest from Harnaut, but he had clearly denied this.
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Nitish Kumar’s education and early life
Nitish Kumar was born in 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur, Patna. He has obtained engineering degree from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna now NIT Patna.
Nitish Kumar’s political journey
Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time in 2000, but the government then lasted only for 7 days. He became CM again in 2005 and remained in power continuously till 2014. Then after a short break, he formed the government again in 2015 and has been the CM continuously for the last 10 years. He has become the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar.
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Which political positions has Nitish Kumar held?
In his political career, Nitish Kumar has held many important ministries at the Centre-
- April 1990 to November 1990: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation.
- 19 March 1998 to 5 August 1999: Worked as Cabinet Minister of Railway Ministry. Meanwhile, from 14 April 1998 to 5 August 1999, he also had the additional charge of the Surface Transport Ministry.
- 13 October 1999 to 22 November 1999: He was the Cabinet Minister of Surface Transport.
- 22 November 1999 to 3 March 2000: He served as the Minister of Agriculture (Cabinet).
- 3 March 2000 to 10 March 2000: Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time.
- Then from 27 May 2000 to 20 March 2001: He again became the Agriculture Minister (Cabinet).
- 20 March 2001 to 21 July 2001: He was the Agriculture Minister and also held the additional charge of the Railway Ministry.
- 22 July 2001 to 21 May 2004: He served continuously as the Minister of Railways (Cabinet).
What is the net worth of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (2024-25)
According to the website of the Cabinet Secretariat, the total assets of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are Rs 1.64 crore. In which movable property is Rs 16.97 lakh and immovable property is Rs 1.48 crore. Cash is Rs 21,052 and bank balance is approximately Rs 60,811. He also has a flat in his name in Dwarka, Delhi.