Nishant Kumar (Nitish Kumar’s Son) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Engineer
Known for	Being the only son of Indian politician Nitish Kumar
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 July 1975 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	48 Years
Birthplace	Bihar
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bihar
Caste	OBC (Kurmi) [1]The Print
School	• St. Karen's School, Patna, Bihar • Manav Bharti School, Mussoorie
College/University	Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Educational Qualification	Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand [2]Zee News
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Nitish Kumar (politician) Mother- Manju Sinha (a school teacher; died in 2007)
Siblings	He is the only son of his parents. [3]Zee News
Money Factor
Assets & Properties [4]Amar Ujala	Movable Assets: Rs. 1.63 crore Immovable Assets: Rs. 1.98 crore
Net Worth (approx.)	In 2022, his net worth was approximately calculated at Rs. 3.61 crores. [5]Amar Ujala

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nishant Kumar

• Nishant Kumar is an Indian engineer who is known for being the only son of Indian politician Nitish Kumar.

• During his school days at St. Karen’s in Patna, one of his teachers once hit Nishant badly in the school. As a result, he got a severe lump on his forehead and developed a fever. When Nitish Kumar heard the matter, he became very upset and got Nishant’s name removed from the school.

• Later, Nishant Kumar was sent to a boarding school in Mussoorie. However, after a few days when he felt homesick, he was called back to Patna by his mother and was enrolled in Kendriya Vidyalaya.

• His mother, Manju Sinha, died of a prolonged illness in 2007. Later, a park in Kankerbagh was named after his mother.
  

  Nishant’s father, Nitish Kumar while paying tribute to his wife Manju Sinha through her statue

• In 2013, a fake birth certificate of Nishant, S/O Nitish Kumar, DOB 25/7/10 was registered in the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC). ^[6]Telegraph

• In 2017, during a media conversation, Nishant Kumar shared that he did not want to join politics. He wanted to keep a low profile to live a spiritual life instead. He said,
  

  I have no interest, nor any knowledge of how to do politics. So I have decided not to join politics but instead lead a spiritual life.”

  

  Nishant Kumar during a media conversation

• In 2022, Nishant Kumar’s wealth was calculated approximately five times more than that of his father, Nitish Kumar.

• Later, it was revealed in the media that his late mother, Manju Sinha, nominated her property and job retirement money like PF, gratuity, and other benefits to Nishant.

• Nishant Kumar is not as famous as the sons of Bihar’s well-known politicians, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan. He does not appear much in the media and avoids social and political events. Lalu Yadav’s son, Tejashwi Yadav, and Ram Vilas Paswan’s son, Chirag Paswan, are both active politicians.
  

  Nishant Kumar (extreme right) with Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav

• Nishant refers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “uncle.” In an interview with a media house, Nishant once shared his father’s alliance with Narendra Modi. Nishant said,
  

  Since PM Narendra Modi is with my father, he is like an uncle to me. He has done a lot of good work for the nation against corruption through demonetization and against terror through the surgical strike.”

  

  Nishant Kumar with his father, Nitish Kumar

• Once, in a media discussion, Nishant Kumar narrated one of his childhood memories and said that his father used to scare him by hanging him from their home’s balcony whenever Nishant resisted doing his school homework. ^[7]News 18