Nishant Kumar (Nitish Kumar’s Son) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 48 Years
Mother: Manju Sinha
Father: Nitish Kumar
Bio/Wiki | |
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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.
- 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.”
- 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 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.”
- 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
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