Kamlesh PaswanDOCKET NO. 51712

AGE

47

EDUCATION

Graduate

TERMS SERVED

4

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Business/Politics

DECLARED ASSETS

₹36.5 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

Mother Subhawati Paswan was an MP; brother Vimlesh Paswan is an MLA.

Kamlesh Paswan is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament representing Bansgaon. He is a senior leader of the BJP and serves as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from D.D.U. Gorakhpur University.

ATTENDANCE

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QUESTIONS ASKED

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DEBATES PARTICIPATED

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MPLADS UTILIZATION

3.4%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹2.33 Cr

UNSPENT

₹12.37 Cr

UTILIZATION

15.8%

WORKS COMPLETED

0

WORKS RECOMMENDED

124

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 5 IN PROGRESS · 1 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Connecting the Purvanchal Expressway to key areas including Deoria, Gajpur, Khajni, and Bansgaon.

   IN PROGRESS

   The MP has raised Purvanchal Expressway extension issues in Parliament; planning for connecting links is ongoing but not yet awarded.

   General · SOURCE: Campaign pledges / Parliamentary interventions

2. 02. Effective implementation of central rural development schemes.

   IN PROGRESS

   Kamlesh Paswan is Minister of State for Rural Development, actively implementing central rural development schemes including PMGSY, MGNREGA, and PMAY-G.

   General · SOURCE: Ministerial role / Campaign speeches

3. 03. Improving accessibility for senior citizens in trains at local stations.

   IN PROGRESS

   Railway accessibility improvements for senior citizens are an ongoing policy with Railway Board circulars; specific station-level changes in Bansgaon not confirmed.

   General · SOURCE: Parliamentary interventions

4. 04. Connect the Purvanchal Expressway to Deoria, Gajpur, Khajni, and Bansgaon to improve regional connectivity

   IN PROGRESS

   The MP has raised connectivity concerns in Parliament; detailed planning for expressway extensions is underway with UPEIDA.

   General · SOURCE: https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/kamlesh-paswan

5. 05. Improve amenities and accessibility for senior citizens in trains

   IN PROGRESS

   Railway Board guidelines on senior citizen accessibility (lower berth quota, concessions) are implemented nationally; specific local improvements ongoing.

   General · SOURCE: https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/kamlesh-paswan

6. 06. Advocate for the inclusion of the Bhojpuri language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution

   UNVERIFIED

   The demand for Bhojpuri inclusion in the 8th Schedule has been raised in Parliament repeatedly but no legislation has been introduced as of 2025.

   General · SOURCE: https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/kamlesh-paswan

9 cases including charges related to rioting, unlawful assembly, and criminal intimidation.

• SP
• BJP

• [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamlesh_Paswan
• [2] https://myneta.info/ls2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=6486