Basant Kushwaha also known as Basant Kumar was an Indian politician and a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Harlakhi Assembly constituency, Madhubani. He was a leader of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP).[1][2] Kushwaha contested and won the assembly elections in 2015, as a candidate of RLSP, but before taking oath as the member of assembly, he died due to a cardiac attack. In the by-polls conducted after one year, in 2016, his son, Sudhansu Shekhar won the constituency for the first time.[3][4][5]

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  4. ^ "Harlakhi Election Result 2020: लगातार दूसरी बार जीते JDU के सुधांशु शेखर, लेफ्ट के नरेश पांडेय हारे". aajtak. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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