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Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar

DOB: January 13, 1987

Kanhaiya Kumar is Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from Begusarai in Bihar. He is a former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union. He received his doctorate from JNU in 2019. Kanhaiya Kumar was born in Bihat village in Bihar. The village is in Begusarai District. He graduated in Geography from College of Commerce in Patna. He topped entrance examination of Jawaharlal Nehru University and pursued his Ph.D. in African Studies. In 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar got embroiled in a controversy after which he was arrested in connection with a program against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. He was also accused of being involved in 'anti-India' sloganeering. Kanhaiya Kumar has denied the charges. Information in the pubic domain includes Kanhaiya Kumar's statements in which he says that he always says that "Kashmir is an integral part of India". In Begusarai, Kanhaiya Kumar is facing-off with BJP MP Giriraj Singh in Lok Sabha Election 2019.

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Kanhaiya raises Rs 25 lakh by crowdfunding

Mar 28, 2019, 08:54 PM IST

In just two days, Kanhaiya Kumar has raised over Rs 25 lakh, CPI leader Satyanarayan Singh said on Thursday. 

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Jignesh Mewani, Hardik Patel to campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar

Mar 27, 2019, 05:40 PM IST

"Hardik Patel and I will campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar. Several people across the country will visit Begusarai to campaign for him," Mevani said here on his way to Begusarai.

Donate 1 rupee to help me contest election: Kanhaiya Kumar

Donate 1 rupee to help me contest election: Kanhaiya Kumar

India | Mar 26, 2019, 08:52 PM IST

​Two days after the CPI fielded the former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President from the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Kanhaiya Kumar appealed to people to donate at least 1 rupee for his campaign fund.  

Kanhaiya Kumar lands up in trouble for 'objectionable'

Kanhaiya Kumar lands up in trouble for 'objectionable' remarks against PM Modi, case filed

India | Mar 07, 2019, 11:52 AM IST

Former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar has landed up in trouble after allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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Sedition case: Court asks Delhi Police to procure sanctions for prosecuting Kanhaiya, others by Feb 28

India | Feb 06, 2019, 03:13 PM IST

The Delhi Police, on its part, informed the court that the sanctions are pending with the Delhi government and are expected in a matter of days.

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Delhi Law Department examining charges against Kanhaiya Kumar: Arvind Kejriwal

Politics | Jan 25, 2019, 08:35 AM IST

Meanwhile, Delhi Law Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday issued a show-cause notice to Principal Secretary (Law) A.K. Mendiratta for clearing the sanction without his approval.

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2016 JNU sedition case chargesheet: Delhi cops submit 'Bharat Tere Tukde Honge, Inshallah' video in court

India | Jan 23, 2019, 07:45 AM IST

The event had taken place despite the university administration cancelling the permission following a complaint from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, which had termed it "anti-national".

JNU sedition case: 'Kanhaiya raised anti-India slogans to incite hatred against govt', next hearing

JNU sedition case: 'Kanhaiya raised anti-India slogans to incite hatred against govt', next hearing on Jan 19

India | Jan 15, 2019, 10:16 PM IST

The evidence listed by the agency include report of JNU's high-level committee, statement of varsity's Registrar Bhupinder Jutshi and the mobile phone recordings in which Kumar was seen arguing with him over cancellation of the programme. 

 
Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and

JNU sedition case: Court to consider chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others on Jan 19

India | Jan 15, 2019, 05:04 PM IST

Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during the event.

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JNU sedition case: 3 years on, Delhi Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar and 9 others

India | Jan 14, 2019, 05:48 PM IST

The police arrested Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya that year for allegedly organising an event in the JNU campus against the hanging of Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru.

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Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy attacked in Bihar's Begusarai, several injured

India | Oct 16, 2018, 08:13 PM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar is likely to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Begusarai constituency as a CPI candidate.

FIR against Kanhaiya Kumar for misbehaving with AIIMS staff in Patna

Bihar: FIR registered against Kanhaiya Kumar for misbehaving with doctor, nurses at AIIMS in Patna

India | Oct 15, 2018, 07:09 PM IST

Protesting doctors have communicated about the incident to the Union Health Minister and the Bihar government.

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Kanhaiya Kumar likely to contest from Bihar's Begusarai on CPI ticket

Politics | Sep 02, 2018, 08:06 PM IST

"If the party (CPI) decides to nominate me as its candidate from Begusarai and other grand alliance partners also extend their support, then I don't have any objection to it," Kumar told PTI.  

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Sedition row: JNU panel upholds rustication of Umar Khalid, Rs 10,000 fine on Kanhaiya Kumar

India | Jul 05, 2018, 11:45 PM IST

The 2016 event was organised in the JNU campus against Afzal Guru’s hanging during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

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SC dismisses plea seeking SIT probe into attack on JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar

India | Jan 24, 2018, 08:53 PM IST

Kanahiya Kumar was assaulted by lawyers at the Patiala House court on February 15 and 17 that year while he was in police custody.

Police asks Kanhaiya Kumar, 29 other JNU students to join

Police asks Kanhaiya Kumar, 29 other JNU students to join sedition case probe

India | Apr 28, 2017, 12:05 AM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar and 29 other JNU students have been asked to join the probe into alleged raising of anti-national slogans on the campus in February last year.

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Will file PIL in SC on decision to exempt parties from tax on old notes: Kanhaiya Kumar

India | Dec 18, 2016, 12:06 AM IST

Criticizing the Central government's decision to exempt political parties from income tax on old notes deposited by them in banks, former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar saying that a PIL will be filed in

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JNU issues showcause notices to 20 students including Kanhaiya, Umar

India | Nov 26, 2016, 05:24 PM IST

Twenty students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been presented with showcause by the varsity’s administration, seeking explanation for the alleged "illegal confinement" of Vice Chancellor and other officials in the JNU building. The

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Sedition-accused JNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar advocates opposition unity to take on BJP

Politics | Nov 04, 2016, 04:18 PM IST

Former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union and an accused in a case of sedition Kanhaiya Kumar has called for unity among opposition parties to take on the ruling BJP government at the Centre.

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Don't take any action against Kanhaiya Kumar till September 19, Delhi HC tells JNU

India | Sep 06, 2016, 03:20 PM IST

The Delhi High Court today asked Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any action against its student union president Kanhaiya Kumar till September 19 in connection with the controversial February 9 event.