Nakul Nath

Nakul Kamal Nath
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byKamal Nath
Succeeded byVivek Sahu
ConstituencyChhindwara
Personal details
Born (1974-06-21) 21 June 1974 (age 50)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpousePriya Nath
Parent(s)Kamal Nath
Alka Nath
EducationThe Doon School
Bay State College
Boston University

Nakul Kamal Nath (born 21 June 1974; Hindi pronunciation: [n̪əkʊl kəməl n̪aːt̪ʰ]) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1]

He is the son of INC politician Kamal Nath, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state. He was the richest MP in the 17th Lok Sabha with assets worth 660 crore.[2]

In 2024 Lok Sabha Election Nath is defeated by BJP's Vivek Kumar Sahu with the margin of 113618 votes.[3][4]

Education

He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Prepratory School in Dehradun. Nath later went to The Doon School in Dehradun, followed by Bay State College in Boston, and later he pursued an MBA at Boston University.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Nakul Nath wins Chhindwara LS seat; BJP bags Dhar, Vidisha". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Nakul Nath is the richest MP, says ADR report". The Times of India. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Chhindwara Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency 16 - CHHINDWARA". ECI.
  5. ^ Vincent, Pheroze L. (30 October 2017). "Son Nakul steps into Kamal Nath's shoes". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Nakul Nath campaigns to step into father's shoes - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Sandeep Kumar. "Nakul Nath set to make election debut from father Kamal Nath's citadel | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.