12 Facts About Kanhaiya Kumar

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Kanhaiya Kumar joined Indian National Congress on 28 September 2021.

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Kanhaiya Kumar was born in January 1987, and brought up in the village of Bihat in Begusarai district, Bihar.

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Kanhaiya Kumar cleared his Class X board exams in 2002 with a first division.

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Kanhaiya Kumar then graduated with a degree in geography from the College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna in 2007, earning a "first-class".

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In September 2015, Kanhaiya Kumar became president of the JNU students' union, representing the AISF.

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Kanhaiya Kumar contested from Begusarai on Communist Party of India's ticket for the 2019 Indian general election.

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In February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police over the charges of sedition in an event at the JNU campus.

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Kanhaiya Kumar's arrest drew sharp reactions from opposition parties, teachers, students and academics.

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On 3 March 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech to a packed auditorium in the JNU campus, during which he said he was seeking, not freedom from India, but freedom within India.

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On 10 March 2016, it was revealed that in October 2015, Kanhaiya Kumar was fined by the JNU administration for "misbehaving" with a girl student and "threatening" her.

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Kanhaiya Kumar had allegedly been urinating in the open in June 2015 and became abusive and threatened the female student who objected against his behavior.

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On 29 March 2019, Kanhaiya Kumar who was contesting the Lok Sabha polls as a CPI candidate was booked for violation for model code of conduct of elections.