Kushwaha (surname)

Kushwaha is a surname used by people of Koeri caste in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] The Kushwahas are also known as Maurya, Shakya, or Saini in various parts of north India.[2][3][4][5] As per one opinion, the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of Kachhi caste, who later merged with the Koeris to become a single homogeneous community.[6] Mainly Kushwaha surname belong to Koeri community which had great dominance in Indian history as they had numerous numbers of dynasties such as Deva dynasty, Harikela Dynasty, Maurya Empire and many other dynasties they had in Ancient history.[7]Koiri or Koeri comes under upper class of OBC under Government of India whose social hierarchy is higher than other backward classes.

Notable people

Notable people using Kushwaha as their surname, middle name or first name, who may or may not be associated with caste/clan are:

Bureaucrats

See also

References

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  11. ^ "Jaunpur election results 2024: SP's Babu Singh Kushwaha wins with over 5 lakh votes". The Times of India. 2024-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  12. ^ "Jaunpur Lok Sabha Chunav Result 2024: जौनपुर के सांसद बने सपा के बाबू कुशवाहा, भाजपा प्रत्याशी कृपाशंकर सिंह को हरा बने विजयी - UP Election Result check Jaunpur Lok Sabha chunav Result 2024 SP Candidate Babu Kushwaha from Jaunpur defeated BJP candidate Kripashankar Singh and became MP". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  13. ^ PTI (2024-10-20). "Abolish caste system to end all problems in country: SP MP Babu Singh Kushwaha". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
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  15. ^ "Bihar cabinet: CM Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios, keeps Home Ministry; Tejashwi Yadav gets Health". India Tv. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  16. ^ लाइव, एबीपी (2024-06-04). "Aonla Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates: लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र आंवला के सबसे तेज़ और सटीक नतीजे, यहाँ देखें लाइव". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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