Dileshwar Kamait

{{short description|Indian politician and member of the 17th Lok Sabha}}

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| name = Dileshwar Kamait

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|02|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lakshminiya, Triveniganj, Supaul, Bihar

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| office = Member of parliament, Lok Sabha

|term_start = 23 May 2019

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| constituency = Supaul

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| occupation = Politician

| predecessor = Ranjeet Ranjan

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| party = Janata Dal (United)

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| spouse = Bina Devi

| parents = Kusho Kamait, Musharnia Devi

|children= 3 Sons, Daughters 4

| nationality = Indian

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Dileshwar Kamait is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th and 18th Lok Sabha from Supaul Lok Sabha constituency, Bihar.{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/supaul-election-result-2024-vs-2019-supaul-winner-vote-share-check-party-wise-performance-article-110736075 |title=Supaul Election Result 2024 Vs 2019: Supaul Winner, Vote Share; Check Party-wise Performance |date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Times Now |access-date=6 June 2024}} He won the 2019 Indian general election being a Janata Dal (United) candidate.{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/constituencywises047.htm?ac=7|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India|date=2019-05-23}}{{Cite web |url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17-lok-sabha/dileshwar-kamait |title=Dileshwar Kamait |publisher=PRS Legislative Research |website=prsindia.org |access-date=6 June 2024}} He is a member of Janata Dal (United).{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-candidates-2024/dileshwar-kamait-04008-5 |title=JDU Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Dileshwar Kamait |publisher=NDTV |access-date=6 June 2024}}

Kamait is considered as a prominent leader of the Extremely Backward Castes in Janata Dal (United) from the Kosi region of Bihar. He was an officer in Indian Railways, until he decided to join politics in 2008. In 2009, he was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Triveniganj Assembly constituency and in 2014 he contested the Lok Sabha election from Supaul Lok Sabha constituency. He was defeated in the 2014 elections, however, in 2019 he was elected to Lok Sabha, becoming a parliamentarian for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/jdu-mp-list-nitish-kumar-9380299/|title=Meet all of the JDU Lok Sabha candidate|website=Indian express|date=8 June 2024 |accessdate=6 July 2024}}

Kamait was victorious once again in 2024 Indian general election from Supaul Lok Sabha constituency and he was made the leader of Parliamentary Party of JDU in the Lok Sabha following this victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/parliament-session-dileshwar-kamait-jdu-lok-sabha-sanjay-jha-rajya-sabha-latest-updates-2024-06-25-938765|title=JDU elects Supaul MP Dileshwar Kamait as leader of its parliamentary party in Lok Sabha |website=India Tv|accessdate=6 July 2024}}