Ajay Nishad

Ajay Nishad is an Indian politician and the ex member of parliament from Muzaffarpur. He won the 2014 and the 2019 general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.^[1][2][3] He is the son of former Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. Nishad had earlier contested and lost two assembly elections as a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate from Kurhani and Sahebganj constituencies respectively.^[4]

Ajay Nishad
Member of parliament for Muzaffarpur
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
Constituency	Muzaffarpur
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 57) Hajipur, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (2 April 2024 - Present)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (Resigned on 2 April 2024) Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse	Rama Nishad
Residence	Muzaffarpur
Alma mater	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University

Election results

General Election, 2014: Muzaffarpur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ajay Nishad	4,69,295	49.46	+49.46
	INC	Akhilesh Prasad Singh	2,46,873	26.02	+8.60
	JD(U)	Bijendra Chaudhary	85,140	8.97	−22.40
	SHS	Ashok Kumar Jha	19,945	2.10	+2.10
	RAJVP	Raghvendra Pratap Singh	13,283	1.40	+1.40
	NOTA	None Of The Above	9,690	1.02	+1.02
Margin of victory			2,22,422	23.44	+15.76
Turnout			9,48,887	63.10	+16.69
	BJP gain from JD(U)		Swing	+49.46

References

1. "बिहार में एनडीए की बल्ले-बल्ले - KKN Live". KKN लाइव (in Hindi). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
3. "Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: BJP's Ajay win margin of 405001 votes". Dainik Jagran. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
4. Singh, Shambhavi (7 May 2014). "Leading by example". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014.
5. "General Election 2014". Muzaffarpur. Indiaelections.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2009.