Jai Prakash Nishad (Gorakhpur)

Not to be confused with Jai Prakash or Jai Prakash Nishad (Rudrapur).

Jai Prakash Nishad is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh, from 2008-2009.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Jai Prakash Nishad
Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
In office 2020–2022
Preceded by	Beni Prasad Verma
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Member of Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh
In office 2012–2017
Succeeded by	Sangeeta Yadav
Constituency	Chauri-Chaura
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-10) 10 June 1972 (age 52)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2018 onwards)
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party (Until 2018)
Spouse	Manorama ​ (m. 1999)​
Alma mater	Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Profession	Politician

Personal life

Nishad is a graduate. He completed his studies from D.P.G College Deoria and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University in 1998.^[1]

References

1. "Jay Prakash(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- CHAURI-CHAURA (GORAKHPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
2. "BJP names Jai Prakash Nishad, former Gorakhpur MLA, as its candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in UP". Zee News. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. "BJP candidate Jai Prakash Nishad files nomination paper for RS bypolls in UP". uniindia.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
4. "UP: BJP nominates JP Nishad for Rajya Sabha bypoll". The Indian Express. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
5. "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 August 2020.