Praveen Kumar Nishad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded bySharad Tripathi
ConstituencySant Kabir Nagar
In office
14 March 2018 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byRavi Kishan
ConstituencyGorakhpur
Personal details
Born (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989
Campierganj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Samajwadi Party (2018-2019)
Parent
Alma materGautam Buddh Technical University, Lucknow

Praveen Kumar Nishad (born 19 February 1989) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh since 2019 elections. He is the son of Dr. Sanjay Nishad, founder of the NISHAD Party.[1] He is an engineer with a degree from Gautam Buddh Technical University, Lucknow.[2][3]

For the 2018 by-elections to Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seats, Samajwadi Party tied up with a number of smaller parties, including Nishad Party to extend its social base beyond Yadavs and Muslims. Praveen Kumar Nishad was selected as the Samajwadi candidate in Gorakhpur, where the Nishad community is the second largest demographic group.[4][5] In a major upset, Praveen Nishad wrested the seat from BJP, which had not lost the seat since 1989. The victory margin was 21,000 votes.[2] One year later, he joined BJP, and was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from Sant Kabir Nagar seat.

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh's Lok Sabha by-election results: Highlights". Times of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "How 29-year-old Praveen Kumar Nishad shook off 29-year hold of BJP in Gorakhpur". Times of India. 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Sharma, Aman (19 February 2018). "Gorakhpur: NISHAD candidate to fight on SP symbol". Economic Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Aviral Virk. "UP Bypolls: Consolidating Nishad Vote Key to Winning Gorakhpur". The Quint.
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