Praveen Kumar Nishad

Praveen Kumar Nishad
Praveen Kumar Nishad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Sharad Tripathi
Constituency	Sant Kabir Nagar
	In office; 14 March 2018 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Ravi Kishan
Constituency	Gorakhpur
Personal details
Born	19 February 1989 (age 34); Vill: Mohammadpur, Urf Jungal Babban, P.O. Bhaurabari, Campierganj, Gorakhpur–273158, Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present), Samajwadi Party (2018-2019)
Parent(s)	Sanjay Nishad (father);
Alma mater	Gautam Buddh Technical University, Lucknow

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Praveen Kumar Nishad (MR INDIA ) (born 1989) is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Lok Sabha from Sant Kabir Nagar parliamentary constituency of 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 bye-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[edit]

↑ "Uttar Pradesh's Lok Sabha by-election results: Highlights". Times of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "How 29-year-old Praveen Kumar Nishad shook off 29-year hold of BJP in Gorakhpur". Times of India. 15 March 2018.
↑ "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)
↑ Sharma, Aman (19 February 2018). "Gorakhpur: NISHAD candidate to fight on SP symbol". Economic Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
↑ Aviral Virk. "UP Bypolls: Consolidating Nishad Vote Key to Winning Gorakhpur". The Quint.

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Yogi Adityanath	Member of Parliament for Gorakhpur 2018 – Present	Incumbent

[1] "Uttar Pradesh's Lok Sabha by-election results: Highlights". Times of India. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

[TOI-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "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)

[ET0219-4] 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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