| Jai Prakash Nishad | |
| Term Start: | 19 March 2017 |
| Term End: | 25 March 2022 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Yogi Adityanath |
| 2Blankname: | Minister |
| 2Namedata: | S. P. Singh Baghel Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh |
| Office2: | Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Akhilesh Pratap Singh |
| Constituency2: | Rudrapur |
| Term Start3: | 1996 |
| Term End3: | 2002 |
| Predecessor3: | Mukti Nath Yadav |
| Successor3: | Anugrah Narain Alias Khokha Singh |
| Constituency3: | Rudrapur |
| Term Start4: | 1991 |
| Term End4: | 1992 |
| Predecessor4: | Mukti Nath Yadav |
| Successor4: | Mukti Nath Yadav |
| Constituency4: | Rudrapur |
| Birth Date: | 1960 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Rudrapur, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Source: | http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12115/17 |
Jai Prakash Nishad is an Indian politician and a member of Legislative Assembly of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Rudrapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1]
Nishad was MLA for three terms. Since 1991, he represents Rudrapur constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party.In first term 1991 (11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he defeated Janata Dal candidate Ram Shankar Vidyarthi by a margin of 4,174 votes.[2]
In second term 1996 (13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he again defeated Ram Shankar Vidyarthi candidate of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 9,161 votes.[2]
In third term 2017 (17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh), elections he defeated Indian National Congress candidate Akhilesh Pratap Singh by a margin of 26,789 votes.[2]
Nishad got the ministries of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Estate Department, Urban land in Yogi Adityanath ministry.
| From | To | Position | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | June 1991 | December 1992 | |||
| 02 | October 1996 | March 2002 | |||
| 03 | March 2017 | Incumbent | [3] |