Jai Prakash Nishad is an Indian politician and a member of Legislative Assembly of Deoria,

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. He represents the Rudrapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the

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Political career

Nishad was MLA for three terms. Since 1991, he represents Rudrapur constituency as a member of

. In first term 1991 (

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), elections he defeated

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candidate Ram Shankar Vidyarthi by a margin of 4,174 votes. In second term 1996 (

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), elections he again defeated Ram Shankar Vidyarthi candidate of

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by a margin of 9,161 votes. In third term 2017 (

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), elections he defeated

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candidate Akhilesh Pratap Singh by a margin of 26,789 votes. Nishad got the ministries of

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and Fisheries, Estate Department, Urban land in Yogi Adityanath ministry.

Posts held

References

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